Concentrated Incentives (CI) on Saros
Earn real-time, on-chain rewards by actively managing your liquidity.
Concentrated Incentives (CI) is Saros' reward mechanism designed for Saros DLMM Pools. Unlike traditional yield farming or retroactive reward systems, CI enables you to earn rewards instantly and on-chain when your liquidity is within a specified reward zone.
This model blends the familiarity of AMM’s yield farming with the precision of concentrated liquidity, offering smarter, more active ways to earn.
What Are Concentrated Incentives?
Concentrated Incentives are real-time incentives distributed to Liquidity Providers (LPs) who actively position their liquidity inside the reward range — a zone around the current market price (called the active bin). As the price changes, the reward range moves with it, encouraging LPs to stay aligned with the market.
Key differences from traditional rewards programs:
No waiting: Rewards are distributed continuously, without delay
Fully onchain: Transparent, permissionless, and auditable
Market-aligned: Designed to support liquidity depth at the current price
How Does CI Work?
Each Saros DLMM Pool has a reward range, defined as a number of bins (price intervals) around the active bin. This range usually spans between 1 and 11 bins, depending on the pool.
If you deploy liquidity within that range, you’ll receive a share of the pool’s rewards — proportional to how much liquidity you contribute within the reward zone.
Example:
You provide 50% of the liquidity in the reward range → you receive 50% of the rewards
You provide 20% of the liquidity → you receive 20% of the rewards
As the active bin shifts due to price movements, the reward range also shifts. This real-time rebalancing incentivizes LPs to stay close to the market price, improving efficiency and slippage for traders.
Why CI Matters
CI creates a dynamic incentive structure that rewards LPs not just for supplying capital, but for placing it where it matters most: around the price users are actually trading at.
This leads to:
Better pricing
More efficient swaps
Deeper liquidity at active prices
Better capital utilization for LPs
Key Benefits of Concentrated Incentives
1. Real-Time Rewards
No waiting for a weekly or monthly distribution — your liquidity starts earning instantly if it’s in range.
2. Adaptive to Price Movements
The reward zone follows the market, encouraging LPs to adjust and stay competitive.
3. Pool-Specific Configurations
Each Liquidity Pool can define its own reward range, allowing tailored incentives to suit different trading pairs or market conditions.
4. Improved Liquidity Depth
By encouraging liquidity at the current price, CI helps reduce slippage and create better trading experiences for users.
How to Start Earning with CI on Saros
Follow these simple steps to start earning rewards from Liquidity Pools on Saros.
Step 1: Find a Rewarded Pool
Go to the Pools section at https://saros.xyz/dlmm. Toggle the button next to the Pool with rewards to the right and select a Liquidity Pool marked with a “Rewards” tag.
Note: On each pool’s page, you can preview reward details such as the reward token, 24h APR, and reward period to get a quick overview before entering a specific pool.
Step 2: Add Liquidity
After selecting your pool where you want to add liquidity, go to the Create Position section and fill in the following information.
Enter Amount
You can add liquidity with both tokens (full-side) or just one token (single-side).
Use Auto-fill to automatically calculate the paired token amount based on your selected price range.
Select Liquidity Shape
Refer to the Liquidity Shape Guide to understand how each shape works and choose the one that best fits your strategy.
Set the price range
Click Select Reward Range to see the eligible range for rewards.
Or manually use the sliders to adjust the Num Bins (number of bins) to define how your liquidity is spread.
Then click Add Liquidity.
Tips:
You can deposit within the reward range or deposit across a broader range (including the reward range). Your strategy depends on how actively you want to manage your liquidity.
For passive LPs: Select a broader range to cover more bins, offering greater flexibility, lower maintenance, and better protection against price fluctuations.
For active LPs: Concentrate your liquidity tightly on reward bins to target higher potential rewards.
Step 3: Claim Rewards
Once your liquidity is deployed, you will start earning rewards instantly based on your share of the pool. You can track rewards in real time and claim them at any time.
Go to My positions ⇒ Click the Claim button.
Your reward will be transferred to your wallet once the process is completed.
Note:
If you remove liquidity, any unclaimed rewards from that position will be sent to your wallet in the same transaction
Reward Range moves with the active bin price, so you may need to rebalance your LP range occasionally to stay within the reward range and maximize your earnings.
Pro Tips for Maximizing CI
Use tighter ranges if you're actively managing liquidity Adjust your positions when the market moves — the reward range moves with the price
Monitor your bins in the dashboard and consider automating rebalancing with future tools or bots
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