[RFC] SUMR Liquidity management on Base

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1. Summary:

This RFC proposes allocating protocol-owned liquidity to a DAO-controlled Arcadia Pro Account on Base, using USDC and SUMR to support SUMR liquidity following token transferability.

The objective is to deploy a conservative initial liquidity setup that can evolve over time, with a automated rebalancing strategy, DAO-level control, and fees aligned purely with realized performance.

2. Context & Motivation:

As SUMR approaches transferability, the DAO is evaluating how best to support sustainable onchain liquidity once initial price discovery has occurred.

3. Proposal:

3.1 Asset Transfer & Allocation

Governance is asked to authorize the transfer of the following assets from the DAO Treasury to the Lazy Summer Foundation Multisig:

  • USDC: $100,000 USD equivalent

  • SUMR: A variable amount equivalent to approximately $100,000 USD at deployment

The exact SUMR amount will be determined using the spot price after the initial price discovery period. Any unused or surplus tokens will be returned to the DAO Treasury.

3.2 Execution Mandate

Once assets are available on Base, the Foundation will be authorized to deploy them into one or more DAO-controlled Arcadia Pro Account(s), exclusively for managing protocol-owned SUMR liquidity.

3.3 Strategy Design

The initial configuration would prioritize capital preservation, for example:

  • A broad-range clAMM position to reduce impact of the liquidity on significant price movements, while still utilizing the benefits of concentrated liquidity for better trade execution.

  • Optionally complemented by a tighter range around the prevailing price

Over time, the DAO may adjust ranges, introduce or remove incentives, adjust the liquidity strategy or migrate between pool types.

Arcadia also provides the ability to atomically migrate basic pool liquidity to concentrated liquidity to prevent any liquidity gap should liquidity need to be migrated.

3.4 Fees

Arcadia Pro does not charge fixed management fees on TVL.

A 10% fee is applied only to realized yield, ensuring the DAO does not incur costs for idle capital and maintaining alignment between liquidity performance and compensation.

4. Open Questions:

  • Start with a broad range clAMM position or a basic pool?

  • Incentivise liquidity or not?

  • Should liquidity strategies be combined within a single Account or isolated for clearer evaluation?

5. Next Steps:

  1. Gather community feedback on this RFC

  2. Refine parameters based on discussion

  3. Prepare a formal SIP with clear execution details if aligned

6. Informal Support Indicator:

Options:

  • In favor
  • More discussion required
  • Against
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Lazy Summer Governance Recap [January 2026]
[RFC] Aerodrome Metagovernance
[SIP5.16] Enable transferability of the SUMR Token
[SIP5.17] SUMR Liquidity management on Base
[SIP5.17.1] SUMR Liquidity management on Base - SUMR amount
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Strongly in favor of this RFC—great proposal that ties everything together nicely for $SUMR liquidity on Base. This approach with Arcadia Pro is a smart, low-risk way to seed initial liquidity (~$200k equivalent) during/post-Ignition while building real Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL) from day one. The conservative broad-range start preserves capital, with flexibility to tighten and optimize as price stabilizes—perfect for Slipstream concentrated efficiency.

Key wins:

  • Zero fixed fees, only 10% on performance → super aligned and treasury-friendly (no drain if yields are neutral).

  • Directly complements the Aerodrome flywheel we’ve been discussing: Ignition bribes kickstart emissions → seeded/managed POL farms them aggressively → compounds yields/fees back to DAO.

  • Pairs beautifully with potential veAERO metagovernance for self-voting sustainability (recycling emissions long-term without endless bribes).

This completes the playbook Aerodrome advises everyone: strong launch burst + active POL management for deep, sticky depth without high costs or fragmentation.

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Welcome @Thomas and thank you for bringing this one up! I do like the DAO control, performance-only fees, and the ability to evolve the strategy over time in your proposal. I definitely support starting simple (broad range) and iterating based on observed market behavior.

Pasting below my only worry here that I wrote to @MasterMojo proposal on Aerodrome Metagovernance:

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Thanks to all the summer.fi delegates for listening to our proposal during the call today. Here’s a summary of our proposal and how it addresses the concerns expressed during the call:

DEX: We would recommend to deploy the liquidity on Aerodrome, as it is synergetic with the launch with Ignite and the veAero position (if acquired).

vAMM vs clAMM: We noted some open concerns about whether a basic or concentrated pool should be used. After some consideration, we propose the following launch strategy: Deploy the liquidity in a concentrated pool, but at an exceptionally wide range (multiple hundred thousand ticks wide). This approach will roughly mimic the liquidity behaviour of a 50/50 vAMM, allowing price discovery freely, while still capturing the fees in the concentrated pool. This would decrease the risk that liquidity will be deployed in other concentrated pools, resulting in more volume and thus incentives for the next epoch. The main downside of this option over a stable vAMM is that the DAO might lose out on “maximally” capturing AERO emissions (as other LPs might use narrower ranges than the protocol owned liquidity), but we think that trade-off is acceptable.

After price discovery has occurred (or at any time the DAO feels ready), the range can (gradually) become more narrow until it reaches a point where a more traditional liquidity management strategy is adopted (no need to migrate in this case as the same pool and liquidity position(s) are used).

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for the 1st month. i truly beleive the CLP must be VERY wide.
Im an advocate of actually having full range LPs for governance tokens so that there is very little price impact and room for growth. assuming its deep enough

that said, this seems like a great idea for helping to keep liquidity in the LP but allowing for adjustments of params.

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[SIP5.17] SUMR Liquidity management on Base
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This proposal has been promoted to a [SIP5.17] SUMR Liquidity management on Base by @Thomas.

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We have already voted in favor , the strategic deployment of PoL to enhance SUMR token stability aligns with our goals of driving adoption and efficiency in DeFi by ensuring long-term success on the Base network.

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[SIP5.17.1] SUMR Liquidity management on Base - SUMR amount
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UPDATE:

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