You have MEZO in your wallet. Now what?

Simply holding MEZO misses the bigger opportunity. Mezo Network is a full Bitcoin economy: loans, exchange, savings vaults, and more. When you lock your MEZO for veMEZO, you can participate in the economy and help determine where value flows.

After locking your MEZO, you've got two moves: pair your boost with your own veBTC position, or point it at someone else's and earn incentives.

That's the Mezo Earn system in one sentence. veBTC is the base power. veMEZO is the booster. Together, they determine how yield and emissions flow across the entire network.

This post is your map from "I have MEZO" to "I'm earning." Bridging to the network, locking, earn paths for every type of holder, liquidity pools, borrowing, and every app worth knowing about — all in one place.

What Is Mezo & Mezo Earn

Mezo is an onchain Bitcoin banking experience, where:

• Bitcoin is the primary collateral asset
• MUSD is the Bitcoin-backed stablecoin you borrow against your BTC
• veBTC earns a share of protocol revenues
• veMEZO boosts your earnings

Everything runs on Bitcoin. There’s no separate gas token, your assets are visible onchain 24/7, and you don’t need permission to use the network.

For a deeper look at MEZO tokenomics and how the earn system works, start here:

• Introducing MEZO
• Introducing Mezo Earn

Getting Set Up on Mezo

Create Your Mezo Account

• Go to mezo.org and click "Sign In" in the top right
• Connect an EVM wallet (MetaMask, Taho, etc.) or a Bitcoin wallet (Xverse, UniSat, OKX)
• Create your Mezo ID — your unique username tied to your wallet

Bridge BTC to Mezo

BTC is used as gas on Mezo — you'll need a small amount to interact with anything. Bridge native BTC or tBTC to cover gas costs.

Bridging native BTC:

• Go to mezo.org → Deposit → select Native BTC
• Connect your Bitcoin wallet, enter your amount, and confirm
• Arrival time: 1–2 hours
• Minimum deposit: 0.01 BTC (1M sats)
• Minimum withdrawal back to L1: 0.01 BTC (1M sats)

Bridging wrapped BTC or other EVM assets (tBTC, cbBTC, stablecoins, MEZO):

• Go to mezo.org → Deposit → select your asset
• Connect your EVM wallet, enter your amount, and confirm
• Arrival time: ~10–15 minutes
• Minimum deposit: lower than native BTC — check the deposit page for current minimums

Keep a small BTC balance available at all times for gas.

How to Buy MEZO

On Mezo directly:

• MEZO/MUSD pool on the Mezo DEX (click ‘Swap’ in the top right of the Mezo app once signed in)

On Centralized Exchanges

MEZO trading is available on top centralized exchanges.

(Full list coming soon)

On Base via Aerodrome:

• USDC/MEZO and MEZO/MUSD pools are live now on Aerodrome
• Bridge to and from Base via Wormhole Portal
• Read the full guide: Getting Started on Aerodrome

⚠️ Aerodrome, Wormhole Portal, and other swap aggregators/bridges are not Mezo projects and are not endorsed by the Mezo team. Users assume all risks when interacting with third-party smart contracts.

What To Do With Your MEZO

There are two paths. Pick the one that fits your situation.

Path A — You have BTC: Lock BTC → veBTC. Lock MEZO → veMEZO. Pair them. Get up to 5x boosted voting weight. Earn real yield and direct where MEZO emissions flow across the network.

Path B — You don't have BTC (or not enough): Lock MEZO → veMEZO. Head to the Matching Market. Rent your boost to veBTC holders who need it. Earn incentives at the end of each epoch.

Path A: Lock BTC → veBTC + Lock MEZO → veMEZO

veBTC: Base Voting Weight + Real Yield

veBTC is your position when you lock BTC on Mezo. It's your base governance weight and directs where MEZO emissions flow, while earning real yield from network activity. It works on its own at 1x voting weight, with no veMEZO required.

What veBTC earns:

• Protocol fees from the gauges you vote for (on ‘Vote’ page in Mezo App). This includes the Mezo DEX, MUSD fees, & more.
• Bridging & chain fees — paid out passively, no vote required

How to lock BTC:

1. Navigate to Earn → Lock
2. Select your lock duration (1–28 days; longer lock = more voting weight)
3. Confirm your BTC deposit amount
4. Receive a veBTC NFT representing your position

How to vote with veBTC

• Epochs run weekly, Thursday to Thursday (00:00 UTC)
• Choose gauges to support, allocate your voting weight, and submit before the epoch ends
• Rewards are claimable after the epoch flips
• Votes persist epoch to epoch; no action is required if you're happy with your vote allocation. Update anytime to redirect your weight.

