Introduction
Welcome to the dYdX Chain documentation! This is the source of truth for information about the dYdX Chain.
The terms "dYdX Chain" and "dYdX v4 software" are synonymous. They both refer to the same product, called the dYdX Chain in this documentation.
About dYdX
dYdX Chain is an open-source application specific blockchain software that can power a decentralized perpetuals exchange. This standalone blockchain software is open-sourced by dYdX Trading Inc. (“dYdX”) and is based on the Cosmos SDK and CometBFT proof-of-stake consensus protocol. dYdX Chain is fully decentralized end-to-end, including its consensus mechanism, order-book, matching engine and front end.
dYdX does not control any aspects of any public deployments of dYdX Chain. Any use of dYdX Chain is subject to the v4 Terms of Use (opens in a new tab). You can read more about v4 software in our blog post here (opens in a new tab).
A Note on Network Examples
Parameters included in code examples throughout this documentation are for the dYdX Chain Testnet. These parameters need to be updated to access any specific deployment of the dYdX Chain. In each relevant code snippet, please see the comments to pull the relevant parameters to access an applicable mainnet deployment of the dYdX Chain, such as the following deployment:
| Name of Provider | URL | Status Page |
|---|---|---|
| dYdX Operations Services Ltd. | dydx.trade (opens in a new tab) | https://status.dydx.trade (opens in a new tab) |
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