Reward cycle
When votes are counted and rewards are paid — the continuous, hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms of Aquarius.
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When votes are counted and rewards are paid — the continuous, hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms of Aquarius.
Aquarius runs on several overlapping cycles. Votes are counted continuously, reward allocations refresh daily, Stellar DEX (SDEX) rewards pay hourly, AMM rewards accrue every block, bribes run in weekly rounds, and delegate rewards pay monthly. This page shows when each thing happens; the mechanics live on the linked pages.
Continuously
Votes are tracked; AMM rewards accrue every block; Pool Incentives stream over their campaign period
Every hour
SDEX rewards are calculated shortly after the hour and paid out around half past
Once a day
Reward allocations resync from the latest vote standings — at an unpredictable time within the day, so the update moment can't be gamed
Once a day, random time
Each bribed market takes its payout snapshot and pays bribes to voters
Sunday 18:00
Deadline to submit bribes for the following week
Sunday 19:00
Bribes for the coming week are collected and validated
Monday–Sunday
Approved bribes are distributed linearly, one payout per day
Monthly
Delegate rewards are paid, computed from daily delegation snapshots
Your vote doesn't move rewards instantly. Votes are counted as soon as they confirm, but reward allocations refresh once a day — expect a market's rewards to reflect new votes within a day, not within minutes.
SDEX rewards arrive hourly, automatically — your wallet needs an AQUA trustline at payout time, or the payout skips you.
AMM rewards accrue every block but are not pushed to you — claim them in My Aquarius or through the claim function.
Bribes snapshot at a random time each day. Keep your votes on the bribed market around the clock and hold a trustline for the bribe asset — adjusting votes can mean missing that day's snapshot.
Bribes operate on whole weeks. A bribe submitted before Sunday 18:00 UTC starts paying the following Monday; submitted after, it waits an extra week.
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