# About pool mechanics

The various pools being introduced on Oceanpoint work in a similar way and have been deployed to function with a long-term time horizon in mind. Currently the rewards allocation is fixed at 500,000 BST / month and split into respective pools based on incentivation requirements.

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Note that the underlying smart contracts have all been audited by Hacken.

[See audit reports here](https://hacken.io/audits/blocksquare/)
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### Rewards allocation and schedule

With v0.5, the monthly rewards allocation of 500,000 BST has been split as shown in the infographic below.

* <mark style="background-color:green;">Governance pools — 25% @ 125,000 BST / month</mark>
  * main pool
  * marketplace pools
* <mark style="background-color:green;">Asset pools — 25% @ 125,000 BST / month</mark>
  * Issuer BSPT
  * Community BSPT
* <mark style="background-color:green;">Liquidity pools — 50% @ 250,000 BST / month</mark>
  * BST-ETH&#x20;

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