dYdX launches layer-1 blockchain, validators and stakers set to receive all fees
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange dYdX has launched its layer-1 blockchain with the creation of its genesis block, which will operate using native DYDX tokens.
The dYdX Chain is set to distribute all fees to validators and stakers in USD Coin (USDC). This includes trading fees denominated in USDC as well as gas fees for DYDX-denominated transactions or USDC-denominated transactions.
The proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network was built using Cosmos’ software development kit and makes use of CometBFT as its consensus protocol. Validators stake DYDX in order to secure the blockchain and carry out governance operations of the network.
The launch of the dYdX Chain network itself spanned a massive number of companies:
@dydx_ops_subdao coordinating genesis & launch generally + hosting indexer & frontend
@dydxfoundation coordinating community governance
@noble_xyz, @circleapp, @coinbase for launching…
Antonio Juliano, dYdX’s founder, highlighted that the launch of the dYdX Chain hinged on the likes of Circle and Coinbase launching on Cosmos in time for the creation of its genesis block. Juliano previously described dYdX as an “entirely new blockchain built on Cosmos SDK” and the “first-ever decentralized, off-chain orderbook.” The blockchain is also entirely open-source.
Before the launch of dYdX’s native layer-1 chain, the original DYDX was an ERC-20 token operating on dYdX’s original Ethereum layer-2 protocol. To facilitate the transition to its own layer-1 chain, the dYdX community voted to adopt DYDX as the L1 token of the dYdX Chain, adopt a one-way bridge from Ethereum to the dYdX Chain, and give wrapped Ethereum DYDX (wethDYDX) the same governance utility as ethDYDX in dYdX v3.
As a result of community votes and
Read more on cointelegraph.com
