The dYdX Foundation hosted its October 2025 Analyst Call, gathering analysts and ecosystem stakeholders to review the protocol’s performance, token metrics, and roadmap heading into 2026.
📖 Here are the highlights:
📊 Protocol Growth
dYdX continues to be a category leader in decentralised derivatives:
🔹 $1.52T+ in lifetime trading volume
🔹 $62M+ in cumulative fees
🔹 $50M in rewards distributed to stakers in USDC
🔹 92K+ DYDX holders (+10K in the past month)
💰 DYDX Token & Buybacks
- 240M+ DYDX staked across validators
- Median staking APR: 8.8% in H1 2025
- 5.3M DYDX repurchased to date through the Buyback Program
- More buybacks planned for Q4 2025
“When investors seek exposure to crypto market growth, dYdX consistently ranks among the top choices.” — @charlesdhaussy, CEO at the Foundation
🧭 Product & Roadmap Updates
@epic_edge_, President @dydx, shared what’s next:
- Solana Spot Trading launching November 2025 (with a U.S. market entry)
- Prediction Markets reimagined for decentralised event trading
- Integrated Staking + Trading
- Advanced Tools: TWAP & scaled orders
“We’re building the most reliable and versatile trading infrastructure in DeFi.”
— Eddie Zhang, President @dydx
⚙️ Infrastructure Updates
- Designated Proposers improving block speed & reliability
- Order Entry Gateway enabling low-latency, one-hop order routing
- Permissioned Keys live on the dYdX Frontent
🤝 Ecosystem & Partnerships
- @cryptocom partnership hit $100M+ in perps volume
- @CoinRoutes to become first Revenue Share Program partner
- New Affiliate model (15–50%) rewards higher-volume referrers
- @pp_trading Telegram integration showing strong user retention
🔮 Looking Ahead
With expanding products, deeper liquidity, and a maturing governance model, dYdX is entering 2026 focused on:
🔹 Performance
🔹 Institutional-grade innovation
🔹Decentralised access for all traders
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