# Everstrike Mainnet Receives Initial Liquidity

The [Everstrike Mainnet](https://references.everstrike.io/announcements/everstrike-mainnet-is-live) has been seeded with an initial liquidity amount of $5M.

This enables traders to engage in live trading in all of Everstrike's 257 markets, with the largest markets ([BTC/USD](https://app.everstrike.io/app/trade?pair=USD_BTC_PERP), [ETH/USD](https://app.everstrike.io/app/trade?pair=USD_ETH_PERP), [SOL/USD](https://app.everstrike.io/app/trade?pair=USD_SOL_PERP)) currently supporting order quantities of $50,000 and greater.

The liquidity is powered by the [Everstrike Perpetual Vault](https://references.everstrike.io/trading/perpetual-vault). 

Additionally, two new incentive programs have been launched:

* [The Everstrike Liquidity Incentive Program](https://references.everstrike.io/announcements/introducing-the-everstrike-liquidity-incentive-program)
* [The Everstrike Bonus Program](https://references.everstrike.io/account/trading-bonus)

### **Liquidity Distribution**

Liquidity is distributed based on a pro-rata algorithm that favors larger markets (BTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD) over mid-sized and smaller markets. Options and spot receive a proportionally smaller amount of liquidity relative to futures.

### **Liquidity Provisioning**

As with the Everstrike Testnet, the bulk of the liquidity on the Everstrike Mainnet is provided by the [Everstrike Perpetual Vault](https://references.everstrike.io/trading/perpetual-vault).

It is also possible for traders to individually add liquidity to the Everstrike Mainnet, by interacting with the [Everstrike API](https://docs.everstrike.io), or by placing limit orders manually through the [Everstrike Frontend.](https://app.everstrike.io/app) 

[The Everstrike Liquidity Incentive Program](https://references.everstrike.io/announcements/introducing-the-everstrike-liquidity-incentive-program) incentivizes traders to partake in liquidity provisioning on the Everstrike Mainnet. 

### Timeline

March 2025 - The Everstrike Mainnet is launched.

July 2025 - The Everstrike Mainnet receives initial liquidity of $5M.

May 2026 - Trading fees are introduced on the Everstrike Mainnet. The fee schedule will follow a standard [maker-taker](https://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/042414/what-makertaker-fees-mean-you.asp)-based model, favoring liquidity providers over liquidity takers.

June 2026 - [The Everstrike Liquidity Incentive Program](https://references.everstrike.io/announcements/introducing-the-everstrike-liquidity-incentive-program) begins.