# How to participate ALEX Surge is a **round-based liquidity incentives program** that rewards participants, including **liquidity providers (LPs) and voters**, for contributing to deeper and more robust liquidity pools on ALEX. The Surge dashboard will display the different rounds of the program, such as Surge #16, Surge #17, etc. Each Surge round follows these phases: * **Registration**: projects can register their liquidity pools before the cut-off date. * **Voting**: users vote to decide how $ALEX rewards will be distributed. * **Staking**: liquidity providers stake LP tokens to earn additional rewards. * **Surge Rewards Emission**: $ALEX rewards are distributed based on the votes and staking amounts. The cut-off date is the deadline for registering liquidity pools in the current round. After this date, no new pools can enter, and the voting phase begins. You can check the timeline at the top of the Surge page to track the current phase of the program. *** ## 📝 Register a Pool If you are a project owner or community member, you can register a liquidity pool to participate in the **ALEX Surge campaign**. ### Step 1: Open the Surge App Go to the [ALEX Surge App](https://app.alexlab.co/surge) and click `Register for Surge`.

### Step 2: Complete the Registration * Fill in the required details and submit your pool before the cut-off date. * Once the cut-off date passes, new registrations will no longer be accepted.

### Step 3: (Optional) Donate Voter Rewards You can add extra rewards to incentivize users to vote for your pool. {% hint style="warning" %} **Once donated, voter rewards cannot be revoked or withdrawn.** {% endhint %}

Once you've decided on an amount of voter rewards, press the `Donate Rewards` button. A confirmation pop-up will appear. If you understand that your donated rewards cannot be revoked, click `Confirm`.

### Step 4: Promote Your Pool To improve your ranking in the Social Leaderboard, engage with the ALEX community: * Use **@alexlabbtc** and **#ALEXSurge** in your **Twitter/X** posts. * Submit tweets via **Discord** or **Blocksurvey**. Once registered, your pool will appear on the **Social Leaderboard**, where it will be ranked based on **Twitter/X engagement metrics**. *** ## 🗳️ Voting for Emissions During the voting phase, users can vote for their preferred liquidity pools to influence the distribution of $ALEX rewards. ### Step 1: Open the Surge Voting Section After the registration cut-off, go to the [Surge App](https://app.alexlab.co/surge) and click `Vote for Emissions`.

### Step 2: Allocate Your Voting Power Your voting power is based on your $ALEX and $LiALEX holdings. * Choose how to distribute your votes among the available pools. * Pools with more votes receive a higher share of the $ALEX rewards. ### Step 3: Submit Your Vote Click **Cast Votes** to finalize your selection. **⚠️ You can only vote once per round per wallet**.

ℹ️ Understanding the Voting Panel * **Surge #XX Vote Ends In**: This shows how much time is left before the voting phase closes. Once the countdown reaches zero, no more votes can be cast for that round. * **Current Votes**: This represents the total number of votes cast in this round so far. Every time a user votes, this number increases. * **Emissions Per Surge**: this is the total amount of $ALEX rewards available for distribution in the current Surge round. The more votes a pool receives, the larger the share of these rewards it will get. * **Voting Power Used**: this shows how much of your available voting power you have used. Each user gets voting power based on their holdings and staked tokens, and once they vote, their used amount appears here. Pools that receive more votes will get a **higher share of the $ALEX rewards**. *** ## 🔹 Staking LP Tokens After voting, liquidity providers can stake LP tokens to earn additional rewards. ### Step 1: Open the Surge Staking Section Go to the **Stake LP To Earn** section before the staking phase ends. ### Step 2: Select a Pool and Stake LP Tokens Click `+ Stake LP` on the pool you want to stake in.

### Step 3: Stake in Multiple Pools (Optional) You can stake LP tokens in **multiple pools**, but each stake is separate. ### Step 4: Reward Distribution * Rewards are distributed proportionally based on your staked LP tokens relative to the total staked amount in that pool. * The more LP tokens you stake, the greater your share of the $ALEX rewards. {% hint style="info" %} 🚨 **Important Notes:** * The **ALEX Lab Foundation** also votes but **does not receive voter rewards**. * The voting **percentage** at the end of the staking phase determines how the **$ALEX rewards** are distributed. * You cannot withdraw staked LP tokens until the end of the Surge round. {% endhint %} *** ## 💰 Claim Your Rewards Once the voting and staking phase ends, the **reward emission phase** begins. ### Step 1: Wait for Rewards Distribution * Once the staking period ends, the reward emission phase lasts approximately 27–28 days. * During this period, rewards are accumulated and become available for claiming. * Your rewards depend on the total votes received by your pool and the amount of LP tokens you staked.

Overview of pending rewards before claiming

### Step 2: Claim Your Rewards 1. Go to the [Surge App](https://app.alexlab.co/surge) and navigate to the Claim Rewards section. 2. Click **Harvest all** to claim your LP tokens and earned $ALEX rewards.

{% hint style="info" %} 🚨 Important Notes: * You can only claim rewards after the emission phase is complete. * If you staked LP tokens, they will be automatically unstaked when you claim your rewards. * A new Surge round starts after the rewards have been distributed. {% endhint %} *** ## 🔥 Social Leaderboard and Additional Incentives ALEX Surge includes a **Social Leaderboard Campaign**, where pools can improve their ranking by engaging with the community on **Twitter/X**. ### 📌 How to Improve Your Pool's Ranking: * **Post about your project** using **@alexlabbtc** and **#ALEXSurge**. * **Submit tweets via Discord or Blocksurvey** to be counted towards the leaderboard. * **Engagement matters**: * **Likes** → **0.5X multiplier** * **Reposts/Quote Reposts** → **1.25X multiplier** * **Replies** → **1.5X multiplier** Pools with higher engagement **receive more votes from the ALEX Lab Foundation**, increasing their rewards. *** 🚀 **Now you’re ready to participate in ALEX Surge and start earning rewards!** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.alexlab.co/what-can-you-do/surge/how-to.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.