dYdX RPC Endpoint

Fast, flat-rate dYdX RPC node provider — free tier, no KYC, HTTP & WebSocket.

dYdX Chain (dYdX v4) is a Cosmos SDK application-specific blockchain purpose-built for a decentralized perpetual-futures exchange with an off-chain orderbook and on-chain settlement. Validators run the matching engine and reach consensus with CometBFT. SwiftNodes provides dYdX Chain RPC across load-balanced nodes.

Network: dYdX

Type: Non-EVM

Slug: dydx

Native token: DYDX (dYdX)

Block time: ~1 to 1.2 seconds

Finality: Single-block deterministic finality via CometBFT; a trade is final once its block is committed.

Mainnet: October 27, 2023

Category: Cosmos SDK perpetuals appchain (CometBFT)

About dYdX

The dYdX Chain genesis block was created on October 27, 2023, migrating dYdX from an Ethereum L2 to a sovereign Cosmos SDK chain. Orders are gossiped and matched off-chain in each validator's in-memory orderbook, while trades are committed on-chain through CometBFT consensus.

Perpetuals are margined in Noble USDC bridged onto the chain. The DYDX token is used for staking to validators and for governance; it is not the trading collateral.

Common Use Cases on dYdX

Decentralized perpetual futures
Off-chain orderbook trading
Cross-margin derivatives
Validator staking
On-chain governance

dYdX Ecosystem

The dYdX trading frontend, Noble (USDC issuance), and Cosmos staking and indexer providers; the chain was bootstrapped from the dYdX v3 community and DYDX holders.

HTTP Endpoint

https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/dydx?key=YOUR_API_KEY

WebSocket Endpoint

wss://rpc.swiftnodes.io/ws/dydx?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Quick Start: Connect to dYdX

cURL

curl -X POST https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/dydx?key=YOUR_API_KEY \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"getHealth","id":1}'

Note: dYdX uses its own RPC methods. Refer to the official dYdX documentation for available methods.

Bridging to dYdX

USDC arrives via Noble and IBC; the legacy ethDYDX token bridges from Ethereum to native DYDX, and IBC connects dYdX Chain to the wider Cosmos ecosystem.

Features of SwiftNodes for dYdX

Multiple load-balanced upstream nodes for high availability
Health-checked every 60 seconds with automatic failover
Free tier available — no credit card or KYC required
Flat-rate monthly pricing with no per-request fees
HTTP and WebSocket support
One API key works across all 75+ supported chains, including dYdX

Rate Limits

Plan	Price	HTTP req/s	WS msg/s
Free	$0/mo	2	1
Starter	$49/mo	50	25
Growth	$89/mo	150	75
Scale	$149/mo	300	150
Pro	$249/mo	500	250

Frequently Asked Questions: dYdX

How is dYdX Chain queried?

It exposes CometBFT RPC plus Cosmos SDK REST and gRPC endpoints; market and account data is typically read through the dYdX Indexer API that aggregates on-chain state.

Does dYdX Chain have an EVM chain ID?

No. dYdX Chain is a non-EVM Cosmos SDK chain and uses a Cosmos chain-id string (dydx-mainnet-1) rather than an EVM chain ID.

What collateral does dYdX use?

Perpetuals are margined in USDC (Noble USDC) deposited to the chain; the native DYDX token is used for staking and governance, not as trading collateral.

What are the DYDX token decimals?

DYDX uses 18 decimals; its base denomination on the chain is adydx, where 1 DYDX = 10^18 adydx.

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