dYdX
Perpetual futures DEX running on its own Cosmos SDK app-chain with REST/WebSocket and gRPC APIs.
Last release Sep 6, 2026 · Last commit Sep 6, 2026 · ★ 343
Overview
dYdX (v4) is a decentralized perpetual futures exchange that runs as its own Cosmos SDK / CometBFT application-specific blockchain (dYdX Chain). An Indexer service exposes REST and WebSocket APIs for market and account data, while orders are submitted as Cosmos transactions over gRPC; official TypeScript and Python clients support programmatic and bot/agent trading. The protocol and indexer are open source. Leverage, performance, and safety are not verified here.
Sato Score
83/100· HighHow open, active & verifiable — not a safety or returns grade.
- Maintenance & liveness
- 35/35
- Code transparency
- 19/20
- Interface verifiability
- 0/10
- Docs & demo
- 6/10
- Listing transparency & provenance
- 15/15
- Independent verification
- 8/10
Independently verified — listing reviewed against evidence, never self-reported.
Observed record — 57 daily checks since 2026-07-14
- Succeeded
- 57
- Failed
- 0
- Their error
- 0
- Unattributed
- 0
This is the share of our daily checks that succeeded — not an availability guarantee. A check can fail because the host was down, because our runner timed out, or because the network in between dropped it, and only the first of those is a fact about this project. Failures are split by what we can attribute; anything we cannot attribute is counted, not hidden. 49 of these checks predate 2026-09-01, when the probe counted a bot-block (HTTP 403) as a failure and recorded no reason for any failure. Rates spanning that date mix two definitions. Since then: 100%.
Last 30 days — to 2026-09-09, one point per UTC day
A gap is a day we have no attributable observation — never a zero. Thirty points is the whole shape the free layer carries; the daily rows behind it stay in the snapshot series.
Details
- Chains
- Cosmos, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche, Optimism, Solana
- Agent types
- Trading Venue, Perps DEX
- Open source
- Yes
- Pricing
- Trading fees (maker/taker tiered)
- Deploys as
- npm, pip, API, Self-hostedfrom project docs · 2026-06-25
- Works with
- Cosmos SDK, CometBFTfrom project docs · 2026-06-25
- Last checked
- 2026-09-08
Marketplace Signals
No marketplace signals recorded for this resource yet.
Verification status reflects evidence reviewed by Sato Hub. Self-reported claims are never presented as verified.
Where dYdX fits
Related concepts: How Agents Interact With Smart Contracts, How Agents Use Wallets, What Are MCPs? The Standard Way to Give Agents Tools
Recent Activity
All news →Releases and posts from dYdX, pulled from its GitHub and X.
v4-chain Release protocol/v9.7.0
Release v9.7.0 What's Changed Backport v9.7 changes to release/protocol/v9.x ( #3384 , #3386 , #3388 ) by @tqin7 in #3389 Full Changelog : protocol/v9.6.4...protocol/v9.7.0
v4-chain Release protocol/v9.7.0-rc0
Release v9.7.0-rc0
v4-chain Release protocol/v9.6.4
What's Changed Port SEC-76 fixes to main (backport #3380 ) by @mergify [bot] in #3381 Full Changelog : protocol/v9.6.3...protocol/v9.6.4
v4-chain Release indexer/v9.5.9
What's Changed feat(socks): drop connections that spam the subscription limit (backport #3382 ) by @mergify [bot] in #3383 Full Changelog : indexer/v9.5.8...indexer/v9.5.9
A note from dYdX founder @AntonioMJuliano on the transition to Arcus. The v4 lessons, the Robinhood Chain partnership, and why Arcus is the biggest bet this community has ever made. Have a read 👇 htt
A note from dYdX founder @AntonioMJuliano on the transition to Arcus. The v4 lessons, the Robinhood Chain partnership, and why Arcus is the biggest bet this community has ever made. Have a read 👇 https://t.co/zc3Duzz3FF
5/ Why this move? dYdX Chain achieved real decentralization. But it also made clear the tradeoffs: performance and user experience suffered, and the market responded. Arcus combines dYdX's experience
5/ Why this move? dYdX Chain achieved real decentralization. But it also made clear the tradeoffs: performance and user experience suffered, and the market responded. Arcus combines dYdX's experience innovating in DeFi markets with Robinhood's world class expertise in creating financial products for millions of users - built around speed, liquidity, and user experience.
Listing History
Recorded changes to dYdX's listing — status, verification, Sato Score, and recent releases. Full history is kept in the listing record.
- Sep 6, 2026New release published
- Sep 5, 2026New release published
- Aug 26, 20264 releases trackedShowing the 2 most recent. Full release history is retained in the listing record.
- Jul 14, 2026Edited: deploy spec
- Jun 25, 2026Enriched: marketplace notes
- Jun 25, 2026Auto-enriched: creator profile url, creator name, deployment options, supported integrations +2 more
- Jun 11, 2026Sato Hub began tracking this listing
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