Swellchain's purpose-built infrastructure for Liquid Restaked Tokens demanded a financial primitive designed for the same specialization. USDK operates as Swellchain's native stablecoin, enabling users to mint directly against their LRT collateral - swETH, rswETH, weETH - while maintaining exposure to restaking yields.
This alignment creates functionality where USDK leverages Swellchain's specialized architecture to maximize LRT utility and liquidity.
USDK: Native to Swellchain
USDK is built specifically for Swellchain's restaking infrastructure. Your collateral keeps earning staking rewards while backing your loans.
Current metrics after 2 months:
- $1.19M Total Value Locked to this day
- $11,656 cumulative fees generated
- Growing user base discovering yield-stacked borrowing
Strategies to Maximize your LRT and LST with USDK
Strategy 1: Collateral Pumping (Perfect for Current ETH Strength)
ETH is pumping. Your staked ETH is earning rewards. Now you can borrow against it without selling.
How it works:
- Use swETH, rswETH, weETH, or ETH as collateral
- Set your interest rate (as low as 5%)
- Mint USDK while maintaining full upside exposure
- Deploy that USDK into more yield opportunities
The flexibility: Each trove (borrowing position) is independent. Run multiple strategies simultaneously without cross-contamination.
Example: Use 10 ETH as collateral → mint 5,000 USDK → reinvest in more staking positions. Your original ETH keeps earning, your new positions earn, and you maintain leverage on ETH's price movement.
Strategy 2: Defensive Positioning (When Markets Turn)
When your collateral isn't pumping, Orki adapts to your strategy.
Market neutral approach:
- Set higher interest rates for safer positioning
- Use borrowed USDK to hedge positions
- Reduce leverage by paying down debt as needed
The control: You set your own interest rates. Market conditions change, your rates can too. No algorithm making decisions for you.
Strategy 3: Stability Pool Earning
Turn other people's borrowing into your profit stream.
The mechanism:
- Deposit USDK into Stability Pools
- Earn 75% of all interest paid by borrowers
- Automatically purchase liquidated collateral at discount prices
Current opportunity: With $1.19M TVL and growing, Stability Pool depositors earn from steady interest payments plus liquidation discounts.
Strategy 4: LP Provision for Maximum Rewards
Provide liquidity for USDK pairs on Velodrome Finance (Swellchain's leading DEX). Earn the highest Orki Drops multiplier.
Active pairs:
- USDK/WETH
- USDK/USDe
- USDK/rUSDC (with Relend Network)
The triple reward: Trading fees + potential VELO emissions + 2.5x Orki Drops for TGE.
Platform integrations:
- Velodrome Finance: Primary DEX for USDK trading and LP rewards
- Relend Network: Cross-chain stablecoin liquidity partnership
- EtherFi: weETH collateral integration with continued loyalty points
- Metrom: Orki Drops tracking and distribution infrastructure
Independent Trove Strategy
Each borrowing position is an NFT (trove) that operates independently:
- Trove 1: Conservative 200% collateral ratio, high interest rate
- Trove 2: Aggressive 120% collateral ratio, low interest rate
- Trove 3: Moderate position for stability pool deposits
The advantage: Isolate risk, optimize each strategy, maintain maximum flexibility.
The Orki Drops Economy: Your Gateway to $ORKI Ownership
Here's what makes this opportunity unique: every USDK you hold, borrow, or provide liquidity with earns you Orki Drops - your claim to $ORKI tokens at TGE.
The multiplier system rewards different activities:
- Borrowing: 1x multiplier (mint USDK, keep your collateral earning)
- Stability Pools: 1.5x multiplier (earn borrower interest + liquidation discounts)
- LP Provision: 2.5x multiplier (highest rewards for liquidity providers)
Formula: Orki Drops = (USDK Amount) × Multiplier × (Days Held)
Distribution at TGE: 25% of your $ORKI unlocks immediately, 75% vests over 6 months.
The opportunity: Every day you participate, you're accumulating ownership in Swellchain's native financial layer. Early users with consistent USDK usage will hold the largest $ORKI allocations when governance launches.
Your Assets Are Ready to Work Harder
Swellchain's specialized infrastructure was designed for this evolution. The network's focus on LRT operations created the environment for native stablecoin functionality.
Orki Finance and USDK represent the next development in Swellchain's restaking ecosystem. Whether you're capitalizing on ETH momentum or adapting to different market conditions, Swellchain's purpose-built infrastructure enables restaking strategies.
The specialized blockspace is operational. The incentives are active. Your restaked assets are ready.
Getting Started: Your Path to $ORKI Ownership
- Bridge to Swellchain: Use Superbridge to move your restaked assets
- Choose your earning strategy: Borrow, earn in Stability Pools, or provide liquidity - all earn Orki Drops
- Maximize your allocation: Higher multipliers and longer duration = more $ORKI at TGE
Visit app.orki.finance to start accumulating Orki Drops today.
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