# \[BIP-137\] Enable bb-a-TUSD / bb-a-USD Gauge \[Ethereum\]
**URL:** https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-137-enable-bb-a-tusd-bb-a-usd-gauge-ethereum/4170
**Category:** BAL Gauges
**Created:** [December 14, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-137-enable-bb-a-tusd-bb-a-usd-gauge-ethereum/4170 "2022-12-14T13:02:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@ZenDragon](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/ZenDragon)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-137-enable-bb-a-tusd-bb-a-usd-gauge-ethereum/4170/1 "2022-12-14T13:02:43Z")
**Summary:**
> This pool uses the composable stable pool factory and contains two boosted stable pool tokens bb-a-USD - Balancer’s AAVE boosted stable pool token, and bb-a-TUSD, True USD’s AAVE boosted token. This is overall more efficient for TrueUSD who has deployed liquidity in the past with Balancer both on mainnet and polygon. Balancer protocol will be earning yield on both boosted portions of this pool, making the token pairing more efficient for both parties. This gauge would enter as a “core pool” under BIP-19, meaning protocol fees earned by this pool would be used to bribe for votes on it. The gauge can be uncapped based on the nature of the pool and market cap of TrueUSD.
**References/Useful links:**
> USDC: Link to:
> • [Website](https://www.circle.com/en/usdc)
> • [Documentation](https://developers.circle.com/docs/what-is-usdc)
> • [Github Page](https://github.com/centrehq/centre-tokens)
> • [Communities](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/usd-coin) - Coingecko link
> True USD (TUSD) Link to:
> • [Website](https://tusd.io/)
> • [Documentation](https://trueusd.medium.com/)
> • [Github Page](https://github.com/trusttoken)
> • [Communities](https://discord.com/invite/tusdio) - Discord link
**Protocol Description:**
> bb-a-USD is a Balancer’s primary stable coin liquidity on mainnet, leveraging AAVE’s boosted strategy. bb-a-TUSD is the AAVE boosted form of TrueUSD, a centralized stable coin here on Balancer.
**Motivation:**
> Balancer’s heavy interest in taking over the yield bearing token space and increased capital efficiency through linear and boosted pool architecture continues to take effect. This provides better trading routes on the protocol and more sustainable pool options for liquidity providers to place their funds. There is more interest each week from different projects in regards to leveraging this tech and it is mutually beneficial to Balancer to permit for this healthy competition to emerge amongst gauges.
**Specifications:**
1. **Governance:** TUSD and USDC are centralized and does not have a governance forum.
2. **Oracles:** This pool only relies on the rate providers of the linear pools to inform when yield is earned.
3. **Audits:** See [here](https://github.com/trusttoken/audits)
4. **Centralization vectors:** USDC and TUSD are inherently centralized.
5. **Market History:** See [here](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/true-usd).
6. **Value:** Balancer will earn the protocol fee on underlying bb-a-USD and bb-a-TUSD yield. BIP-19 will incentivize TVL to continue to grow here with trading volume and this implementation will continue to draw in new volume, as well as showcase the power of these pool types.
Link to pool: [0x53bc3cba3832ebecbfa002c12023f8ab1aa3a3a0](https://app.balancer.fi/#/ethereum/pool/0x53BC3CBA3832EBECBFA002C12023F8AB1AA3A3A0000000000000000000000411)
Link to gauge: [0x7d5cAd03DD554ECaDF273935Ea10bfa964fB7d84](https://etherscan.io/address/0x7d5cAd03DD554ECaDF273935Ea10bfa964fB7d84)
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### Author:  [@Xeonus](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Xeonus)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-137-enable-bb-a-tusd-bb-a-usd-gauge-ethereum/4170/2 "2022-12-14T19:23:08Z")
Vote queued: [https://snapshot.org/#/balancer.eth/proposal/0xac7489e292bb121073fc28276142e869d1161c762b1e7e4908ab55fcc6ba2ce0](https://snapshot.org/#/balancer.eth/proposal/0xac7489e292bb121073fc28276142e869d1161c762b1e7e4908ab55fcc6ba2ce0)