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