[BIP-242] Enable LUCHA/wMATIC Gauge [Polygon]

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Summary

Proposal to add gauge support for the LUCHA/wMATIC pool on Polygon with a 2% cap:

  • LUCHA 80%
  • wMATIC 20%

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Protocol Description

Luchadores is an NFT collection and associated auto battler game, started originally on Ethereum. It features 10 000 Luchadores NFT, each of which can be played in the game.

Since the start, the Luchadores team has adhered to a “purist” ideal: the NFTs are fully onchain (svg art), attributes were allocated with provable randomness thanks to ChainLink VRF, and the game itself will live onchain too.

A flash of Luchadores history

Luchadores NFT - mint_init 17/05/2021; mint_end 18/08/2021

The Luchadores NFT were launched on 17 May 2021, with 10 000 Luchadores mintable for 2 LINK (VRF price) + gas costs in ETH. It took about three months for the full collection to be minted, with a sizable interest spike as the end of the mint was approaching.

LUCHA token launch 23/12/2021

In December 2021, the LUCHA token was released on the Polygon network. 6,18% of the total supply was allocated to Luchadores NFT holders over 1 year. The amount of LUCHA tokens earned daily per Luchadores NFT owned depends on their rarity. Other incentives were distributed for tournament winners (prizes), and soon to be earned in the game.

Piñatas pinata_1_init: 31/01/2022; pinata_1_end: 01/02/2022

Piñatas are ERC-1155 NFTs on Polygon containing random accessories for Luchadores. The first round of piñatas sold out in less than two days, as fellow Luchadores were hungry for gear.

LUCHA_yield_extension (LIP-2) 15/12/2022

The daily yield allocated to Luchadores holders was extended for a one-year period with the LIP-2 vote

LUCHA_yield_clawback (LIP-3) 21/02/2023 & POL_strategy 24/03/2023 (LIP-4)

14 months after the token release, and because of the LIP-2 results, the DAO decided to redeem the unclaimed $LUCHA of the first year and use it to fund the POL strategy.

2,25% of the total supply was retrieved (over the 6,18% for the first year rewards) and allocated to liquidity and vote incentives.

Tournaments

To date, 3 tournaments have been organized, offering a unique opportunity for Luchadores to prove their skills in the arena. Interested players can register their Luchadores, select their desired statistics and skills, and that’s it!

The grids are generated randomly; the matches are played automatically, and the player can check the results of his Luchadores the next day. Luchadores who perform well in tournaments can earn piñatas, LUCHA, accessories, and even Luchadores NFT.

VRF full on-chain game, Independent team, no pre-mint, no team allocation.

Motivation

After more than one year of existence, the LUCHA token is now widely distributed; with the Fight-to-Earn component launch approaching, the team is also looking to improve the liquidity situation beforehand.

Thanks to LIP-3 and LIP-4 votes, the total liquidity available on the pool increased massively, with the vast majority of it being protocol-owned. The LUCHA/wMATIC Balancer pool is already the main pool to exchange the token, and its importance will accrue.

Side/Arbitrage pools are also available: ComethSwap LUCHA/wMATIC, LUCHA/MUST; UNIV3 LUCHA/MATIC

Additionally, the Luchadores DAO will create vote incentives on Warden Quest to attract more veBAL & other wrappers voting power while building its own strategic assets holdings. Independent vlAURA holders have also expressed their intent to support the voting on the gauge if obtained in its early days.

The governance is also considering switching the LUCHA staking model to a veLUCHA one, where holders can stake (and, if they want, lock) LUCHA/wMATIC BPT tokens to earn MASK, the non-transferable in-game currency, BAL rewards, and other benefits.

Specifications

  1. Governance: There is no on-chain governance as the game and the token are still at an early stage. Voting via Snapshot covers treasury and token-related decisions, executed through a 2/4 multi-sig. As development progresses, the game and its related infrastructure will be increasingly on-chain (Polygon).
  2. Oracles: The Luchadores do not rely on external oracles.
  3. Audits: The LUCHA token is a standard ERC-20 token
  4. Centralization vectors: The multisig mentioned above is the main centralization vector in the current stage. While the Luchadores NFT is built for resilience, the LUCHA token requires more guardrails until the game is finetuned and fight to earn is launched.
  5. Market history: After significant volatility at first, the LUCHA price stabilized while the initial supply was being distributed.
  6. Value: This pool is already the primary source of liquidity for the LUCHA token and is expected to scale up significantly as veLUCHA staking and locking are introduced.

