dYdX exchange releases governance token, making its airdrop worth up to $100K

dYdX exchange releases governance token, making its airdrop worth up to $100K

The DYDX governance token becomes the latest airdrop to surpass $100,000 for the most active users, and the DEX's transaction volumes highlight the rising popularity of layer-2 platforms. Airdrops have been a fan-favorite in the cryptocurrency ecosystem for years because they offer projects a way to reward early adopters and increase token distribution. The latest project to surprise its community of supporters with retroactive rewards for its newly minted token is dYdX, a non-custodial decentralized derivatives exchange that operates on a layer-2 version of the Ethereum (ETH) network.Data....


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