According to @dydxfoundation, since August 2025 the dYdX Foundation has managed its Grants Program to strengthen accountability, transparency and impact tracking, delivering approximately USD 2 million in annualized savings within the first three months through contract renewals, renegotiations and impact-tied terminations, source: @dydxfoundation, Dec 5, 2025. @dydxfoundation reports recent grants funded OEGS to support low-latency, fair-access trading, source: @dydxfoundation, Dec 5, 2025. @dydxfoundation also supported the Free Deposit initiative enabling fee-free bridging from Ethereum and L2s, source: @dydxfoundation, Dec 5, 2025. Research backed by the program informed BTC and SOL fee holidays, contributing to an estimated roughly 2x increase in trading volume, source: @dydxfoundation, Dec 5, 2025.

According to dYdX Foundation, MoonPay is now integrated on dYdX, enabling direct fiat-to-crypto funding via Apple Pay, Google Pay, and major payment methods to reduce onboarding friction and accelerate access to live markets on dydx.trade. Source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 4, 2025: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1996509537516617822 The foundation states this onboarding improvement accelerates access for traders to execute on live markets, providing a native fiat on-ramp within the dYdX ecosystem. Source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 4, 2025: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1996509537516617822

According to @dydxfoundation, the November Analyst Call featured Nethermind outlining progress on Rust and Python trading clients, a TradingView integration, and accelerated DYDX buybacks (source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 3, 2025). The replay is available on X for traders to review the implementation updates and the stated acceleration of DYDX buybacks (source: dYdX Foundation on X, Dec 3, 2025).

According to @dydxfoundation, a governance-approved fee holiday is in effect on dYdX’s BTC and SOL markets for December. According to @dydxfoundation, SOL is once again overtaking ETH in trading volume on dYdX following this fee policy. According to @dydxfoundation, the initiative is framed as a real-time market structure experiment showing how targeted fee policy can shift activity toward the deepest, most active venues. According to @dydxfoundation, traders can monitor the high-activity BTC and SOL markets and explore live markets at dydx.trade during the December fee holiday.

According to @dydxfoundation, staked DYDX supply stands at 246 million tokens, approximately 30 percent of circulating supply, as of the November Analyst Call. Source: dYdX Foundation on X on Dec 1, 2025. The foundation stated that launching staking through the UI will lower barriers for token holders. Source: dYdX Foundation on X on Dec 1, 2025. It also stated that staking-based fee discounts have been approved, enabling traders to reduce fees based on the amount of DYDX they stake. Source: dYdX Foundation on X on Dec 1, 2025. The foundation said these changes are designed to broaden staking participation and strengthen alignment between traders, validators, and the protocol over the long term. Source: dYdX Foundation on X on Dec 1, 2025.

According to dYdX Foundation on X on Nov 28, 2025, on-chain markets are hitting all-time highs driven by rising demand for transparency and self-custody. According to dYdX Foundation on X on Nov 28, 2025, major traditional finance institutions are beginning to integrate perpetual-style products. According to dYdX Foundation on X on Nov 28, 2025, this convergence signals a structural shift in market architecture that is reshaping how participants access leverage and liquidity.

According to @dydxfoundation, an on-chain governance vote is live to approve a one-month pilot Liquidation Rebate Program that would grant points and rebates up to $1M to traders who experience liquidation events, with a proposed start date of December 1, 2025, source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan Proposal 321. The voting deadline is November 29, 2025 at 05:27 UTC, source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan Proposal 321. Key trading parameters include a total rebate cap of $1M, a one-month duration, and rewards structured as points plus rebates, pending community approval, source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan Proposal 321.

According to @dydxfoundation, the dYdX Foundation hosted its November 2025 Analyst Call covering market structure, protocol performance, and ecosystem strategy; source: @dydxfoundation on X, Nov 27, 2025. According to @dydxfoundation, Nethermind joined as a special guest to share research updates; source: @dydxfoundation on X, Nov 27, 2025. According to @dydxfoundation, the full update for traders is available at https://www.dydx.foundation/blog/dydx-foundation-hosts-november-analyst-call-featuring-nethermind-metrics-milestones-and-whats-next, summarizing metrics, milestones, and what’s next; source: dYdX Foundation blog.

According to dYdX Foundation, an on-chain governance vote has been created to decide whether to extend the 100% trading fee discount (free trading) for BTC-USD and SOL-USD perpetual markets through December 2025 (source: dYdX Foundation, Nov 26, 2025; Mintscan Proposal 320). The vote ends on Nov 28, 2025 at 13:32 UTC, and its outcome will determine if these two markets remain at 0% trading fees through December 2025 (source: dYdX Foundation; Mintscan Proposal 320). For traders, an approved extension would keep trading fees at 0 on BTC-USD and SOL-USD perpetuals, directly reducing execution costs and breakeven thresholds for strategies on these pairs (source: dYdX Foundation; Mintscan Proposal 320). Traders should monitor the proposal page for final results and only adjust venue selection if the 0% fee extension is approved (source: Mintscan Proposal 320).

According to dYdX Foundation, an on-chain vote is live to extend the 100% fee discount (free trading) for BTC-USD and SOL-USD perpetual markets on dYdX through December 2025, with voting scheduled to end on Nov 28, 2025 at 13:32 UTC. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320. If approved, exchange fees on dYdX for BTC-USD and SOL-USD perpetuals would remain at zero through year-end 2025, directly lowering explicit execution costs for traders on those pairs on dYdX. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320. Traders can plan routing and short-term strategies around the event window, as a confirmed extension would keep taker and maker fees at $0 on these contracts on dYdX, reducing breakeven thresholds for scalping, hedging, and cross-venue leg execution on the specified pairs. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320. Key timeline: Vote closes Nov 28, 2025 at 13:32 UTC, and the proposal seeks a policy lasting through December 2025 if enacted. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320.

