Leading decentralised perpetual exchange, dYdX V4 recently migrated to Cosmos to build its own sovereign appchain, in order to provide its users a much better trading experience, while continuing to deliver DeFi innovations (e.g. permisionless markets). By having full control over the appchain’s parameters, the dYdX DAOs can shape the future of the protocol, starting from the very bedrock, ensuring proper distribution and incentives for the validator set. From early adopter of L2 zero knowledge proofs (STARKs), to building its own Cosmos appchain, dYdX has proven once again to be a trailblazer for new technologies.

We were joined by Charles d’Haussy, CEO of dYdX Foundation, to discuss dYdX V4’s recent migration to a Cosmos appchain and what challenges it solves in terms of: order book decentralisation, validator distribution and user experience.

Topics covered in this episode:

Charles’ background, from Asia to CEO of dYdX
dYdX’s history and V4’s transition to a Cosmos appchain
How perpetual futures work
dYdX supported assets and permissionless markets
DeFi innovations vs. CEX UX
The current state of dYdX V4’s alpha mainnet
dYdX validator dynamics & order book decentralisation
dYdX’s DAOs & governance
Mitigating MEV (feat. Skip Protocol)
Migrating to Cosmos
Astropolis
The intersection of crypto & AI

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This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/521

Charles d'Haussy: dYdX V4 - Decentralised Perpetual Exchange on a Cosmos Appchain

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