Protocol Owned Liquidity

Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL) is liquidity that belongs to the Whalehub protocol itself, not to individual users. It generates fees and rewards that are distributed to stakers.

How POL Is Created

When users lock AQUA, a portion is allocated to building protocol liquidity:

User locks 100 AQUA
├── 10 AQUA → admin wallet (for BLUB-AQUA pool deposit)
└── 10 BLUB → minted to admin wallet (paired with the AQUA above)

The admin wallet deposits these into the BLUB-AQUA Aquarius pool — CAMXZXXBD7DFBLYLHUW24U4MY37X7SU5XXT5ZVVUBXRXWLAIM7INI7G2 — creating LP tokens owned by the protocol.

POL in Pool 0 (BLUB-AQUA)

The BLUB-AQUA pool contains both POL and vault user LP. The contract tracks vault user LP separately, so:

POL LP = Total contract LP balance - Vault user LP (tracked in contract)

Note (2026-06): the BLUB-AQUA pool is awaiting whitelist approval from the Aquarius team. Until that approval lands, the pool earns 0 AQUA emissions, so POL earnings and the staker distribution described below are temporarily paused. The POL position itself remains intact; distribution resumes automatically when the pool is re-whitelisted.

How POL Earnings Are Distributed

What POL Provides

• Permanent liquidity — unlike user LP, POL is never withdrawn

• Price stability — deeper liquidity means lower slippage for BLUB trades

• Sustainable yield — POL earnings fund ongoing staker rewards

• Protocol resilience — liquidity remains even if individual users withdraw

POL Dashboard

The frontend displays real-time POL metrics:

• Total POL in AQUA and BLUB

• POL USD value

• POL share of the total pool

• Pool APY and compounded APY