Timeline of Events
A timeline of events for this wiki
Date Founded
August 1, 2017
dYdX was founded by Antonio Juliano, a California-based entrepreneur, in August 2017.
$2 Million Seed Round
December 1, 2017
In December 2017, dYdX raised $2 million in its seed round phase
$10M Series A
October 1, 2018
in October 2018, it raised $10M in its Series A round
Perpetual Contracts
May 1, 2020
In May 2020, dYdX launched Bitcoin (BTC) Perpetual Contracts Market
$65M Series C
June 1, 2021
In June 2021, it raised $65 million in a Series C round led by Paradigm
DYDX Token Launch
August 1, 2021
In August 2021, the exchange launched DYDX, the governance token for the dYdX protocol
$1 Trillion Total Trading Volume
July 1, 2023
On July 14, 2023, dYdX passed $1 trillion in total trading volume on its L2 platform.