# Establish a Public Delegate Platform and Delegate Incentivization Program

**URL:** <https://research.lido.fi/t/establish-a-public-delegate-platform-and-delegate-incentivization-program/7858>\
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**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://research.lido.fi/t/establish-a-public-delegate-platform-and-delegate-incentivization-program/7858 "2024-07-18T07:09:37Z")\
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# Delegate Oversight Committee Quarterly Report (Q1, 2026)

### TL;DR

- Q1 2026 was the first quarter partially operating under the updated Delegate Incentivization Program terms.
- All seven delegates met eligibility criteria and achieved 100% voting participation.
- The full reward pool of $75K will be distributed equally among the seven delegates (~$10.7K per delegate), with payouts made in USD-denominated stablecoins.

### Overview

The Delegate Oversight Committee reviewed delegate performance for Q1 2026 (January 1 – March 31), focusing on voting activity, delegation thresholds, and quality of governance participation.

This quarter saw peak delegate engagement — many thanks to all delegates for the consistent, reliable, and high-quality participation.

### Eligibility Assessment

Q1 2026 marked the first quarter in which the updated eligibility snapshot timing was applied, as approved in the [Snapshot vote](https://snapshot.box/#/s:lido-snapshot.eth/proposal/0x7f28fddde63f492de5c9dce4f992b6e0565328f258f27aa769e50520dfd1be0b), with eligibility now assessed on the first day of the first voting slot of the quarter instead of the first calendar day of the quarter.

- **Delegation threshold:** ≥1M LDO on Snapshot or Aragon as of the first day of the first voting slot of Q1 (January 19, 2026)
- **Voting participation:** ≥70% participation across all votes during the quarter
- **Community engagement:** Consistent and constructive participation in governance, including reasoning, feedback, and presence in discussions

All eligible delegates satisfied the criteria and qualified for equal rewards.

### Performance Evaluation

| Delegate | Snapshot participation | Aragon participation | Eligibility |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Anthony Leuts**](https://research.lido.fi/t/anthony-leuts-delegate-thread/8019/) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |
| [**Nansen**](https://research.lido.fi/t/nansen-delegate-thread/8303) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |
| [**polar**](https://research.lido.fi/t/polar-delegate-thread/8048) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |
| [**Lanski**](https://research.lido.fi/t/pol-lanski-delegate-thread/8155) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |
| [**cp0x**](https://research.lido.fi/t/cp0x-delegate-thread/8193/) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |
| [**PGov**](https://research.lido.fi/t/pgov-delegate-thread/8232) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |
| [**Kuzmich**](https://research.lido.fi/t/kuzmich-delegate-thread/10191) | 5/5 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | ✅ |

**Notes**

- Delegate engagement remained consistently high, with all delegates participating in every vote and providing rationale for their decisions.
- Kuzmich met the required delegation and was therefore included in the delegate set.

**Sources:** [https://dune.com/lido/lido-delegations](https://dune.com/lido/lido-delegations), [Snapshot](https://snapshot.box/#/s:lido-snapshot.eth), [https://vote.lido.fi/](https://vote.lido.fi/)

### Reward Allocation

As approved in the [Snapshot vote](https://snapshot.box/#/s:lido-snapshot.eth/proposal/0x7f28fddde63f492de5c9dce4f992b6e0565328f258f27aa769e50520dfd1be0b), program rewards are now distributed in USD-denominated stablecoins instead of LDO.

- **Quarterly pool:** $75,000
- **Number of delegates:** 7
- **Per delegate:** $75,000 ÷ 7 ≈ $10,714

### Next Steps

- Q1 2026 rewards will be distributed within three weeks of this report.
- The public delegate set will be reviewed, and inactive delegates may be removed.
- For Q2 2026, eligibility will continue to be evaluated under the current rules, ≥1M LDO delegated on either Snapshot or Aragon. Starting in Q3 2026, participation in the program will require delegation on both Snapshot and Aragon.

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