2.4 - Epoch System

A one-week cycle that governs votes, emissions, and bribes.

An epoch is a one-week window during which votes, emissions, and bribes are processed. Everything in nest's governance layer from voting, to LP rewards, to bribe distribution, this all runs on this weekly clock.

Thursday 00:00 UTC → Wednesday 23:00 UTC Each epoch starts Thursday and closes Wednesday. This is when the vote snapshot is taken and emissions are calculated.

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What happens each epoch

1

Thursday 00:00 UTC

New epoch begins. Previous vote snapshot locks in. Emissions from the prior epoch become claimable for LPs

2

Thursday → Wednesday

Active epoch window. veNEST holders vote. Protocols add bribes. LPs accumulate emissions based on pool vote weights

3

Wednesday 23:00 UTC

Voting closes. Final vote weights locked. Epoch ends and new distribution is calculated.

Vote early. Don't leave your vote to the final hour of the epoch, the last hour is reserved for HEV automated flows. Your vote is most effective when submitted early in the week.