[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Web3 Bitch 🌹 [@Web3_bitch_](/creator/twitter/Web3_bitch_) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-24 08:23:52 UTC Why dYdX’s API Is Different (and Better) Not all APIs are created equal. Most of the time in crypto, you find platforms that offer APIs as a side feature slow endpoints, poor documentation, and tons of limitations. They’ll throttle you, restrict your access, and make you go through KYC or red tape just to build something simple. dYdX is different. From day one, they treated their API as core infrastructure not an afterthought. Why? Because dYdX isn’t just trying to build a DEX. They’re building the decentralized version of a pro trading platform with performance that rivals centralized exchanges but stays fully on-chain. Here’s what you get with the dYdX API: ✅ High-frequency, low-latency endpoints for market data ✅ Access to real-time trades, funding rates, order books, and more ✅ Support for full perpetuals lifecycle: order creation, fills, position monitoring, liquidations ✅ Built-in WebSocket streams for live updates no need to spam REST endpoints ✅ Full control with on-chain order and self-custody This isn’t just “good for DeFi.” It’s competitive with TradFi. If you’re building a bot, strategy engine, or new frontend dYdX gives you all the tools without permission. And best of all, it’s composable. You can stack this on top of your own analytics, dashboards, or risk engines. You’re building on public, decentralized infrastructure not someone else’s walled garden. This is what crypto was meant to be. @charlesdhaussy @grundydx  XX engagements  **Related Topics** [kyc](/topic/kyc) [tons](/topic/tons) [bitch](/topic/bitch) [web3](/topic/web3) [Post Link](https://x.com/Web3_bitch_/status/1948298070778581079)
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Web3 Bitch 🌹 @Web3_bitch_ on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-24 08:23:52 UTC
Why dYdX’s API Is Different (and Better)
Not all APIs are created equal.
Most of the time in crypto, you find platforms that offer APIs as a side feature slow endpoints, poor documentation, and tons of limitations. They’ll throttle you, restrict your access, and make you go through KYC or red tape just to build something simple.
dYdX is different.
From day one, they treated their API as core infrastructure not an afterthought. Why? Because dYdX isn’t just trying to build a DEX. They’re building the decentralized version of a pro trading platform with performance that rivals centralized exchanges but stays fully on-chain.
Here’s what you get with the dYdX API:
âś… High-frequency, low-latency endpoints for market data âś… Access to real-time trades, funding rates, order books, and more âś… Support for full perpetuals lifecycle: order creation, fills, position monitoring, liquidations âś… Built-in WebSocket streams for live updates no need to spam REST endpoints âś… Full control with on-chain order and self-custody
This isn’t just “good for DeFi.” It’s competitive with TradFi. If you’re building a bot, strategy engine, or new frontend dYdX gives you all the tools without permission.
And best of all, it’s composable. You can stack this on top of your own analytics, dashboards, or risk engines. You’re building on public, decentralized infrastructure not someone else’s walled garden.
This is what crypto was meant to be.
@charlesdhaussy @grundydx
XX engagements
