# ICE boosts - how to maximize LP rewards

**Holders of ICE tokens are eligible for boosts to their AQUA rewards when providing liquidity to Aquarius pools.** The maximum boost is x2.5 and is determined by a user’s ICE balance and their share in a pool.

### How Boosts are Calculated

The size of an ICE boost depends on two key values:

1. **User's share of the total ICE supply** – 52 billion as of March 31, 2025.
2. **User's share in a given pool** – This is based on the pool's LP token supply.

**Example:**

* **User’s ICE balance:** 5.2 million, which is 0.01% of the total ICE supply.
* **User’s share in the pool:** 0.01%, as measured by the pool’s LP token supply.

In this case, the user will receive the maximum x2.5 boost to their AQUA rewards. So, if the pool’s reward APY is 10%, the user will receive a boosted 25% rewards APY.

In other words, to maximize the boost, a user’s pool share must be **1:1** with their ICE balance share in the total supply of the token. If the pool share is larger, the boost will decrease accordingly.

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ICE boost constantly changes as other liquidity providers deposit and withdraw. We recommend to periodically claim rewards which will trigger refreshing of the boost.
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### ICE Boost in Aquarius User Interface

The minimum and maximum ICE boost values are displayed in the list of pools.

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When depositing, users will see if their boost changes. For example, in the case below, the boost changes from 1.0 to 1.13.

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Boosted Rewards APY will be highlighted with a purple outline, and the multiplier (boost) values will be shown in blue chips.

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