diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js
index 92600586acc..9a11282ad8d 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.contract.js
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ export const meta = {
   privateArgsShape: {
     // @ts-expect-error TypedPattern not recognized as record
     ...OrchestrationPowersShape,
+    assetInfo: M.arrayOf([DenomShape, DenomDetailShape]),
+    chainInfo: M.recordOf(M.string(), CosmosChainInfoShape),
     feeConfig: FeeConfigShape,
     marshaller: M.remotable(),
-    chainInfo: M.recordOf(M.string(), CosmosChainInfoShape),
-    assetInfo: M.arrayOf([DenomShape, DenomDetailShape]),
+    poolMetricsNode: M.remotable(),
   },
 };
 harden(meta);
@@ -86,10 +87,11 @@ const publishAddresses = (contractNode, addresses) => {
 /**
  * @param {ZCF<FastUsdcTerms>} zcf
  * @param {OrchestrationPowers & {
- *   marshaller: Marshaller;
- *   feeConfig: FeeConfig;
- *   chainInfo: Record<string, CosmosChainInfo>;
  *   assetInfo: [Denom, DenomDetail & { brandKey?: string}][];
+ *   chainInfo: Record<string, CosmosChainInfo>;
+ *   feeConfig: FeeConfig;
+ *   marshaller: Marshaller;
+ *   poolMetricsNode: Remote<StorageNode>;
  * }} privateArgs
  * @param {Zone} zone
  * @param {OrchestrationTools} tools
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ export const contract = async (zcf, privateArgs, zone, tools) => {
   );
 
   const poolKit = zone.makeOnce('Liquidity Pool kit', () =>
-    makeLiquidityPoolKit(shareMint, privateArgs.storageNode),
+    makeLiquidityPoolKit(shareMint, privateArgs.poolMetricsNode),
   );
 
   /** Chain, connection, and asset info can only be registered once */
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js
index f940e403865..070025a6c5e 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/src/fast-usdc.start.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const publishDisplayInfo = async (brand, { board, chainStorage }) => {
 };
 
 const FEED_POLICY = 'feedPolicy';
+const POOL_METRICS = 'poolMetrics';
 
 /**
  * @param {ERef<StorageNode>} node
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ export const startFastUSDC = async (
       chainStorage,
     },
   );
+  const poolMetricsNode = await E(storageNode).makeChildNode(POOL_METRICS);
 
   const privateArgs = await deeplyFulfilledObject(
     harden({
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ export const startFastUSDC = async (
       feeConfig,
       localchain,
       orchestrationService: cosmosInterchainService,
+      poolMetricsNode,
       storageNode,
       timerService,
       marshaller,
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts b/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts
index 7a64bcf2ff2..7106b0e948a 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/supports.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ export const commonSetup = async (t: ExecutionContext<any>) => {
       localchain,
       orchestrationService: cosmosInterchainService,
       storageNode: storage.rootNode,
+      poolMetricsNode: storage.rootNode.makeChildNode('poolMetrics'),
       marshaller,
       timerService: timer,
       feeConfig: makeTestFeeConfig(usdc),