# What are bribes?
#### **Bribes in Aquarius: Incentivizing Market Votes**
A **bribe** is a mechanism that allows anyone to **incentivize voters** who upvote specific **Stellar markets** on [aqua.network/vote](https://aqua.network/vote). Voters on **bribed markets** receive **daily payouts** as long as the market remains incentivized with bribes.
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#### **Who Are Bribes For?**
🔹 **Project Owners:** Bribes are primarily used by **project owners** who want to encourage **AQUA holders** to vote for market pairs related to their projects.\
🔹 **Individual Users:** Any user can also use bribes to **influence markets** in their best interest.
Bribed markets have consistently attracted more votes, as AQUA holders are incentivized by the **passive income** earned from voting on these markets.
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#### **Bribes in the Aquarius Interface**
* Bribes can be assigned to **any Stellar market**.
* Users can allocate **multiple assets** as bribes for each market, though **AQUA is the most commonly used token**.
* **Bribed markets are clearly marked** in the UI and can be easily found under the **"With Bribes"** tab.
📍 **Find upcoming bribes and create new ones here:** [aqua.network/bribes](https://aqua.network/bribes).
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#### **How Do Bribes Work?**
Bribes are executed **at the protocol level** within Aquarius. Here’s how the process unfolds:
1️⃣ **Bribe Creation:** A claimable balance is created with a marker for the **bribed market** and the **reward tokens** used to pay voters.\
2️⃣ **Submission Deadline:**
* New bribes can be created **until 18:00 UTC on Sundays** for the following week.
* At **19:00 UTC on Sundays**, Aquarius **collects and validates** all bribes for the coming week.\
3️⃣ **Bribe Distribution:**
* Once approved, bribes are **distributed linearly from Monday to Sunday**.
* Snapshots & distribution occur at **random times each day** to ensure fairness.
* To **guarantee rewards**, users should **keep their votes on the bribed market for a full 24-hour period**—adjusting votes could result in missing a snapshot.
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#### **Bribe Requirements & Validity Check**
✅ **Minimum bribe amount:** **100K AQUA per week** (no maximum limit).\
✅ **Bribe validation:**
* Aquarius **purchases 100K AQUA** using a **path payment** upon collection to ensure that bribes hold value.
* The purchased **100K AQUA** plus the remaining reward tokens are distributed to voters.
* **Rejected bribes are refunded** to the sender.
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