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# Boosts

A **boosted pool** pays liquidity providers extra rewards on top of their share of [swap fees](/en/protocol/fees.md#trading-fees). Deposit liquidity into such a pool and you earn both. Rewards accrue in real time and can be claimed at any moment.

> **Boosts are available for** [**CPMM v2 pools**](/en/liquidity/pools/types.md#cpmm-v2-pool) **only** (since Jan 26, 2026).

### **How boosts work**

* **No extra steps.** Just [deposit liquidity](/en/liquidity/deposit.md) — no staking of LP tokens or pool NFTs, unlike classic farming.
* **Several boosts at once.** One pool can be boosted with different tokens simultaneously.
* **Anyone can boost.** The tool is mainly used by founders rewarding their community, but it's open to everyone — you can boost a pool yourself, or extend and increase a running one.

### **How rewards are calculated**

Boost rewards follow the same rule as trading fees: you receive a share proportional to your share of the pool, measured continuously. Deposit more, or deposit earlier, and you earn more.

* **Boost APR is not fixed.** It depends on how much liquidity sits in the pool: as liquidity grows, the same reward budget is split between more providers, and APR falls. As liquidity leaves, APR rises.
* **Locked liquidity keeps earning.** Boost rewards accrue on locked positions as well, just like trading fees.
* **When a boost ends,** rewards stop accruing. Anything you have already earned stays claimable indefinitely — there is no deadline and nothing expires.

> **Boosts don't protect you from impermanent loss.** Extra rewards add to your yield, but they don't offset a change in the price ratio of the two tokens in the pair. Assess the pool on its own merits before depositing.

### **How to see that a pool is boosted**

* On the [Pools](https://dedust.io/pools) page, boosted pools carry a lightning icon. The "Boosted" filter shows only boosted pools.
* On a pool's own page, the lightning mark sits next to the Pool type badge, and Boost APR is above zero.
* New boosts are automatically announced in [DeDust New Listings](https://t.me/DeDustListings) telegram channel.