You want results, not slogans. Here’s a practical playbook to earn Paradex XP (points) every week without overexposure. Tactics, pacing, and things people get wrong. Use what’s useful, discard the rest.
Weekly pool: 4,000,000 XP, Friday cut‑off at 00:00 UTC.
Season 2 status: live and extended (up to +6 months) to line up with the $DIME listing and new features.
Where XP comes from: trading perps, time in position (open interest), TVL deposits, referrals, Vaults.
Tokenomics context: 57.6% of $DIME to the community (20% Genesis, 26.6% Ongoing, 5% Liquidity).
If you only read one line: optimize for Friday. Most users bleed points by acting after the cut‑off or by cramming everything into Thursday.
Open the Paradex XP hub or Trade page (referral link).
Connect your EVM wallet. Confirm the right network in the wallet app.
Place a tiny first order (even dust size) to initialize tracking.
Open the account/XP view to confirm the system sees you.
Wrong network in wallet → switch and reload.
Order fails on protection → use a limit order and match tick size.
XP not visible yet → give it time; it’s not instant for first‑timers.
Build base exposure in small size. Let positions age to accumulate OI time.
Add a small TVL deposit if you plan to keep balances anyway.
Top up or rebalance. Confirm Vault deposits are settled.
Nudge referred users to complete their first qualifying action.
Flatten risk you don’t want to carry. Leave positions you’re comfortable aging through the cut‑off.
Cut‑off. Anything after this rolls to next week. Don’t scramble in the last minute.
Smaller, consistent trades beat one giant candle. Maker/taker mix and fees matter.
Let positions live. OI time adds up. Use stop discipline. Avoid gamblers’ sizing.
Treat it as a baseline, not a lever to crank last‑minute. Funds should be there earlier in the week.
They count when the referred wallet actually trades or acts. Self‑referral games aren’t worth your time.
USDC in, Vault Tokens out. Strategies run by operators (currently perps). Read the brief before depositing. Withdrawals may route via auxiliary accounts to reduce market impact.
These are XP thinking frameworks, not promises. Exact conversion to $DIME is finalized pre‑listing.
Why this works
You’re leveraging time (OI) plus predictable flow. The Friday deadline rewards planning, not hero trades.
Last‑hour panics. You pay bad spreads, miss confirms, and then complain XP didn’t move.
All‑size, no time. Huge intraday churn with zero OI. Looks active, scores poorly.
Late TVL. Pending state at the cut‑off counts as nothing.
Ignoring Vault risks. Vaults are strategies, not savings accounts. Drawdowns are real.
Community receives 57.6% of $DIME: 20% Genesis Airdrop, 26.6% Ongoing, 5% Liquidity.
Early, consistent participation tends to place you better for Genesis + future seasons. The system rewards continuity more than spikes.
Monday: one tiny maker fill to wake things up. Leave a small position aging.
Tuesday: check OI time; add a second leg or hedge. If using TVL, top up here, not on Thursday night.
Wednesday: review fills, prune noise.
Thursday (AM): settle Vault moves; ping referred wallets.
Thursday (PM): trim positions I don’t want through cut‑off. Leave what I’m fine to age.
Friday: verify the drop, log what changed, reset sizing down.
No. Final rules land before listing. Treat XP as a scoring vector until then.
They can contribute via activity/TVL, but read docs—strategies carry risk and are operated by managers.
You can try. It’s inefficient. OI time exists for a reason.
Because a single fill with zero time in position typically underperforms a calm weekly plan.