Summary
In the past months, the dYdX Operations subDAO focused on observability, coordination, and improving the overall quality of service. Continuing our commitment to improving the infrastructure and coordination across the dYdX Chain
New Metrics Dashboard for dYdX Chain Validators
We’ve launched a new Data dashboard tailored for operators and developers of the dYdX Chain - validators.dydxopsdao.com. The main goal of this dashboard is to improve coordination during software upgrades and to help validators monitor performance metrics from a single source of truth.
The dashboard is publicly available and includes key metrics such as:
- Which validators are currently sharing metrics
- App version each validator is running
- Average block time
- Missed blocks
- Transaction count
- Voting power
… and much more.
It also allows validators to compare their metrics against others in the network, which fosters transparency and collaboration.
We believe this tool will help the community track important metrics, empower validators to improve observability, and promote continuous performance improvements through peer benchmarking.
Protocol Upgrade v8.1 + Front-End and Mobile Deployments
We helped provided support and coordinated the recent dYdX Protocol Upgrade v8.1, which introduced:
- Builder codes
- CLOB Transaction Batching
- Cross-margin market support from launch
- New liquidity Tie
Alongside the upgrade, we deployed and tested new frontend releases as well as updated versions of the iOS and Android apps.r
Highlighting Ecosystem Contributors
We continued our Service Providers and Validators Interview Series, with a new interview featuring Crosnest, a validator and IBC relayer on dYdX
Key Highlights:
- Crosnest handles IBC Traffic between dYdX, Osmosis, and Noble, allowing frictionless transfers and staking
- They shared they use weighted governance voting based on delegator input
- And much more…
This interview sheds light on the techical challenges of relaying, the importance of off-chain order book syncing, and how operational reliability plays a crucial role in supporting the dYdX ecosystmem.
We also have new interviews in the pipeline, including Lavander Five, amajor RPC provider and OG dYdX Validator, and more key ecosystem contributors comming soon.
Financials
We’ve published our Q2 2025 Financials with updated sheets and a view of expenses, token management and yield.
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