Aerodrome x MEZO: Up 2.25% of Token Supply Rewards for veAERO Voters
Mezo is deploying 2.25% of total MEZO supply as voter incentives on Aerodrome over four weeks. Here's how the campaign works and how to earn.
If you hold veAERO, you've spent the last few years directing liquidity across Base. You know how it works: find the pools worth voting on and stack the rewards.
MEZO's upcoming token launch is another opportunity to get rewarded for your voting.
We're teaming up with Aerodrome to become Mezo's primary DeFi liquidity hub on Base — and backing it with 2.25% of total MEZO supply deployed as voter incentives over four weeks.
This is the largest incentive campaign Mezo has run, and it starts at token launch.
Four Weeks, Up to 2.25% of Supply
The campaign is structured to reward voters who move early and stay active across all four weeks. Throughout the campaign, you'll see the MEZO/MUSD pool pinned on Aerodrome’s vote page, and weekly announcements on both the Mezo Discord and X, so you can stay aware of upcoming rewards and any updates.
MEZO/MUSD is the primary pool for rewards. Below is the week-by-week schedule for MEZO incentives.
Week 1 — Liquid MEZO
At launch, Mezo will deploy 0.5% of the total MEZO supply as liquid bribes on the MEZO/MUSD pool. LPs for the pool will be able to earn 10,000 AERO emissions for this epoch.
Voters may have a short window after launch to get their votes in. Vote before the epoch flip and claim liquid MEZO when it closes.
This is the only week when rewards are paid in liquid MEZO. Weeks 2–4 shift to veMEZO
Weeks 2–4 — Earn veMEZO
The rest of the campaign distributes veMEZO — Mezo's governance multiplier token.
veMEZO is what amplifies your position in the Mezo system: paired with a veBTC position, it boosts your voting weight and earnings by up to 5x. The longer you lock, the more weight you carry — and all veMEZO earned through this campaign is max locked at receipt, meaning you're starting at the highest possible multiplier from day one.
To understand how the full system works, read:
Vaish Puri
The schedule:
- Week 2: Vote to earn 1% of MEZO supply as veMEZO. Claim on Mezo Mainnet after the epoch flip.
- Week 3: Vote to earn 0.5% veMEZO. Claim on Mezo Mainnet after the epoch flip.
- Week 4: Vote to earn 0.25% veMEZO. Claim on Mezo Mainnet after the epoch flip.
Each week has a vote target. Hit the target, and the full allocated supply distributes. Below the target, distribution scales linearly with votes — 9% of the target unlocks 90% of the allocation, 2% unlocks 20%, and so on.
| Week | Reward | Full Distribution Target |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1% veMEZO | 10% of total veAERO |
| 3 | 0.5% veMEZO | 5% of total veAERO |
| 4 | 0.25% veMEZO | 2.5% of total veAERO |
The veMEZO claiming window closes after the campaign ends. Claim after each epoch so you don't miss your rewards.
Start Voting
The campaign kicks off at launch. Watch for upcoming announcements for when the pool goes live on Aerodrome so you can vote and earn.
FAQ
Can you use veMEZO to earn rewards on Mezo?
Yes. Max-locked veMEZO earned through the Aerodrome campaign is live on Mezo Mainnet. You can use your veMEZO to direct boost to veBTC gauges that have posted incentives and start earning each epoch you vote.
How much can you earn?
Earnings depend on which veBTC gauges you vote on, the bribes posted, fees earned that epoch, and vote activity from other participants. Fees are split proportionally by vote weight. No automated strategies exist yet for veMEZO — you vote each epoch manually.
Are earnings paid in BTC?
Fees are paid in a mix of tokens. Chain fees, MUSD interest, and bridging fees accrue in BTC. DEX swap fees and bribe rewards can also be paid in other ERC-20 tokens. All distributed proportionally by vote weight.
Which wallet works with Matchbox?
EVM: Taho, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, or any injected wallet via WalletConnect.
BTC: Unisat, OKX, or Xverse.
Head to matchbox.markets to connect and start voting on veBTC gauges.
Matchbox is a community-built tool and not managed by the Mezo team.