Hidden Hand is a governance incentive marketplace operated by Redacted Cartel that lets protocols offer rewards to direct gauge votes across multiple DeFi systems. It generalises the bribery market model beyond a single protocol.
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- Hidden Hand aggregates incentive offers from protocols seeking to influence gauge weight votes and routes them to eligible voters. It supports several underlying ecosystems, acting as a meta-marketplace for governance influence rather than serving one protocol.
- By matching bidders who want emissions with voters who hold delegated power, Hidden Hand turns governance participation into a yield source. It sits alongside Votium as one of the principal venues for vote incentive auctions in DeFi.