What is Hedget (HGET)?
Hedget, introduced in September 2020, is a decentralized and non-custodial cryptocurrency options protocol. The project boasts a wide array of strategic investors and partners, including Chromia, FTX/Alameda Research, Orion Protocol, NGC Ventures, and FBG Capital. The Hedget team asserts that the evolution of global decentralized options markets is a natural progression for DeFi platforms and lenders. By enabling hedging against market volatility in both directions, these platforms, as well as casual users, can protect themselves against liquidation and insolvency risks. Moreover, Hedget options serve as a straightforward trading tool to capitalize on market price movements. The team has prioritized harnessing the capabilities of multiple blockchains. Hedget offers an implementation for Binance Smart Chain and a separate one on Ethereum. Additionally, Chromia is being integrated as a Layer 2 enhancement for the Ethereum platform. The long-term vision of the Hedget foundation is to develop and steward the platform over the coming years, with the ultimate goal of establishing a DAO that will govern the platform's rules and mechanics. ___ The Hedget Token (HGET) functions as the native utility and governance token of the Hedget platform. It is issued on the Ethereum network as an ERC-20 contract and will have representation on both a Chromia sidechain and Binance Smart Chain. HGET serves as the governance token for the Hedget platform. Token holders can participate in governance by voting (either directly on the blockchain or through the UI at https://hedget.com/proposals/) on the addition of new assets, default options parameters, and UI enhancements. A Testnet platform is available at https://hedget.com/demo/ (hosted on Chromia testnet), which requires users to stake HGET tokens for access. On this demo site, users trade with testnet tokens that bear no real value. However, the top-performing traders will be automatically rewarded with real HGET tokens by the Hedget protocol upon the mainnet release on the Chromia blockchain in Q1 2021. The HGET token will serve several roles on the platform. HGET tokens must be staked to interact with the platform, and all trading commissions on Hedget are collected in HGET tokens. Furthermore, HGET is utilized to prevent order spamming that could lead to API overloads and order book manipulation. Staking requirements will scale with the monetary value and frequency of a user's interactions. In the future, the HGET token will also act as a security measure and reputation mechanism when margined options are implemented. Options writers intending to offer options without providing 1:1 collateral will need to stake HGET tokens, which will be used to buy fully collateralized options as a hedge against capital insufficiency risks. This mechanism ensures that end users are protected from the insolvency of an options writer. As the platform progresses, a DAO will be established, and HGET tokens will play a role in determining transaction fees, reserve requirements, and the general functions and features of the platform.














