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Liquidity pool

Solidly V3

Not approved Liquidity pools are outside the approved structures
Issued
2026-08-16
Last confirmed
2026-08-16
Next check due
2026-11-15
Chains
OP Mainnet · Mixed control, Ethereum · No freeze key, Arbitrum One · Mixed control, Base · Mixed control

Solidly V3 is a concentrated-liquidity AMM that combines Uniswap-V3-style positions with Solidly’s ve(3,3) fee and incentive system. Current measured balances span Optimism, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Fantom, Sonic and Base and totaled about $96,000 on 2026-08-16. Each LP position remains a price-bounded two-asset inventory claim; emissions and vote-directed fees do not eliminate out-of-range concentration or impermanent loss. The AMM-LP class rejection therefore remains fundamental.

The research file

Mechanism applicability

Solidly describes V3 as an improved Uniswap V3 core integrated with ve(3,3). The verified contracts expose factory, pool and position-minting logic for concentrated-liquidity positions. LPs choose bounded liquidity rather than making a fixed-rate loan, so the position changes token composition as trades move the pool price through its range.

Control and incentive applicability

Solidly’s factory contract controls pool creation and protocol-fee configuration, while veSOLID voting directs incentives and fee economics. The project publishes a dedicated V3 audit repository and analytics implementation. Audits and public code are useful controls, but neither changes the LP’s two-asset price-range exposure.

Exit and perimeter applicability

An LP exits by decreasing a V3 position and collecting the resulting token amounts; the mix depends on the pool price and chosen range at exit. The 2026-08-16 survey measured approximately $27,000 on Base, $25,000 on Optimism, $19,000 on Ethereum, $18,000 on Arbitrum, $7,000 on Sonic and less than $500 on Fantom.

Why the dossier still applies

The multichain correction does not change classification: all measured deployments are the same concentrated-liquidity AMM exposure. Reopen only if Solidly ships a separately reviewable product without paired-asset inventory rebalancing. More TVL, additional chains, veSOLID emissions or automated range management would not meet that criterion.

Class rule

The amm lp class is outside the approved structures, so every protocol in it is not approved until the rule changes. The rule is about the structure, not an adverse finding about this protocol, and it is not a client instruction. The events that would reopen it are listed with the memo.

Sources

The claims above trace to these. Where a number could not be independently verified, the thesis says so.

Inherited controls

The research above describes the protocol layer. Every position also inherits the asset it holds and the chain it settles on. The layer with the most administrative power sets the position’s effective control; that describes control, not quality or suitability.

ChainVerdictControlControl constraint
OP MainnetRejected Mixed control Ethereum forced inclusion limits sequencer censorship, but the Foundation and Security Council can co-sign an immediate upgrade before a client can exit.
EthereumApproved No freeze key No sequencer, no upgrade key, no operator who can be compelled. Rule changes require social consensus.
Arbitrum OneApproved with limits Mixed control a single sequencer orders >99% of transactions and admin keys can upgrade bridge contracts on a ~7-day timelock.
BaseApproved with limits Mixed control Coinbase, one regulated US company, operates the only sequencer, and admin keys can upgrade bridge contracts within ~7 days.
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