Onboarding to Balancer v2
Balancer v2 has been a core pillar of DeFi since 2021. By leveraging innovative pool types, Balancer v2 has attracted liquidity in the liquid staking token (LST) and liquid restaking token (LRT) sector.
Balancer Technology provides decentralized infrastructure for DAOs, enabling efficient scaling of Yield Bearing assets, creating advanced Governance positions, and developing customized pool types. The Balancer ecosystem facilitates the streamlined scaling of liquidity for DAOs through its network of liquidity enhancing protocols.
Security Advisory
Before integrating new tokens with Balancer V2, please review our token whitelisting documentation and security considerations. For new integrations, we recommend using Balancer V3.
Onboarding Steps
Onboarding to Balancer v2's tech stack involves various steps depending on your specific needs:
- Choosing and launching your pool
- Providing initial liquidity
- (Optional) Standing up a gauge to stream your own secondary rewards
Choosing and Launching A Pool
Balancer v2 offers a variety of pool types to suit different needs:
| Pool Type | Use-Cases | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Composable Stable Pool | Provision of highly correlated asset liquidity | wstETH:WETH pool on mainnet |
| Weighted Pools incl. 80/20 | Creation of pools with any weight distribution with up to 8 tokens | BAL:WETH 80:20 pool |
| Gyroscope E-CLPs | Specialized pools with customized liquidity curves | USDC:GYD Stable Pool on mainnet |
| Managed pools | Specialized pools with dynamic pool weights | Example index fund on Avalanche |
Providing Initial Liquidity
Depending on your chosen pool type, you can bootstrap liquidity through:
- Pool creation UI for weighted pools
- Community pool creator tool for Composable Stable pools
- Gyroscope platform for E-CLP liquidity pools
Gauge System Integration
Gauges remain operational for routing third-party (non-BAL) reward tokens to LPs. BAL emissions to gauges have been halted per BIP-919, and all voting-incentive markets have been terminated. If your project wants to stream its own reward tokens, see the Gauge Onboarding and Incentive Management guides. Direct incentives on AURA Finance Gauges remain a separate option managed by AURA.