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Convex: a metering layer for Curve gauge weights

Convex publishes a system that locks governance tokens and meters emissions toward Curve gauges, so depositors can receive incentives without locking the underlying governance token themselves.

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Authors: Convex
Date: 2021
Publisher: Convex
Version: Source cited by the 2021 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0680
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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Convex publishes a system that locks governance tokens and meters emissions toward Curve gauges, so depositors can receive incentives without locking the underlying governance token themselves.

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Convex (2021). Convex: a metering layer for Curve gauge weights. Convex. https://docs.convexfinance.com/

BibTeX

@techreport{convexfinance2021,
  title = {Convex: a metering layer for Curve gauge weights},
  author = {Convex},
  year = {2021},
  institution = {Convex},
  url = {https://docs.convexfinance.com/},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/convex-finance}
}

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UR  - https://docs.convexfinance.com/
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Source status: Official source
Use status: Metadata and commentary only. The reading is the study page.
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