Parallel
Parallel’s new staking system introduces two ways to stake your PRL:
sPRL1 (single-sided staking)
sPRL2 (LP staking)
Both mechanisms grant you governance rights and a share of protocol revenues, but with different levels of commitment, returns, and influence.
This guide explains how to stake, how unstaking works, and how rewards are distributed under Tokenomics v2.0 (PIP-46).
By staking PRL, you:
🗳 Gain voting power for protocol governance (Snapshot)
📊 Accumulate a ParaBoost score to receive protocol fees
🔐 Lock into a 30-day cycle (epoch) with optional early exit against a penalty
There are two staking formats available:
Stake only PRL
No exposure to impermanent loss
Voting power: 1 PRL = 1 vote
Available on Ethereum, Polygon, Base, Sonic
Best suited for governance participants and low-risk profiles.
Provide liquidity to the Balancer 80/20 PRL/wETH pool
LP tokens are automatically staked on Aura, rewards sent to the DAO
Voting power: x2.5 ParaBoost (based on PRL-equivalent value)
Available initially on Ethereum
Best suited for users who want maximum governance influence and support PRL liquidity.
ParaBoost score determines how much of the protocol’s fees you receive
Rewards are distributed every epoch (~30 days)
Distributed in PAR stablecoin, claimable on Polygon PoS
You can claim within 12 epochs (~1 year) before unclaimed rewards return to the DAO
💡 Fees distributed to stakers: 15% of total generated protocol fees
Unstaking starts a 1-epoch cooldown (30 days)
You can exit immediately by paying a penalty:
Starts at 50%
Decreases linearly over time
Penalties are sent to the DAO Treasury
Transfer of sPRL1/sPRL2 resets ParaBoost to 0
Go to the “Stake” tab on the Parallel dApp
Choose between Stake PRL or Stake PRL/wETH LP
Select your chain (Ethereum, Polygon, etc.)
Enter the amount to stake
Approve PRL
Confirm and sign the staking transaction
Once your PRL is staked (sPRL1 or sPRL2), you can delegate your voting power to any address, including your own.
Step-by-step:
Go to the Stake tab in the Parallel dApp
Scroll to the Your votes section
Click on Change Delegate
In the modal:
Paste the address of the wallet you want to delegate to
Or select Delegate to Self if you want to vote with your own address
Click Delegate and confirm the transaction in your wallet
Delegating only affects your Snapshot voting power.
You keep full ownership of your sPRL, your ParaBoost score, and your protocol rewards (in $PAR).
Voting power is assigned based on ParaBoost score from the previous epoch.
Proposal thresholds:
Integration: 100k sPRL (ParaBoost)
Governance: 200k
Improvement: 300k
To publish a proposal on Snapshot, you need at least 100,000 sPRL (ParaBoost).
sPRL tokens are ERC-20 transferable, but ParaBoost resets on transfer
Staking contracts are audited (BailSec & Zenith)
All funds are non-custodial and managed by the DAO