# DRC Wind‑Down: 5 Markets Identified for Delisting Due to Low Activity

**URL:** https://dydx.forum/t/drc-wind-down-5-markets-identified-for-delisting-due-to-low-activity/5158
**Category:** Proposals
**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-wind-down-5-markets-identified-for-delisting-due-to-low-activity/5158 "2026-09-25T07:45:27Z")
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### Author: ![Stakecito\_Labs](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/stakecito_labs/32/2833_2.png) [@Stakecito\_Labs](https://dydx.forum/u/Stakecito_Labs)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-wind-down-5-markets-identified-for-delisting-due-to-low-activity/5158/1 "2026-09-25T07:45:27Z")

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## **Summary**

This proposal seeks to wind down and move the following 5 markets to final settlement:

**ARKM‑USD**

**SHIB‑USD**

**WOO‑USD**

**XPL‑USD**

**ZRO‑USD**

These markets fail liquidity‑tests (a tiny market order of $100 incurred ~30% slippage) and they also show extremely low trading activity throughout September.

### **Rationale**

The selected markets exhibit weak market activity and limited effective liquidity. All 5 markets failed the liquidity‑test, where a $100 market order incurred slippage approaching **30%** , indicating insufficient depth for safe trading.

Additionally, most markets had minimal daily volume during the evaluation period. Only SHIB‑USD showed a single‑day spike (~$87k), while all other markets remained below $25k daily. Open interest levels were also low, with only SHIB‑USD and ZRO‑USD showing OI above $25k.

### **Market details:**

- **ARKM‑USD:** Median 24h volume: $0 Median OI: $5,620 Median spread: 0.89%
- **WOO‑USD:** Median 24h volume: $0 Median OI: $611 Median spread: 0.99%
- **ZRO‑USD:** Median 24h volume: $6 Median OI: $19,113 Median spread: 1.00%
- **XPL‑USD:** Median 24h volume: $10 Median OI: $7,509 Median spread: 0.90%
- **SHIB‑USD:** Median 24h volume: $12,444 Median OI: $18,712 Median spread: 1.21%

Markets with low trading activity, limited open interest, and persistently wide spreads do not provide meaningful execution quality and reduce overall market efficiency

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/dydx/original/2X/b/b23d8bc461cb102ff0bd44f3ee2f8303675f737f.png)

### **Further data insights**

Volume charts:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/dydx/original/2X/b/bfbce9293e9b7d89a65273a3fffc221524a0d9b6.jpeg)

Open interest last weeks:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/dydx/original/2X/5/5c38fd7fcac90fb2b42ce67f992ebbebd3734397.jpeg)

### **Motivation**

Delisting these markets will:

- Improve overall market quality and trading experience

- Reduce operational and oracle overhead

- Keep the product offering focused on active markets

- Maintain a cleaner and more capital-efficient trading environment

### **Technical Implementation**

The proposal will:

- Disable the affected markets

- Transition all listed pairs to `STATUS_FINAL_SETTLEMENT`

- Disable associated price feeds

### **Timeline**

This proposal follows the scheduled delisting process:

- **Friday, September 25, 2026** : Forum post

- **Tuesday, September 29, 2026** : On-chain vote

- **Friday, October 2, 2026** : Markets delisted

We welcome community feedback prior to submitting this proposal for an on-chain governance vote.