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# rL3 Rewards

rL3 is the reward token you earn for depositing in eligible Ample vaults while incentive programs run. It sits apart from payouts, which come from yield and the weekly draw. rL3 accrues to every qualifying depositor (the amount varies based on a specific campaign).

### Earning

Deposit into an eligible vault and stay deposited while incentives are live. Accrual scales with deposit size and time, distributed through **Merkl**, the onchain reward-distribution system used across major DeFi protocols. Your claimable balance shows on the [Rewards](https://ample.money/rewards) page.

### Vesting

rL3 rewards patience the same way the rest of Ample does. A fifth of every issue is liquid immediately, and the rest vests linearly across six months.

For an issued amount A, the vested total after t days is

$$V(t) = 0.2A + 0.8A \cdot \min\left(\tfrac{t}{180},, 1\right)$$

Claiming early keeps what has vested and forfeits the rest, permanently. Redeem at month three and you keep 60% of the issue (the instant 20% plus 40% vested); hold to month six and every token is yours. 

The [Rewards](https://ample.money/rewards) page runs this calculation for you and shows exactly what an early redemption keeps and gives up before you confirm anything.

{% hint style="info" %}
Incentive programs are finite by nature. Rates adjust and campaigns end. Where an implied APR includes rL3, read it as a snapshot of a live incentive rather than a standing rate.
{% endhint %}


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