Specification:

The DAO Multisig 0x10A19e7eE7d7F8a52822f6817de8ea18204F2e4f will interact with the AuthorizerAdaptor at 0x8F42aDBbA1B16EaAE3BB5754915E0D06059aDd75 and call performAction with the GaugeController at 0xC128468b7Ce63eA702C1f104D55A2566b13D3ABD for the target(address) argument and using 0x3a04f900 followed by the gauge address 0x696B883EcBa8B23D6c7fE7b54823b0c30d0232A0 and the corresponding gauge type for the data(bytes) argument.

data(bytes) : 0x3a04f900000000000000000000000000696b883ecba8b23d6c7fe7b54823b0c30d0232a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003

PS: It would be neat to see the LUCHA logo added to the Balancer front-end; here’s the logo if needed:


Proposal authors: TokenBrice, dydymoon1 and linka_eth

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Wow I approve ! :fire:
GJ TokenBrice, Dydy & Linka, this would be very beneficial for Luchadores.io

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Thanks for reaching out and congratz. Looks like a petite volume for a gauge, tho. Are you planning on bribing or buying veBAL at all?

It’s quite moderate for now but is called for growth as the Fight To Earn component of the game will be released in the coming months.

Regarding support for the gauge, holders of about ~30k vlAURA have expressed their intent to support it, and bribes are also planed. Finally, the POL position will likely be used to grow a BAL/AURA/TETU position in order to support the gauge over the long term.

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The gauge contract has been deployed (2% cap) - Vyper_contract | Address 0xe6fac3f0821b778187d7c9cf1b30170f61ca5e05 | PolygonScan

Thanks for the gauge, we have now all specifications to go up for a vote in the next round.

Payload

Here is your gauge with 2% cap: 0x696B883EcBa8B23D6c7fE7b54823b0c30d0232A0
In the case you are making future gauges you can use these instructions.

Specification:

The DAO Multisig 0x10A19e7eE7d7F8a52822f6817de8ea18204F2e4f will interact with the AuthorizerAdaptor at 0x8F42aDBbA1B16EaAE3BB5754915E0D06059aDd75 and call performAction with the GaugeController at 0xC128468b7Ce63eA702C1f104D55A2566b13D3ABD for the target(address) argument and using 0x3a04f900 followed by the gauge address 0x696B883EcBa8B23D6c7fE7b54823b0c30d0232A0 and the corresponding gauge type for the data(bytes) argument.

data(bytes) : 0x3a04f900000000000000000000000000696b883ecba8b23d6c7fe7b54823b0c30d0232a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003

https://snapshot.org/#/balancer.eth/proposal/0xf4ada83c52019351a37179b7d726cb1c9335c96041e7f85ed99a0f28cfb6b6b9

Hello everyone !

We’d like to propose to resubmit this proposal. Considering the last results, there were discussions between the Luchadores Team, the Balancer Maxi and Aura delegates to share more informations on the project & the goals of this proposal for the Lucha DAO.
The Balancer Maxi and Aura delegates are amenable to a new vote.

As a reminder, the Luchadores DAO owns the large majority of the LUCHA-WMATIC LP (87% of the TVL is POL), and will accumulate & relock the rewards earned to build strategic holdings which will be used to vote on the gauge and sustain this strategy.

Additionally, the LIP-4 approved a budget to create vote incentives on Warden Quest, attracting more vote until the DAO can self support the gauge.

Feel free to ask additional questions on the proposal if needed.

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We confirm. We were unfamiliar w/ the Luchadores team before, but after having some great chats w/ them, it looks like they’ll be a great part of the Aura/Balancer ecosystem in the future, and seem to be making an earnest attempt to bring up usage and TVL.

@Dydymoon, I believe the standard process here to post a new [BIP-XXX] so it can be assigned a BIP number, and include any additional edits that you wish to make in the new proposal.

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Just posted the new [BIP-XXX], thanks for the feedback !

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