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Point Program: The point program, as a well-known strategy, has been running for over a year in multiple protocol projects, aiming to reward users for their active participation and contributions. In trading venues like Whales Market and Aevo Platform, users can not only accumulate points but also hedge or trade their points and pre-issued tokens. However, such transactions are not always smooth sailing. For example, on the Whales platform, users are required to provide collateral, and there is often an asymmetry in the information regarding the total number of points and how certain protocols are precisely converted, which brings complexity and risks to the transactions. Meanwhile, another reward mechanism, known as farming points, is also gaining popularity on platforms like Ethereum. It quantifies users’ participation and contributions into tradable assets, providing users with more flexibility and reward opportunities. Gearbox and Pendle are outstanding protocols that have successfully implemented this mechanism on Ethereum. Through the farming point system, they effectively incentivize user participation and drive the development of the entire ecosystem. However, unfortunately, in the Solana ecosystem, we have yet to discover protocols comparable to Gearbox and Pendle.
