dYdX
DYDX is the governance token of the dYdX exchange.
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- Asset Type: ERC-20
- Market Cap: $552.1M
- Fully Diluted Valluation: $552.1M
- FDV / MC: 1
- Ranking inside Exponential (excluding stables): #28
- Circulating Supply: 453,196,652
- Total Supply: 453,196,652
- Total Supply: 1,000,000,000
- Volume (24H): $65M
- ATH: $27.86 (09/30/2021)
- ATL: $0.81 (09/06/2024)
DYDX is a low-cap asset that represents the blockchain`s native currency or monetary fee used to execute transactions on the network. This asset is exposed to the underlying risks of dYdX, a protocol rated as Average.
DYDX has a fixed supply. DYDX is the governance token of the dYdX exchange. New token emissions are directed towards traders with large and frequent positions.
DYDX is moderately correlated to the overall market.
What is DYDX used for?
DYDX is the governance token for dYdX protocol that allows token holders to propose changes to the trading platform. DYDX holders also receive several benefits including retroactive mining, trading and liquidity provider rewards. DYDX holders also recevie trading fee discounts based on the amount of tokens they hold in their wallet.
DYDX tokenomics
The max supply of DYDX is capped at 1B tokens. The distribution of these tokens is as follows: 50 allocated to the dYdX community (liquidity providers, traders, stakeholders, and users), 27.73% to investors, 15.27% to team members, and 7% reserved for future consultants and employees. These tokens will be distributed over a period of five years.
How does DYDX accrue value?
Besides its use to participate in governance, DYDX has poor value accrual mechanisms as none of the protocol generated fees are redistributed to token holders. There are benefits for active traders on the platform to receive trading fee discounts. DYDX holders can also stake their assets on the dYdX platform to earn inflationary protocol rewards.