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dYdX Community Stakes Tokens with Stride for Cosmos Blockchains
The dYdX community has recently made a significant decision to stake 20 million dYdX tokens using Stride’s staking service for Cosmos blockchains. This move, valued at around $60 million, showcases the community’s commitment to enhancing the network’s economic security and stake diversity.
About dYdX and its Governance
dYdX is a decentralized exchange platform that enables users to trade perpetual futures contracts. With the launch of dYdX v4, the platform introduced its independent blockchain, dYdX chain, built on the Cosmos blockchain. Governed by dYdX’s DAO, the blockchain operates autonomously from its parent company. The native token of dYdX serves as a governance token, allowing holders to participate in key protocol decisions and propose upgrades through the DAO.
Benefits of Staking with Stride
By staking tokens with Stride, users can earn USDC rewards that are reinvested into acquiring more dYdX tokens. This not only enhances the network’s economic security but also promotes stake decentralization. Stride’s liquidity provision for staked tokens ensures improved liquidity, enabling stakers to trade coins efficiently.
Enhancing Governance and Resilience
The proposal to stake tokens aims to increase the number of stakeholders contributing to governance decisions, thereby strengthening dYdX’s mission of decentralization and community-driven trading. Additionally, by leveraging Stride, the protocol can enhance its resilience to network outages and prevent concentration of voting power among validators.
Addressing Skepticism and Concerns
Some users have expressed concerns about potential drawbacks of the stake in Stride, such as a lower Annual Percentage Rate (APR) for staking users. However, Stride has offered discounted fees to mitigate this impact and ensure the long-term growth and value of dYdX tokens.
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