Understanding Bread Voting Power
Your voting power is based on the average amount of $BREAD you held over the previous month. It is not a snapshot of what you hold on voting day — it reflects your sustained participation over time.
Voting power from one month becomes available to use the following month. $BREAD held in January gives you voting power in February. This delay is a built-in safety measure to prevent last-minute manipulation.
How it’s calculated
Section titled “How it’s calculated”Your voting power is calculated by dividing your raw accumulated voting power by the number of blocks in the previous voting period. This gives a standardised number that reflects your average $BREAD holdings over the month.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”- You hold 100 $BREAD for the full month. Voting power = 100.
- You hold 100 $BREAD for the first half, then add another 100 in the second half. Voting power = 150.
- You held 100 $BREAD last month and burned it all at the start of this month. Voting power = 100 (your previous month’s holdings still count).
- You burned all your $BREAD more than a month ago. Voting power = 0.
Remember
Section titled “Remember”Your vote only affects 50% of the yield distribution. The other 50% is split evenly among all member projects regardless of the vote outcome.