If you'd rather not manage your veBTC position manually, Boar Finance offers automated veBTC strategy management. It handles voting optimization and position management for you.

⚠️ Boar Finance is not a Mezo project and is not endorsed by the Mezo team. Users assume all risks when interacting with Boar Finance smart contracts.

veMEZO: The Multiplier

veMEZO is your position when you lock MEZO. It has no voting power on its own and needs to be paired with a veBTC position to direct incentives. When paired, veMEZO amplifies veBTC voting weight up to 5x.

What veMEZO does:

• Multiplies veBTC voting weight & thus earned rewards (up to 5x)
• Earns anti-dilution weekly rebases
• Earns incentive income via the Matching Market

How to lock MEZO:

1. Navigate to Earn → Lock
2. Select your lock duration (up to 4 years — longer = higher boost weight)
3. Confirm and receive your veMEZO NFT

For a complete explainer on how veMEZO works:

How veMEZO works

Learn what veMEZO is and how it can be used to optimize your Bitcoin-native yield.

Mezo: Everyday Bitcoin FinanceVaish Puri

How veBTC + veMEZO Combine

veBTC is the base (1x, always). veMEZO is the multiplier (up to 5x). Your actual boost depends on your proportional share of veMEZO relative to your proportional share of veBTC in the system.

The formula:

• No veMEZO paired → 1x weight (full base, earns everything veBTC earns)
• veMEZO paired → up to 5x weight, depending on your share of both pools
• Maximum boost (5x) requires your share of total veMEZO ≥ your share of total veBTC

Quick example: If you hold 5% of total veBTC, you need to hold 5% of total veMEZO to hit max boost. Large BTC positions need proportionally large MEZO positions — there's no shortcut to 5x.

You can pair veBTC and veMEZO directly in the Mezo app under the Lock page. Once you have both assets locked, you can click the ‘Pair & Boost’ button to apply your veMEZO to the veBTC position.

Path B: Lock MEZO → veMEZO → Matching Market

Don't have BTC, or not enough to match your veMEZO position? The Matching Market is your path.

veBTC holders who need more boost than their own veMEZO provides can post incentives on their gauge. veMEZO holders browse those gauges, direct their boost to the most attractive ones, and collect incentives at epoch end.

With this, the veBTC holder gets the boost they need. The veMEZO holder earns yield without ever touching BTC.

How it works:

1. veBTC holder posts incentives (denominated in any ERC-20 token on Mezo Network) on their gauge
2. veMEZO holders browse open gauges and allocate their votes to the best opportunities
3. Boost applies to the veBTC holder's position for that epoch
4. Both sides claim their earnings after the epoch flips

Browse the Matching Market:

Matchbox

The powerful veBTC + veMEZO matching platform for Mezo

⚠️ Matchbox is a community-built and maintained tool. It is not a Mezo project and is not endorsed by the Mezo team. Users assume all risks when interacting with Matchbox.

That's the path to earning Bitcoin yield with Mezo Earn, whether you're a veBTC locker, a veMEZO locker, or both.

Next up: liquidity pools and Mezo's native DEX. These tie directly into the Earn system — veBTC voters direct weekly MEZO emissions to whichever pools they support. More votes mean more MEZO directed at those pools, which attracts more liquidity.

Liquidity Pools: Earn Trading Fees + MEZO Emissions

On Mezo (The Native DEX)

Mezo's DEX has a growing list of active pools — a few examples to get you started: BTC/MUSD, USDC/MUSD, and MEZO/MUSD. Browse the full list at mezo.org/earn/pools.

How it works:

1. Pick a pool and add liquidity → receive LP tokens
2. Stake LP tokens in the pool's gauge to earn MEZO emissions weekly
3. Note: staking LP tokens redirects that pool's trading fees to veBTC voters — you earn emissions instead of fees. If you want direct trading fees, don't stake your LP tokens.

📺 We have video walkthroughs for every feature on Mezo. View the full playlist

➡️ What you earn:

• Unstaked LP: Trading fees proportional to your pool share
• Staked LP: MEZO emissions distributed weekly by gauge weight

On Base via Aerodrome

Aerodrome offers a trading venue for Mezo tokens on Base and a strong community of vote-escrow participants. Active pools:

• USDC/MUSD
• USDC/MEZO
• MEZO/MUSD

Aerodrome works similarly to Mezo's native DEX — provide liquidity to MEZO token pools (MUSD/MEZO, USDC/MEZO, USDC/MUSD), earn trading fees without staking your LP tokens, or stake them to earn AERO emissions instead.

