Its been while since we talked about our staking program, here is what it looks like in simple terms:
Every market on Percolator Trade has an insurance pool -> You can stake into it.
The pool grows from market activity-> It also takes losses when the market eats bad debt.
Your share moves with the pool = up when traders pay or down when the market loses.
Why it matters for liquidity:
Other perp DEX's curate which tokens get listed.
Percolator opens that gate so anyone can launch a market for any token.
However markets need a backstop, and stakers are one of those backstops.
Stakers help the market operate safely.
There is two ways in:
1.Senior position: lower risk, baseline yield.
2.Junior position: first loss, multiplied fee share.
Real yield from real activity, real risk from real markets.
Withdrawals are subject to a per market cooldown. If the pool is mid cycle and funds are deployed to insurance, full value unlocks at market resolution.
https://t.co/hsRaDl5riS -> break it
over 7,000 people have already joined the waitlist. What's stopping you?
Next Frontier categories I looked at: RWA, Wallets, Data/Governance and Verticals 👇
Smaller and more scattered than the previous macro areas, but very interesting
These categories show where Solana starts touching real assets, user experience, data layers and real-world use cases
RWA seems to be forming around:
• Startup financing onchain
Example: @craftsdev, equity-linked token offerings for startups
• Collectibles and luxury assets
Example: @Artifacte_inc, a consumer app for luxury and collectible RWAs
• Private credit markets
Example: @Credit_Markets, onchain infrastructure for emerging market private credit
For Wallets, one project that stood out was:
• @usesendsol, Pix-like payments on Solana with human-readable keys
For Data/Governance, a couple of projects that stood out were:
• @01Resolved, tracking treasury, ownership and decision-market activity
• @tokenflowtech, analytics and operating tools for token ecosystems
Verticals are probably the most varied part of Frontier
There are projects across healthcare, green tech, enterprise SaaS, education, compliance, hardware, supply chain and more
I’m mentioning just a couple that stood out:
• @arcane_finance, institutional confidential finance on Solana
• @yoursolanabuddy, a voice-first Solana hardware assistant
Next up: Gaming, the last category in this series 🎮
After that, I’ll probably put together a longer recap before the winners are announced
So if I missed something strong from these categories, now is the time to tell me 👇
solana:VtwGKv7dcpY7aFb8H7MvZfEtUAKwtsHcXSkejCAparq 332k-1.83m now
VtwGKv7dcpY7aFb8H7MvZfEtUAKwtsHcXSkejCAparq
Points worth noting:
The product has strong uniqueness and solves market pain points well
Traditional stock trading is limited by time, leverage, KYC, and custody. Pure crypto perps lack exposure to real stocks. Parquet combines the two, attracting degen traders, especially within Solana's highly active perps ecosystem
Market cap versus potential is extreme. A 200k MCAP is very low within Solana memecoins. If the platform can capture even a small portion of Solana's perps trading volume, protocol revenue could support a valuation far higher than the current market cap
Additionally, toly has followed this project, though this may not be a strong positive signal
We've been keeping an eye on $PARQ.
The reason isn't the chart.
It's the narrative.
Most $SOL memes compete for attention with memes alone.
$PARQ is trying something different by tying itself to decentralized stock and ETF perpetual trading.
It's still a momentum trade and the market will decide whether the product angle sticks.
But what caught our attention is that it gives traders something more to discuss than price action.
We'll be watching whether volume, activity, and discussion continue to build from here.
Interesting setup.
We could have done a VC raise and grifted everyone with a downonly token and subpar product that founders have no interest in working on beyond securing their exits.
But to us, an important part of the Parquet "experiment" is showing that it's possible for anyone to build a valuable protocol without relying on connections or capital. (we're just getting started btw)
Coming this week:
Liquidity farming
PnL cards
Parquet Exchange's first Trading Competition
Additional markets
https://t.co/Vf6Aud2lLv