New Manual CL Fee Gauges Are Live (Base)

January 2, 2026

What we launched

We created new Manual CL (concentrated liquidity) fee gauges for a first set of pools we believe are best aligned with current market conditions and the ecosystem roadmap.

These gauges support:

• Manual positions (v3-style NFT positions): create a CL position, then stake the position NFT to qualify for incentives.
• Voting (ve/xTFY): vote weekly to route emissions and shape the incentives landscape.
• External incentives (“bribes”): whitelisted reward tokens can be added to incentivize votes and liquidity.

Direction: VIRTUAL-first pairings (going forward)

Thirdfy’s core focus is the AI-agent ecosystem on Base. Going forward, we are prioritizing VIRTUAL-base pairings for new gauges and incentive focus.

Why:

• Ecosystem retention: VIRTUAL pairs keep liquidity and volume inside the agent ecosystem rather than routing through ETH.
• Reduced friction: fewer hops and a more native UX for Virtuals users and agent communities.
• Reflexivity: agent token growth can directly strengthen VIRTUAL as the shared base pair.
• Reduced arbitrage leakage: tighter sector correlation improves liquidity stability and price discovery vs ETH-driven volatility.

Important: This does not mean we are removing WETH gauges. WETH pairs remain supported; we are shifting official focus + incentive priority to VIRTUAL-base gauges.

If you’re new to manual concentrated liquidity positions, start here:

• Manual Positions

New gauges (Base)

Below is the initial list of Manual CL Fee Gauges we’re leading with. (More VIRTUAL-base gauges are coming as we expand the AI-agent lane.)

Priority: VIRTUAL-base gauges

Incentives: what can be rewarded now

For every gauge above, we’ve enabled a default set of reward/bribe tokens (where applicable) so the market can start incentivizing liquidity and votes immediately.

Enabled across all new gauges:

• TFY
• xTFY
• CEO
• WETH (this is the “ETH incentive” token on Base)
• USDC
• VIRTUAL

Incentive focus

• Primary focus: incentives and emissions routing will prioritize VIRTUAL-base gauges as the default “agent-native” lane.
• Still supported: WETH-base gauges remain available and can still receive incentives and votes (especially for blue-chip routing and UX compatibility).

Additionally enabled per pool:

• Each agent token is enabled on its own gauge (e.g., REPPLY on REPPLY/WETH, REPPO on REPPO/WETH, etc.).

This means partners, communities, and projects can attach targeted incentives to the gauge(s) they care about — without needing a new deployment.

How to participate (starting today)

1) Create a concentrated liquidity position

• Choose one of the pools above.
• Create a manual CL position (you’ll receive an NFT representing your position).

2) Stake your position NFT into the gauge

• Stake the CL position NFT into the pool’s Manual CL Fee Gauge.
• While staked, your position becomes eligible for incentives for that gauge.

3) Vote and earn

• If you hold xTFY, you can vote to route emissions toward the gauges you want to support.
• Voters can earn incentives that are attached to those gauges.

4) Add incentives (bribes)

• Projects or communities can add incentives to a gauge using the enabled reward tokens above.
• These incentives can be used to:
  • increase liquidity depth,
  • encourage vote support,
  • and bootstrap sustainable pools with real fee flow.

Governance: proposal coming to Jeff / CEO DAO

We’ll be sending a DAO proposal to Jeff / CEO DAO shortly to formalize this initial set of manual gauges — and to clearly align future incentives around a VIRTUAL-first pairing strategy.

This selection was informed by:

• Community review and feedback from active contributors
• Jeff’s ongoing market analysis, including:
  • the AIXBT terminal
  • and MCP integrations used to synthesize signals and execution context

Given the current market situation, we believe starting with this set of pools is the strongest first step — and sets a foundation for the next phase.

Next: Agent Gauges (stay tuned)

Manual CL gauges are one part of the roadmap. Next up, we’ll be launching Agent Gauges — designed to bring the next layer of agent-native incentives into the system.

Stay tuned — and if you’re a builder or community lead and want to coordinate incentives, reach out in the community channels.