Hot-wallet signer flag

dYdX v4 (dYdX Chain)'s assessment for RD-F-030 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Leading validators (Kiln, Blockdaemon, Chorus One, Figment) are institutional staking providers using HSM-grade infrastructure. No evidence of hot-wallet validator key patterns among top validators.

Sources #

URL
DYDX - BlockdaemonBlockdaemon dYdX protocol pageretrieved 2026-05-17
URL
Stake dYdX with enterprise-grade staking - KilnKiln dYdX staking page — enterprise infrastructureretrieved 2026-05-17

Methodology #

Determine whether ≥1 multisig signer address exhibits on-chain behavior consistent with a hot wallet (web-wallet signing pattern, no hardware signing indicators).

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol dydx-v4 factor RD-F-030 score green collected_at 2026-05-17 09:58:47