[Gauntlet] Incentive Optimization Recommendations (2026-02-22)

Simple Summary

Gauntlet recommends the following adjustments to COMP incentives across comets. These adjustments are part of a larger strategic realignment to focus incentives on Mainnet comets. Gauntlet will provide a follow-up proposal in the following weeks proposing an optimal reallocation of these incentives across Mainnet comets.

Comet Daily Borrow Incentive(in COMP) Daily Supply Incentive(in COMP)
Arbitrum USDC Native 10 → 0 14 → 0
Arbitrum USDT 11 → 0 11 → 0
Arbitrum WETH 2 → 0 1 → 0
Base AERO 4 → 0 1 → 0
Base USDC 4 → 0 9 → 0
Base USDS 9 → 0 15 → 0
Base WETH 2 → 0 2 → 0
Ethereum USDS 5 → 0 13 → 0
Ethereum WBTC 0 1 → 0
Ethereum wstETH 3 → 0 0
Linea USDC 3 → 0 4 → 0
Linea WETH 4 → 0 6 → 0
Mantle USDe 4 → 0 4 → 0
Optimism USDC 4 → 0 3 → 0
Optimism USDT 5 → 0 5 → 0
Optimism WETH 1 → 0 1 → 0
Unichain USDC 1 → 0 1 → 0
Unichain WETH 8 → 0 12 → 0
  • Mainnet comets generate the highest capital efficiency per COMP distributed. Consolidating incentives on Ethereum allows the protocol to maximize the impact of spent COMP
  • Current non-Mainnet incentive spend has not driven proportional growth in sustainable TVL or protocol revenue. Reallocating these incentives to Mainnet aligns spend with reserve growth and strategic priorities
  • This proposal reduces daily COMP spend by 183 COMP/day
  • A future proposal will evaluate reallocating these incentives to Mainnet USDC, WETH, and USDT Comets

Next Steps

  • We welcome community feedback
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