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DYDX $DYDX

Perps DEX. Original 2021 launch: 50% to community over 5 years (trading rewards, retroactive mining, LP rewards), 27.7% to past investors, 15.27% to employees + consultants, ~7% to future hires. Migrated to dYdX Chain (own L1) in 2024.

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Total supply

1000.0M DYDX

fixed at launch

TGE circulating

0.0%

100.0% locked

Allocations

9

distinct line items

Launch

Aug 2021

Other

Distribution
INVESTORS27.9%EMPLOYEES & CONSULTANTS15.4%FUTURE EMPLOYEES & CONSULTANTS7.1%RETROACTIVE REWARDS5.1%USER TRADING REWARDS14.4%LIQUIDITY PROVIDER REWARDS3.3%LIQUIDITY STAKING POOL0.6%SAFETY STAKING POOL0.5%COMMUNITY TREASURY25.7%
Schedule of allocations
  • 1
    Locked at TGEINVESTORS
    27.90%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 2
    Locked at TGEEMPLOYEES & CONSULTANTS
    15.40%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 3
    Locked at TGEFUTURE EMPLOYEES & CONSULTANTS
    7.10%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 4
    Locked at TGERETROACTIVE REWARDS
    5.10%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 5
    Locked at TGEUSER TRADING REWARDS
    14.40%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 6
    Locked at TGELIQUIDITY PROVIDER REWARDS
    3.30%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 7
    Locked at TGELIQUIDITY STAKING POOL
    0.60%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 8
    Locked at TGESAFETY STAKING POOL
    0.50%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
  • 9
    Locked at TGECOMMUNITY TREASURY
    25.70%
    12 MO CLIFF · 36 MO LIN
Key takeaway

Pioneered using token rewards to bootstrap trading volume. The 50% community split was generous, but trading-incentive design is brittle — when emissions stop, real volume often falls with them.

Design notes
  • 50% COMMUNITY OVER 5 YEARS — TRADING + RETROACTIVE + LP REWARDS.
  • ORIGINAL TGE FLOAT WAS LOW (<10%) — INSIDER + COMMUNITY UNLOCKS PHASED OVER YEARS.trading-incentive playbook
  • MIGRATED TO STANDALONE L1 (dYdX CHAIN) IN 2024.
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