Getting Started

What is Topaz?

Topaz is a multichain DEX built around local liquidity and one shared TOPAZ economy. It combines V2 stable and volatile pools with Slipstream concentrated liquidity. BNB Chain is the hub for TOPAZ issuance and veTOPAZ locks; xTOPAZ connects that backing to local pools and voting on Robinhood Chain, Base, Ethereum and Arc.

The expansion and what is available

Topaz is live on BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain, Base, Ethereum and Arc. BNB hosts TOPAZ issuance, veTOPAZ locks and the xTOPAZ vault. Robinhood Chain, Base, Ethereum and Arc each have local pools, gauges and xTOPAZ voting. Deposit or wrap on BNB, bridge shares, then stake and vote on a spoke. Network availability · Contract addresses.

The BNB core is retained. Existing veTOPAZ owners can continue using it without wrapping. A holder who wraps receives fungible shares in an aggregate permanent lock and can later choose where to stake those shares for local voting. Networks · xTOPAZ.

The problem ve(3,3) solves

Most AMMs spray emissions blindly at liquidity providers, creating mercenary capital that chases yesterday's yield and leaves the moment incentives stop. Protocols spend millions on liquidity that evaporates and end up paying more for less real depth over time.

ve(3,3) flips that. Instead of the protocol picking where emissions flow, ve(3,3) hands the decision to token holders who have locked their tokens. Locked holders direct emissions via gauge voting, projects bid for those votes with on-chain incentives, and the market discovers a fair price for liquidity epoch by epoch.

ℹThe (3,3) in the name
(3,3) is the cooperative equilibrium in a game-theory payoff matrix: every participant doing the long-term-aligned thing (locking, voting truthfully, bidding genuinely) produces the best collective outcome. ve(3,3) is the on-chain primitive designed to make that equilibrium the natural one.

The participants

  • Traders swap through the selected route and pay its fees. Topaz pool fees attributable to staked liquidity flow to local voters; unstaked liquidity retains fees under the pool rules. Swaps & Routing.
  • Liquidity providers deposit into V2 or Concentrated pools. Unstaked liquidity earns fees; gauge-staked liquidity earns TOPAZ emissions on BNB and xTOPAZ emissions on Robinhood Chain, Base, Ethereum and Arc. Providing Liquidity.
  • veTOPAZ holders lock TOPAZ on BNB to vote for BNB gauges and earn their fees and incentives. On spokes, staked xTOPAZ positions provide local voting power. veTOPAZ Locks · xTOPAZ staking.
  • ✓Protocols post incentives on gauges they want emissions to flow to, competing for voter attention. Incentives (Bribes)

The flywheel

1

Vote

Voters direct emissions to local gauges and earn their share of fees routed to voters plus posted incentives.

2

Bid

Protocols post incentives on gauges they want emissions on, competing for voter attention via the on-chain bribe market.

3

Provide

Liquidity providers stake LP tokens or Concentrated position NFTs to earn the local gauge reward: TOPAZ on BNB, xTOPAZ on spokes.

4

Commit

Participants lock TOPAZ for veTOPAZ — longer locks earn more voting power and a larger share of fees + bribes.

5

Grow

Better liquidity → better execution → more volume → larger fees for voters → more incentive for everyone to keep locking.

What sets Topaz apart

  • ✓Two pool engines, one protocol. v2-style stable and volatile pools alongside Slipstream concentrated liquidity, all governed by the same gauge / vote system. LPs choose the right tool per pair.
  • ✓Topaz Auto. On BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain and Arc, managed vaults keep a concentrated position in range for you, with gauge rewards passed through separately rather than compounded.
  • ✓Dynamic, per-pool fees. Slipstream pools can opt into volatility-based dynamic fees that scale with TWAP divergence — compensating LPs for IL risk during turbulent markets without overcharging in calm ones.
  • Unstaked-fee surcharge. Where an alive gauge exists, part of unstaked Concentrated liquidity fees is routed through the gauge to voters under the pool fee rules.
  • Fees follow participation. Staked liquidity relinquishes fees to voters; unstaked V2 and Concentrated liquidity retains fees, subject to Concentrated unstaked-fee rules. No LP should add Fee APR and Emissions APR as if the same unit earns both.
  • One hub, local markets. BNB hosts the TOPAZ economy; live spokes have their own pools, gauges and xTOPAZ voting positions. A token symbol or address alone does not identify a market across networks.

The lineage

Topaz is built on battle-tested DeFi primitives:

  • ✓ve(3,3) governance lineage: Curve → Solidly → Velodrome → Aerodrome → Topaz.
  • ✓Concentrated liquidity: Uniswap V3 → Aerodrome Slipstream → Topaz Slipstream.
  • ✓Stable pool math (x³y + y³x ≥ k): Solidly → adapted in Velodrome / Aerodrome → Topaz.
  • ✓OpenZeppelin Governor for ProtocolGovernor and EpochGovernor.

Each predecessor caught issues and ironed out edge cases; Topaz inherits those fixes and adds dynamic fees, mixed routing, and BNB Chain-specific tuning. Those additions were independently reviewed by Shieldify Security ahead of mainnet — see Security & Audits for the report.

Continue reading

Quick Start →

Swap, LP, lock, vote — the five-minute walkthrough.

TOPAZ & Emissions →

Token allocation, the three-phase emission curve, and rebases.

Gauge Voting →

Direct emissions, capture fees and incentives, every epoch.

Concentrated Liquidity →

Topaz's Slipstream engine, tick spacings, and range strategy.