DeFi exchange dYdX raises $65M in Series C fundraiser
The dYdX platform allows users to trade perpetual contracts with exposure to various crypto markets. It claims to have built the fastest decentralized exchange through layer-two solutions. Venture firms from across the blockchain industry have thrown their weight behind decentralized exchange developer dYdX, offering further evidence that investors are eyeing a further expansion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.The Series C round generated $65 million in direct funding for dYdX, with venture fund Paradigm leading the raise. HaskKey, Electric Capital, Delphi Digital and others....
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The decentralized exchange (dex) Dydx announced the organization has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Paradigm. The Dydx announcement notes that the additional capital will be leveraged to “significantly improve liquidity” on the dex platform “through the volatility of the cryptocurrency markets.” Defi Exchange Dydx Raises $65 million from Strategic Investors On Tuesday, the Ethereum-based decentralized finance (defi) exchange Dydx revealed the project has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Paradigm but funding....
DYdX volume tops Coinbase for the day, Cardano enables a new stablecoin, and a DeFi bounty hunter is highly rewarded — all coming to you this week in Finance Redefined. Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance (DeFi) newsletter.DYdX surpassed Coinbase in daily trading volume for the first time this week. Read on to discover why this was a seminal moment for the project’s founder.What you’re about to read is the concise version of this newsletter. For the full breakdown of DeFi’s developments over the last week — released with more anticipation than a layer-two....
dYdX said that it is looking at full decentralization to offer its users advantages of DeFi that centralized services can’t. Ethereum Layer 2-based crypto derivatives trading platform dYdX has vowed to become “100% decentralized by EOY” via the protocol's V4 update. dYdX primarily offers perpetual contracts, which are derivatives products that borrow elements from both spot margin trading and futures trading but do not have an expiry date. At present only certain components of dYdX are decentralized, including its Ethereum smart contracts, governance and staking. However its “orderbook and....
Traders raised their bids for the decentralized exchange token, believing it would benefit from China's decision to classify all crypto transactions as "illegal." Decentralized exchange dYdX's native token DYDX surged by nearly 80% this week as traders assessed its potential against China's recent ban on crypto transactions.The DYDX price hit a new high of $26.50 on the FTX exchange after trading at around $13 a week ago. The China ban was an apparent boost for the dYdX decentralized exchange (DEX) that offers perpetuals, margin and spot trading, as well as lending and borrowing services....
Dydx, a decentralized exchange, finally unlocked its airdrop rewards for users. Its governance token, dydx, was locked due to airdrop restrictions since the protocol announced its distribution on August 3rd. Since its release the price has skyrocketed, giving some of the more active users on the platform more than $50K worth of dydx. However, some users were unable to reclaim the airdrop due to location restrictions.
Dydx Unlocks Airdrop, Price Skyrockets
Dydx, a derivatives decentralized exchange, announced yesterday the unlocking of its airdropped governance token, dydx. The....