> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.aqua.network/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.aqua.network/for-projects/for-projects.md).

# Growing liquidity on Aquarius

If you issue a token on Stellar, Aquarius is the toolset for making it **liquid** — so that people can buy, sell, and swap it with minimal slippage, and market makers and liquidity providers have a reason to support your markets.

Deep liquidity is what turns a token into a usable asset: tighter spreads, stabler prices, better swap routes across the network, and more confidence for holders and integrators. Aquarius gives projects two complementary tools to get there, both permissionless.

### The path to a liquid asset

1. **Get your asset whitelisted.** AQUA emissions and protocol-level incentives only flow to markets where every asset is approved in the [Asset Registry](/governance/asset-registry.md). Approval happens through a governance vote — the registry page describes the process and what information to include in your proposal.
2. **Make sure a pool exists.** Anyone can [create a liquidity pool](/user-guides/pools/creating-a-pool.md) for your asset on Aquarius — volatile, stable, or concentrated, whichever fits your market.
3. **Attract liquidity** with one or both of the tools below.

### Two tools, two angles

Both tools let you spend your own budget to grow liquidity — the difference is who you pay:

* [**Pool Incentives**](/for-projects/pool-incentives.md) reward **liquidity providers directly**. You fund a reward stream for a specific pool over a period you choose — immediate, precise, and independent of voting outcomes.
* [**Bribes**](/for-projects/what-are-bribes.md) reward **voters**. You attach a weekly reward to your market; ICE holders vote for it; the votes direct **AQUA emissions** from the protocol to your market's liquidity providers. Bribes have a multiplier quality — your budget attracts votes, and the votes unlock protocol rewards on top.

|                 | Pool Incentives                  | Bribes                                 |
| --------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Who receives it | Liquidity providers in your pool | Voters on your market                  |
| What it unlocks | Direct extra yield in your pool  | Votes → AQUA emissions for your market |
| Minimum size    | 100,000 AQUA-equivalent per day  | 100,000 AQUA-equivalent per week       |
| Cadence         | Any period from 1 day            | Weekly rounds (collected Sundays)      |
| Reward token    | Any token traded on Aquarius     | Any Stellar asset                      |

They combine well: Pool Incentives deliver immediate yield, while bribes build the voting support that sustains AQUA emissions week over week.

### Get started

* [Pool Incentives](/for-projects/pool-incentives.md) → [Creating Pool Incentives](/user-guides/how-to-create-pool-incentives.md)
* [Bribes](/for-projects/what-are-bribes.md) → [Creating Bribes](/user-guides/how-to-create-bribes.md)