• Proposal
  • OIP-18: Reward rate framework and reduction

Allowing this proposal to pass in ~ 2 weeks signals to everyone now and in the future that OHM will pull the rug last minute from under people that don't have 24/7 to dedicate scouting discord for clues. Because if you went by twitter threads (and there's dozens of them), none of them emphasized at all this coming reduction.

As such, it feels like this proposal might have some intended effect short term, yet long term confidence in the protocol will be down the toilet and more sell pressure, not less, will be experienced as people can't wait to get out.

Yannis

+1 this is a great idea.

This would make it enticing for all parties involved.

    cdev

    Fren this idea would not work to solve the problem we are facing

    4everNGMI33

    As a new user.. I would be very disappointed to have a reward cut. I along with a few others have only been in for 2 weeks.. and have already experienced a near on 50% haircut, so as you can expect.. deep in the red. Obviously our timing wasn't great. That being said.. all we're thinking and hoping for now is to get back to break even.. No doubt some will pull out if that ever materializes, as the risk of another 50% cut is too much.

    From what I recall.. nearly 50% of OHM users joined in the last month, so chances are the majority of them are all in the red still. I can bet that a lot of other new users who joined.. will be thinking the same thing as what I just stated, which isn't a good thing. Having discussed this with a few others.. If the reward cut came in, in 3 months time.. then we would gladly accept it as the chances of being above water would be high if not certain, but implementing such a cut right now is too soon imo.

    Mark11

    Mark11

    I want to feel comfortable with my (3,3) in the short and long term and 17k APY helps me with that much more than 7.5k. Whales will dump at every phase of the project no matter the APY. Why punish the small (and numerous) investors.

      allornone

      Fren 17K apy ain't gonna help you if the protocol is in danger because apy is too high - gotta play it safe so everyone can win - everyone is affected exactly the same big and small. It is illogical to be against this proposal unless you are short term focused and not (3,3)

      This proposal fails to explain to me why we will fail if the APY stays the same. There are concerns but nothing concrete. Am I wrong to assume the APY goes down as more people join and stake? If that is the case shouldn’t we focus on bringing more people in to reduce the APY instead of reducing the rate?

        allornone

        Fren this isn't about apy but reward rate - this reduces reward rate which effectively will cause apy to go down - no reason more Ohmies can't join fren it's not either or - this proposal will strengthen our hand and set us up to be more successful in future

        dns

        I agree with dns here. I’d rather go this way. Incentive small wallets, and substantially lower APY for the largest wallets, maybe couple with a warm up period. I’d like to see a stable and higher market value, too. I think all of us here want to do the best thing for each other and the protocol.

        EDIT: I changed my opinion, see https://forum.olympusdao.finance/d/77-oip-18-reward-rate-framework-and-reduction/137

        ==== ORIGINAL POST ===

        For those not following on Discord, there's been some very lively discussion and disagreement on this proposal.

        On one side, we have the initial OHM holders (~ 4000 people or so ) which are "thinking about the protocol", and want a more sustainable runaway. This group will not feel any sort of pain due to this change, as they've been in the protocol for a while now.

        On the other side, we have the other 50% of users which came into the protocol in the last month. These users have been attracted through MEMEs, Twitter Threads and various other community building methods though a (stated or implied) claim that the 5-6 digit APY will continue and that we can sustain these levels for 300+ days.

        This second group is rightfully disappointed, as the marketing was deceiving. It's this second group that's supposed to now "protect the protocol" and "think of the future" and are being accused of being selfish individuals that are looking only to cash out and protect their rewards.

        This can't be further from the truth. While yes, of course, there is a monetary incentive (that's why the majority is in crypto), what one might be missing is the fact that initial members of the OHM community (the initial 50%) ALREADY had time to express their inner and innate selfishness! They were here at 4$ OHM and 100k% APY. They had plenty of time to collect quite the sum, yet nobody was calling them selfish at that point!. It's only now, when the remaining 50% wants a cut based on deceptive marketing claims that "they are the selfish ones not thinking about the protocol".