As a launch bonus, Mezo and Aerodrome are teaming up to supercharge liquidity provider incentives. Mezo is allocating up to 2.25% of the total MEZO token supply to veAERO voters who vote for the MEZO/MUSD pool. Voters will receive their MEZO tokens in a combination of liquid MEZO and vote-locked veMEZO, depending on the epoch.

Full details of the launch incentive program:

Aerodrome x MEZO: Up 2.25% of Token Supply Rewards

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.

Mezo: Everyday Bitcoin FinanceJoey Campbell

Bridge your tokens to Base via Wormhole Portal or popular aggregators like jumper.exchange.

New to Aerodrome and Mezo? Start here: ve(3,3) for Bitcoin Lending

⚠️ Aerodrome is not a Mezo project and is not endorsed by the Mezo team. Wormhole Portal and jumper.exchange are independent third-party services. Users assume all risks when interacting with these smart contracts.

Borrow MUSD Against Your Bitcoin

MUSD is Mezo's native stablecoin — 100% backed by bitcoin reserves, designed to trade 1:1 with the U.S. dollar and other stablecoins.

Mezo’s Bitcoin loans have fixed interest rates for the life of the loan, with no minimum payments required and no expiration. Borrow now, repay on your own schedule, and keep your bitcoin exposure.

Key details:

• Fixed interest rate for the life of the loan (Currently 1% APR)
• 110% minimum collateralization ratio — access up to 90% of your Bitcoin's value
• Permissionless access with no credit checks or other requirements. If you have a Mezo account and bitcoin, you are eligible.
• Minimum loan: 2,000 MUSD

How to borrow:

1. Navigate to mezo.org → Borrow
2. Select your BTC collateral amount and borrow amount
3. Confirm — your MUSD arrives in your wallet

📺 We have video walkthroughs for every feature on Mezo. View the full playlist

Understanding your position:

Your Individual Collateralization Ratio (ICR) = BTC collateral value ÷ MUSD debt. Stay above 110% to avoid liquidation. Interest is simple and non-compounding.

Avoiding liquidation: Monitor your ICR regularly, especially during volatile markets. You can add collateral or repay debt at any time to bring your ratio back up.

Don't have BTC to borrow against? Buy MUSD directly via Banxa — debit card, credit card, Apple Pay, or bank transfer. No bridging or extra steps needed.

Already have MUSD? You can put it to work. Deposit into the MUSD Savings Vault and receive sMUSD — a receipt token that earns fee-backed yield from Mezo's Bitcoin loan operations, with no lockup and no withdrawal fees.

If you prefer MEZO emissions over the fee yield, you can stake your sMUSD in the MUSD Savings gauge.→ mezo.org/earn/vaults

Apps on Mezo

The below listed projects are Mezo projects and are not endorsed by the Mezo team. Users assume all risks when interacting with these smart contracts.

Earn & Yield

Bridging & Interoperability

Utilities & Community Tools

Your Day 1 Opportunities

Just the MEZO token, no BTC: Lock MEZO → veMEZO → browse Matchbox for incentive opportunities → collect at epoch end

BTC holder: Lock BTC → veBTC → lock MEZO → veMEZO → pair them → vote on gauges → consider Boar for hands-off management

Full stack: Borrow MUSD against BTC → park in Savings Vault → lock BTC + MEZO → vote on gauges → add liquidity on Mezo DEX or Aerodrome

🪙 Buy MEZO

🔒 Lock for veMEZO

🗳️ Vote on the Mezo app

🤝 Vote with Matchbox

📚 Read the Docs

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Disclaimer

The materials are provided for informational and illustrative purposes only, and may not be complete. The materials contain forward-looking statements regarding future events, milestones, development, and utility. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The materials do not constitute, and should not be construed as, financial, investment, or legal advice. Digital assets are highly volatile assets with no guaranteed value, utility, or performance. Participation involves significant risk, including but not limited to price volatility, technological vulnerabilities, and liquidity risk, which may result in partial or total loss of funds. Participants must conduct their own due diligence on all relevant matters and seek advice from legal, tax, or financial advisors regarding the risks and consequences of participation. All actions taken are done so at your own risk.

The materials include references to various third-party tools and platforms. Mezo does not endorse any third-party tools and platforms. Users assume risks when interacting with these third-party smart contracts and services.