dYdX Chain's Launch Incentives Program Enters Season 5 with Innovations
dYdX Chain's Launch Incentives Program Enters Season 5 with Innovations
🔥 Multipliers, Bonuses, Leagues!
The dYdX Chain's 6-month Launch Incentives Program has allocated $20 million in DYDX tokens to incentivize trading activity on the platform over four seasons. On June 7, 2024, the community voted to distribute $5 million in DYDX to 4,142 unique addresses in Season 4, and the program was extended for two more seasons with an additional $10 million budget. Season 5 introduces key innovations, including higher rewards for DYDX stakers and stDYDX/stkDYDX holders, multipliers for trades via web or mobile apps, and multipliers for trading in non-major markets. Other updates include a first deposit bonus for new accounts, trading leagues with an $800,000 prize pool, and $1 million in rewards for market makers contributing to volume, especially in less liquid markets. The Launch Incentives Program has successfully driven adoption and trading activity on the dYdX Chain, as reported by Chaos Labs.
The dYdX Chain’s 6-month Launch Incentives Program allocated $20 million in DYDX to dYdX Chain users, increasing trading volume, TVL, and active traders over 4 seasons! Season 5 is live! Learn more here: dydx.foundation/blog/dydx-chai…
Season 5 of the dYdX Chain Launch Incentive Program powered by @chaos_labs is in full swing! $5M in DYDX earmarked for traders (subject to a governance vote) This season includes multiple innovations: 1⃣ Multiplier for DYDX Stakers (Directly or via LSTs) 2⃣ Multiplier for
1/ @dYdX Chain Launch Incentives Program Weekly Update 🥇🥈🥉 Season 5 has commenced with daily volumes above $500m/day and over $150bn in cumulative volume on dYdX Chain! Read on to see everything that happened on dYdX Chain in the past week 👇
🛑 dYdX Chain Brief Halt
**dYdX Chain experienced a temporary halt** last Friday due to unprecedented market volatility. **Key details:** - Chain stopped briefly but was quickly resolved by the team - All user funds remained secure throughout the incident - Network has been operating normally since the fix **What's next:** The dYdX team published a comprehensive incident review detailing what happened and their improvement plans moving forward. [Read the full incident review](https://www.dydx.xyz/blog/october-2025-dydx-chain-incident-review-community-update)
Voltrade x dYdX Trading Competition Goes Live with $10K Prize Pool
**Voltrade and dYdX have launched a trading competition** running from October 15-30, offering participants a chance to win from a **$10K USDC + VXP prize pool**. Key competition features: - **$50 daily lottery** for active participants - **$20K whale bonus pool** for top-performing traders - **First leaderboard update** scheduled for 1PM UTC - Competition spans **15 days** across all dYdX markets Traders can participate through [Voltrade's platform](http://voltrade.xyz/trading_competition/dydx-all-markets-competition) to compete for rewards based on trading performance and volume. **Ready to compete?** Visit Voltrade to join the competition and start trading for your share of the prize pool.
dYdX Offers Free Trading Throughout October with Surge Season 7
**dYdX extends zero-fee trading for all of October** through its Surge Season 7 program. The decentralized exchange is providing **100% fee rebates** for all front-end users, effectively making trading completely free on the platform. Key benefits include: - Zero trading fees for the entire month - $1M in $DYDX token rewards available - Lowest trading costs in the DeFi perpetuals market - API traders receive 50% fee rebates This represents a significant upgrade from the previous Surge Season 6, which offered 50% fee rebates. The program aims to attract more traders to the platform while rewarding the existing community. [Learn more about Surge Season 7](https://www.dydx.xyz/blog/fee-free-trading-1m-rewards-surge-season-7-launches-on-dydx)
🏆 Challenge Winners Revealed
**dYdX announces Challenge 1 winners** from their Pocket Pro Bot Challenge Series. - Winners list now available on official blog - Rewards sent directly to submitted dYdX Chain addresses - Part of ongoing trading bot competition series Participants can check the [full winners list](https://www.dydx.xyz/blog/pocket-pro-bot-challenge-series-challenge-1-winners-announced) to see if they qualified for rewards.
dYdX Adds HOLO Trading with 5x Leverage
**dYdX has listed $HOLO** from @HoloworldAI for trading with up to 5x leverage. Traders can now access the token through the platform's instant market listing feature. This follows recent additions of other tokens including Tesla tokenized stock ($TSLAX) and Sky Ecosystem ($SKY). **Key details:** - Available immediately on dYdX - Up to 5x leverage supported - Part of dYdX's expanding token offerings The exchange continues its pattern of adding new trading pairs to provide more options for users. [Start trading HOLO](https://dydx.trade/trade/HOLO-USD?utm_source=dYdXTwitter&utm_medium=GlobalSocial&utm_campaign=GlobalSocial)