User Guide for Delegation

Open Delegation Hub

Go to aqua.network/delegate. You will see a list of suggested delegates.

Each delegate card displays:

• Name – the delegate’s chosen identifier

• Description – short intro or strategy statement

• Recommended badge – applied by the Aquarius team to highlight delegates with strong past contributions to Aquarius or the Stellar ecosystem

• Voting Power – total ICE delegated to this delegate

• Trusted by – number of unique accounts that have delegated ICE to them

Click on a delegate card to see more information, including:

• Voting strategy – how the delegate approaches market or governance decisions

• Discord handle (if provided)

• Twitter/X profile (if provided)

• Vote distribution – breakdown of votes across different markets

• Unused voting power – shown at the bottom of the list

• DAO voting history – record of how the delegate voted on past proposals

Delegate to a Selected Delegate

To delegate ICE, click the Delegate button on the chosen delegate’s card.

A popup will appear where you can:

• Choose the token type – decide whether to delegate upvoteICE (market voting) or governICE (governance voting)

• Enter the amount to delegate (exact number)

• Use the slider to set a percentage of your balance (linked to the input field)

• Confirm the selected delegate in the dropdown list

💡 You can repeat this process to split your upvoteICE and governICE across multiple delegates if you wish.

Delegate to a Custom Delegate

Alternatively, you can delegate ICE to any Stellar address. Please ensure that the address belongs to someone who, to your knowledge, is capable of voting on your behalf.

Monitor Delegate Activity

You can track delegate activity in the "My Delegates" section. This section displays all the delegates you’ve assigned ICE to.

Click on a delegate preview to:

• View their vote distribution

• Increase the delegated ICE amount

• Undelegate ICE

Undelegate ICE

• You can revoke delegation at any time.

• A 24-hour cooldown applies before you can reassign those tokens to a new delegate.

• If you change your mind, simply repeat the delegation flow with a new address.

During the first 24 hours after delegation the "Claim" option will remain unavailable, as shown in the example screenshot.

For Delegates: View Delegators

If you are a new delegate receiving ICE for the first time, you’ll be prompted to add a trustline to accept dICE and gdICE.

Once the trustline is set, a new tab will appear: "ICE Delegated to Me". Here, you’ll see all your delegators and the amounts of ICE each has delegated to you.

For Delegates: Voting with dICE and gdICE

If you are a delegate, voting works the same way as if you were using your own ICE.

• When you vote in markets or governance, you’ll see a dropdown to select which voting power to use.

• If you hold delegated tokens (dICE or gdICE), they will appear there alongside your own ICE.

• Simply select them and cast your vote as usual — the weight of all delegated tokens will count towards your choice.