# \[BIP-3\] Allocate BAL towards Etherem\<\>Optimism Bridge Liquidity **URL:** \ **Category:** General Proposal\ **Created:** [June 3, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259 "2022-06-03T18:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![solarcurve](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/solarcurve/32/1487_2.png) [@solarcurve](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/solarcurve)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/1 "2022-06-03T18:59:41Z")
# Motivation Balancer recently [launched](https://op.beets.fi/#/pools) on Optimism in collaboration with BeethovenX. This deployment will soon utilize veBAL gauges for BAL emissions so it is important that BAL maintains adequate liquidity and price equivalence with Ethereum. To get around the 7 day withdrawal period on the official Optimism bridge which breaks the necessary arbitrage loop with Ethereum I have enlisted the help of [Multichain](https://multichain.xyz/). They have added support for BAL between Ethereum and Optimism, however [it requires liquidity to be functional](https://docs.multichain.org/for-partners/for-partners/faq). Thus, I propose allocating BAL from the treasury for this purpose. Please see the poll at the bottom which will serve as a temp check on the amount. Note that we would earn [bridge fees](https://medium.com/multichainorg/anyswap-fees-explained-bceddf535b83) on any funds deposited for bridge liquidity. The treasury [currently holds ~4M BAL](https://gnosis-safe.io/app/eth:0x10A19e7eE7d7F8a52822f6817de8ea18204F2e4f/balances) so you can calculate the impact to the treasury from there depending on your poll choice. # Risk - Multichain is exploited and our BAL is lost. You can find information about [their security model here](https://docs.multichain.org/getting-started/security/security-model). - Users only bridge in one direction, i.e. Optimism-\> Ethereum and instead use the official bridge for Ethereum-\> Optimism. This would see bridge liquidity on one side drained and we would be unable to withdraw our BAL until this was resolved somehow. # Specification If approved, 40,000 BAL would be sent from the DAO Multisig `0x10A19e7eE7d7F8a52822f6817de8ea18204F2e4f` to the LM Multisig `0xc38c5f97B34E175FFd35407fc91a937300E33860` and deposited 50/50 on both sides of the bridge. _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Xeonus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/xeonus/32/3621_2.png) [@Xeonus](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Xeonus)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/2 "2022-06-03T20:12:49Z")
This proposal brings great value to the community. Additionally, we can do something useful with our Treasury BAL. I fully support this proposal. ---
**Author:** ![zekraken](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/zekraken/32/823_2.png) [@zekraken](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/zekraken)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/3 "2022-06-04T03:56:41Z")
I agree that this proposal adds value to the community. I voted for 40k as that is roughly 1% of the current treasury. That seemed to be a correct amount from a gut feeling perspective. I don’t have knowledge on how much of a native protocol token is actually needed to facilitate a good bridging experience long term. If anyone is knowledgeable in this space please chime in. ---
**Author:** ![LongJuanSilverado](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/longjuansilverado/32/1402_2.png) [@LongJuanSilverado](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/LongJuanSilverado)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/4 "2022-06-04T10:09:52Z")
Great initiative! Thanks for leading the charge as always @solarcurve. I also voted for 40K. It seems to be enough capacity for this use case. ---
**Author:** ![asnogordo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@asnogordo](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/asnogordo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/5 "2022-06-08T12:43:53Z")
Let’s do it. Great proposal - 40K got my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Bobbay\_StableLab](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/bobbay_stablelab/32/2180_2.png) [@Bobbay\_StableLab](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Bobbay_StableLab)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/6 "2022-06-08T15:04:35Z")
This is a great way to support the ecosystem. We support 40k too. ---
**Author:** ![Jubi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@Jubi](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Jubi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/7 "2022-06-09T00:27:58Z")
Makes complete sense, cool to see the treasury used in a value add perspective! voted for 40k as well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![solarcurve](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/solarcurve/32/1487_2.png) [@solarcurve](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/solarcurve)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-3-allocate-bal-towards-etherem-optimism-bridge-liquidity/3259/8 "2022-06-09T13:48:40Z")
[https://snapshot.org/#/balancer.eth/proposal/0x00a742a0d9f4d776acd61172614f1932926d587d021c666a8e4a210a25096bf5](https://snapshot.org/#/balancer.eth/proposal/0x00a742a0d9f4d776acd61172614f1932926d587d021c666a8e4a210a25096bf5)