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Introduction and Overview
Introduction and Overview

This article introduces dYdX Chain, a Cosmos-based platform offering perpetual contracts, decentralized governance, and high throughput for traders and developers.

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Written by dYdX Operations Services Ltd.
Updated over a week ago

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This help center is designed to provide you with resources, tutorials, and support to get started and make the most out of your trading experience on dydx.trade.

If you have any questions or need technical assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team via the in-app help chat.

What is dydx.trade? (https://dydx.trade/)

dydx.trade is hosted by the dYdX Operations Services Ltd, a Cayman Entity established to run a front-end and deploy an indexer for the dYdX Chain.

The dYdX Chain is a standalone open-source blockchain software based on the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint Proof-of-stake consensus protocol. It features a fully decentralized, off-chain orderbook and matching engine capable of scaling to orders of magnitude more throughput than any blockchain can support. You can read more about the open-source software here.

dydx.trade Features

🌐 Perpetuals on dYdX Chain - https://dydx.trade/

  • Trade perpetuals with up to 20x leverage

  • Trade 140+ crypto perpetual markets

  • For a complete list of supported pairs, visit dydx.trade

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Disclaimer and Terms

This document may provide information with respect to the dYdX Chain software, and/or non-mandatory guidelines and suggestions that may help with using dYdX Chain software. dYdX Operations Services Ltd. does not run dYdX Chain validators nor operate or control the dYdX Chain network. dYdX Operations Services Ltd. is not responsible for any actions taken by other third parties who use dYdX Chain software. dYdX Operations Services Ltd. services and products are not available to persons or entities who reside in, are located in, are incorporated in, or have registered offices in the United States or Canada, or Restricted Persons (as defined in the Terms of Use). The content provided herein does not constitute, and should not be considered, or relied upon as, financial advice, legal advice, tax advice, investment advice or advice of any other nature, and you agree that you are responsible to conduct independent research, perform due diligence and engage a professional advisor prior to taking any financial, tax, legal or investment action related to the foregoing content. The information contained herein, and any use of products or services provided by dYdX Operations Services Ltd., are subject to the Terms of Use.

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