# Retroactive Backer Distribution w/Numbers

**URL:** <https://gov.goldfinch.finance/t/retroactive-backer-distribution-w-numbers/234>\
**Category:** Proposals\
**Tags:** backer-distribution\
**Created:** [January 13, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://gov.goldfinch.finance/t/retroactive-backer-distribution-w-numbers/234 "2022-01-13T16:19:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![CognitiveLiberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@CognitiveLiberty](https://gov.goldfinch.finance/u/CognitiveLiberty)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://gov.goldfinch.finance/t/retroactive-backer-distribution-w-numbers/234/7 "2022-01-14T01:03:20Z")

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This example serves to

- Clarify the concept of a “capped” vs “uncapped” reward pool.
- Visualize how the inclusion of a “capped” reward pool leads to a better distribution of the Retroactive Backer rewards.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/goldfinch/original/1X/ba8bb9d0f8c3bf6809aee36202898662df212aff.png)

- In **green** you see the current Backers and the total GFI to be distributed. (For simplicity, 200GFI is used in this example)

- In **blue** , you find my suggestion

- In **Red** , you can see how the distribution would look if all rewards were proportional to the amount supplied to the Borrower pool

**Note:** Notice that everyone but Anna receives higher rewards by dividing the rewards between a “capped” and “uncapped” reward pool. I believe this method of distribution will benefit smaller backers (\<30,000$). Acknowledging the work they’ve put into the protocol, and encouraging further contributions - not only as Backers, but also as participants in the decentralized governance of Goldfinch Protocol.

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