According to @dydxfoundation, November on dYdX features Surge Season 8 with 50% fee rebates and a 1M DYDX prize pool. According to @dydxfoundation, Trading Leagues launched to provide performance-based rewards that rank traders by results. According to @dydxfoundation, BTC and SOL markets received fee holidays during the month. According to @dydxfoundation, these incentives are intended to deepen engagement and strengthen liquidity while lowering effective trading costs for participants across live markets.

According to dYdX Foundation, cumulative repurchases total over 6.27M DYDX with a stated current market value above $1.71M, source: dYdX Foundation Nov 25, 2025 tweet. The next scheduled buyback tranche is 1.43M DYDX, with the program described as focused on long-term value alignment, source: dYdX Foundation Nov 25, 2025 tweet. Live buyback data and updates are available on the official tracker at buyback.dydx.trade for monitoring execution and size in real time, source: buyback.dydx.trade.

According to @dydxfoundation, the dYdX Foundation released its November 2025 Analyst Call covering the market backdrop and a protocol performance overview for dYdX (DYDX), with timestamps for each section provided, source: dYdX Foundation, Nov 24, 2025. According to @dydxfoundation, the agenda includes dedicated segments on monthly volume, staked supply, buybacks, incentives, fee holidays, MoonPay, affiliates, prediction markets, CCXT, and grants, source: dYdX Foundation, Nov 24, 2025. According to @dydxfoundation, the call also features a guest segment from Nethermind, source: dYdX Foundation, Nov 24, 2025.

According to @dydxfoundation, the dYdX community approved setting the liquidity tier to 2 for FARTCOIN, RAYDIUM and PUMP perpetual markets. Source: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1992004104424735119 https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/proposals/319 This Tier 2 classification applies the chain’s risk framework for margin requirements and position size limits on these perps, which traders should reference before adjusting leverage and sizing. Source: https://docs.dydx.community https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/proposals/319

According to @dydxfoundation, Permissioned Keys are now live on the dYdX frontend, enabling teams to manage trading access more securely by assigning roles, permissions, and controls with ease; source: dYdX Foundation on X, Nov 21, 2025. The feature delivers role-based access for team trading directly on the frontend, with permissions and controls managed in one place; source: dYdX Foundation on X, Nov 21, 2025.

According to dYdX Foundation, the community appoints and rotates designated proposers, and this governance oversight contributes to a low-latency, CEX-like trading experience on dYdX, which is directly relevant to execution-sensitive trading strategies (source: dYdX Foundation, X, Nov 20, 2025). For active traders, the Foundation’s emphasis on proposer rotation highlights an operational design intended to reduce latency for order execution on dYdX (source: dYdX Foundation, X, Nov 20, 2025).

According to @dydxfoundation, an on-chain governance vote is live to approve setting the liquidity tier to 2 for the FARTCOIN, Raydium (RAY), and PUMP markets on dYdX Chain, source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan dYdX Proposal 319. The vote closes on Nov 21, 2025 at 15:04 UTC, source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan dYdX Proposal 319. If passed, the liquidity tier parameter for these markets will be updated as defined in Proposal 319, a change traders monitor for its impact on market configuration and trading conditions on dYdX, source: Mintscan dYdX Proposal 319; dYdX Chain governance documentation.

According to @dydxfoundation, the dYdX Treasury SubDAO has published its October 2025 monthly update outlining recent activity and forward-looking items on the official forum at https://dydx.forum/t/dydx-treasury-subdao-community-update-october-2025/4811. Source: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1991089784249541076; https://dydx.forum/t/dydx-treasury-subdao-community-update-october-2025/4811 For trading, this confirms new official treasury disclosures are available for DYDX participants to review directly on the forum, which is the canonical location for full details. Source: https://dydx.forum/t/dydx-treasury-subdao-community-update-october-2025/4811; https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation/status/1991089784249541076 Traders should reference the forum post for verifiable figures and any forward-looking items that could inform DYDX position sizing and liquidity considerations. Source: https://dydx.forum/t/dydx-treasury-subdao-community-update-october-2025/4811

According to @dydxfoundation, validators from Kingnodes and Rhinostake explain that the dYdX Order Entry Gateway gives all traders the same low-latency access to the dYdX network to level the playing field for order submission and execution, source: @dydxfoundation. According to @dydxfoundation, this update was shared via an official X post on Nov 19, 2025, confirming the gateway’s goal of uniform connectivity across participants, source: @dydxfoundation.

According to @dydxfoundation, the community approved setting the default funding rate to 0 for FARTCOIN, RAYDIUM (RAY), PUMP, and ZORA markets on dYdX, as recorded under Governance Proposal 318. Source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan Proposal 318. This parameter change means these perpetual markets will have a zero default funding setting, removing any preset positive or negative funding bias defined by that default parameter. Source: @dydxfoundation; Mintscan Proposal 318. Funding payments on dYdX perpetuals are periodic transfers between longs and shorts designed to keep contract prices anchored to the index, so a zero default setting neutralizes the preset component of those payments for these markets. Source: dYdX Documentation.