Chaos Labs Announces Season 8 of the Surge Program
**As of Oct 30 - Please see comment below for an update to Season 8 Program details**
Chaos Labs is pleased to introduce the updated structure for Season 8 of the Surge Program, designed to continue supporting sustainable trading activity on dYdX. Season 8 will run from 00:00 UTC on 1 November to 23:59 UTC on 30 November 2025.
Key Changes for Season 8
50% Fee Rebate
All traders (maker + taker, API and UI) will continue to receive 50% rebates on positive trading fees through the end of the year.
UI Trader Reward Update
The $1,000,000 UI trader reward pool may be replaced by a four-week front-end trading competition pending community/governance approval of the proposal linked here. This weekly trading competition can reward up to $250K per week in DYDX to non-API traders, designed to encourage merit-based, skill-driven competition.
Frontend Fee Rebate Adjustment
Frontend (UI, iOS, Android, Telegram) trading fee rebates will be reduced from 100% to 50%, in anticipation of a community governance proposal to enable fee-free trading on specific markets once the protocol upgrade introducing this functionality is implemented.
Anti-Wash Trading Measures
To protect legitimate traders and maintain program integrity, Chaos Labs will implement rigorous monitoring through our wash trading detection systems. We are committed to taking decisive action against any fraudulent activity to ensure fair reward distribution for genuine participants.