Removal of the 50% voting boost placed on AQUA paired markets
Aquarius governance proposal #64 removes the 50% voting boost on AQUA paired markets, made redundant by the ICE locking mechanism that grants up to 800% voting power to long-term AQUA holders. The change aims to simplify voting, prevent vote concentration, and enable more equitable community governance of market rewards.
Proposal #64 from Aquarius recommends eliminating the 50% voting boost for AQUA paired markets. This boost was designed to incentivize market creation, but became redundant with the introduction of ICE, a mechanism that lets long-term AQUA lockers earn up to 800% voting power based on lock duration. Currently, users can stack both mechanisms to achieve 1200% voting power, which the proposal argues is excessive. Removing the AQUA pair boost would reduce concentrated voting influence and allow the community to allocate downvotes more fairly across markets regardless of whether they're paired with AQUA. The proposal emphasizes that voter dedication (measured through locking AQUA long-term) should be the primary driver of voting power, not simply pairing a token with AQUA. With downvoteICE recently introduced, fairer voting mechanics could help the community better moderate the reward zone and remove lower-quality or suspicious assets.