        A lot of the NEW OHMies also agree that this proposal is too fast. Someone on discord suggested to implement this change, but not immediately. While it's true that we should be doing the necessary for the longevity of the protocol it's also true that OPTICS and community sentiment matters just as much as "the protocol". Afterall, it's humans that make it all work.

        So, my proposal would be to implement this change over the next 45 or so days (we can decide via pool). During these 45 days, display a banner that says APY WILL be going down due to this OIP. This way, any new OHMie coming in knows exactly what to expect and the existing new OHMies still have breathing room and can be satisfied they haven't been deceived via BAD marketing.

          MrLoop

          This "us vs them" mentality is way off base and can't be further from the truth. It seems easy for you to ignore the blood, sweat, tears, and risk that early people took (including people like me who bought in at 1000 dollars). Frankly I'm insulted by this sentiment.

          We can discuss if clearer marketing is needed, but that's outside the scope of this proposal.

          To comment specifically on your 45 days proposal: this change is already happening over a minimum of 3 weeks (1 week forum, 5 days snapshot, 2 weeks linear decay implementation to new reward rate). Why is that not enough?

          I will vote in favor of the reduction, as it's best for the long term, but would like to see it implemented over 45 days or so to be fair(er) to new ohmies. I hope the final proposal put to vote will include a longer (than two weeks) implementation period.

          While it should be clear to every ohmie that OHM is actively managed by human governance and thus subject to frequent changes, I agree with OP that the change should be slower, and more predictable. However the "us vs them" rhetorics (e.g. new vs old ohmies) is not helpful and I would love everyone to refrain from it. Every ohmie should be in the same boat.

          dns

          Very interesting and I like the idea, I think the challenge here would be finding the balance so that these whales don't just split their OHM amounts to different wallets to keep maximum gains. But I do agree with this concept for sure

          Asfi

          I understand the APY:RFV maintenance. Backing is part of the goal.

          But please ser, gigabrain me on this framework. Aren't there moving variables to consider across such growth?

          • Asfi replied to this.

            I purchased OHM in July, so I am fairly new. I totally understand the arguments. My vote is for longevity, and therefore whatever it takes for (3,3) in the long-term. Appreciate all the work that has been put into this, BTW.

            I am personally in favor of the proposal (as I was with the last reduction). It provides clarity, structure, and vision to how the protocol can survive long term. Everyone knows that rewards at this level cannot last forever. This proposal lays out how it can be managed going forward both internally as well as to new participants and those we want to partner with. That said, delivery and human nature are at play here which is why this reduction is more heated than the last, noting that the last one was more urgent. While it has been mentioned in Discord that the policy team has been talking/working on this for months, it hasn't been on the minds of others (300 days of runway). Therefore it has come as a shock to many (a large number currently underwater). 9 additional days to double is nothing in the long run but an eternity to people who recently purchased and are at a loss. I want to thank the Policy Team for their work as a lot of time goes into what they do. That said, policy is at the core of this experiment and any change to it needs time and discussion. Not all of us live in Discord everyday so short timelines amp up tempers and stress people out. Would suggest next time make an announcement at least a week ahead that a policy proposal regarding "x" is coming. This is also why I am in favor of the loose framework. (3,3)

            As someone who’s been with OHM since the start, I’m going to vote against this proposal.

            Thank you.

              Supply is currently increasing exponentially and revenues increase linearly.

              This is not a sustainable future for the protocol. Let's adjust now.

              The reward rate decrease helps lower 5D ROI & makes bonding attractive to support growing inflow.

              Mark11

              1. How many day from implementing 300 day runway of 16K?
              2. In 2 months I see another proposal to decade the APY even more as the engineers will miscalculate again…

              Anyway information about this proposal should go to main stacking website, not all Ohmies are living on Discord. There will be many OHMIES not even knowing there is some proposal, nor voting.