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![ric_web3 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1767196342013837312.png) RIC [@ric_web3](/creator/twitter/ric_web3) on x 3250 followers
Created: 2025-07-16 09:51:33 UTC

Inside dYdX v4 – The Infrastructure Behind the Trade OS

@dYdX  v4 isn’t just a DEX  it’s a fully custom Layer X chain purpose-built for trading, built using Cosmos SDK and CometBFT.
Here are the X key components that power it:
🔹 Protocol
The core engine of trading logic:
• Perpetual contracts natively supported at the chain level
• Off-chain orderbook with validator-based matching
• On-chain execution for margin, liquidation, and funding
• Built for performance, transparency, and decentralization

🔹 Indexer
• Real-time parsing of blockchain data
• Powers APIs for trades, positions, funding, and history
• Custom-built to handle trading-grade throughput and latency
• Feeds data directly to front-end and analytics tools
🔹 Front-End
• React-based interface optimized for pro traders
• Direct RPC/REST interaction with dYdX nodes
• Wallet support (Keplr, Leap, etc.)
• Designed for millisecond-level responsiveness, like a CEX
📦 dYdX v4 isn’t just infrastructure — it’s a Trade OS for the decentralized future.


XXX engagements

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**Related Topics**
[onchain](/topic/onchain)
[protocol](/topic/protocol)
[cosmos](/topic/cosmos)
[coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1)

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