What to do with PARA/HKO

What to do with PARA/HKO

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You check the Glossary for the meaning of each of those derivative tokens.

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PARA

Parallel ($PARA) is the native platform token for Parallel's Polkadot parachain. It is required to execute the functionalities and security of our protocol. It can also be maximized to meet your investment goals. Below are some of the things you can do with your PARA token:

1) Transaction fee

You need to have Para to pay transaction fees when you sign transactions on Parallel Heiko DeFi Dapps. For example when you use the AMM, Money Market or Stake your KSM.

2) AMM (Automated Market Marker) - "Swap"

  • Set the exchange direction e.g PARA to DOT
  • Select PARA and enter the amount of PARA you will like to exchange for  asset and hit the “Swap” 
  • You can swap PARA to DOT:sDOT;cDOT-6/13;cDOT-7/14.
  • Next sign your transaction and you’ve successfully swapped your PARA.
  • After that you can use our products and earn yield.

3) Providing Liquidity

After that you can click the Liquidity tab on the Swap interface to provide PARA liquidity and earn yield via liquidity fee. 

  • Click the Liquidity Tab
  • Select PARA and enter the amount of PARA you will like to add to the Liquidity. Finally, sign the transaction as usual.

By the way, you will receive LP tokens which you can use in our Money Market to increase your capital. 

4) Money Market 

Money Market is a DeFi protocol that allow users to put their idle assets to work — enabling them to borrow money by supplying collateral to the market and allowing others to deposit (lend) their assets to earn yield and compound their rewards. Here are the steps to follow to use the money market:

  • Select the PARA to Lend
  • You will earn an estimated Para farm reward for supplying your asset. Rewards can be claimed from your dashboard.
  • You can also use Borrow utility, but you need to supply an asset (e.g. DOT) as collateral before you can borrow PARA.

HKO

Heiko token is the native token of Parallel Heiko, the sister parachain of Parallel Finance that was launched on Kusama network. It is required to pay for transactions, execute functionalities, secure the protocol, and it can be maximized to meet your investment goals. Below are some of the things you can do with your HKO token:

1) Transaction fee

You need to have HKO to pay transaction fees when you sign transactions on Parallel Heiko DeFi Dapps. For example when you use the AMM, Money Market or Stake your KSM.

2) AMM (Automated Market Marker) - "Swap"

The AMM is the automated market maker of the Parallel Heiko protocol. With it, users can carry out non-custodial exchange or swap their token for another in a decentralized fashion. To use the AMM, you follow the steps below:

  • Set the exchange direction e.g HKO to KSM
  • Select HKO and enter the amount of HKO you will like to exchange for KSM and hit the “Swap”
  • Next sign your transaction and you’ve successfully swapped your HKO.

3) Providing Liquidity

After that you can click the Liquidity tab on the Swap interface to provide HKO liquidity and earn yield via liquidity fee. 

  • Choose Liquidity
  • Select HKO and enter the amount of HKO you will like to Add to the Liquidity. Finally, sign the transaction as usual.

You will receive LP tokens which you can use in our Money Market to compound your reward. 

4) Money Market 

Parallel Heiko Money Market is the native decentralized money market of the Kusama-based DeFi super Dapps protocol that offers lending and borrowing functionalities. You can use lend your Heiko token to the money market to earn lending reward or supply it as collateral to the market to borrow another asset. Follow the steps below to use the Money Market.

  • Select HKO on the lend tab
  • You will earn an estimated HKO farming reward for supplying your asset. Farming rewards can be claimed from your dashboard.
  • You can also provide collateral with HKO to borrow other assets like KSM.






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