Pendle introduces the sPENDLE mechanism to replace vePENDLE and introduce liquidity staking.

PANews reported on January 20th that, according to an official Pendle announcement, vePENDLE will be completely replaced by the sPENDLE mechanism. sPENDLE is a transferable, composable, liquid staking token with a 14-day exit period. Protocol revenue will be used to buy back PENDLE and distribute it to active sPENDLE holders; those not participating in governance will lose their current rewards. The original manual voting emission mechanism will be upgraded to an algorithmic model, expected to reduce emissions by 30%. A snapshot of existing vePENDLE will be taken on January 29th, and up to 4x virtual sPENDLE will be awarded based on the remaining lock-up time, with a gradual transition over two years.