Signer rotation recency
dYdX v4 (dYdX Chain)'s assessment for RD-F-031 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Validator set reduction 60→50 was a long-discussed governance decision (forum post March 2025, vote June 2025) — not a sudden threshold reduction with suspicious timing. No Drift-precursor pattern detected. Delegation market allows dynamic rebalancing without unusual events.
Sources #
- URLdYdX Foundation validator reduction votedYdX Foundation on-chain vote creation for validator reductionretrieved 2026-05-17
- [DRC] Reduce Active Validator Set to 50DRC reduce active validator set to 50 forum discussionretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Measure the number of months since the most recent signer-set change (add/remove signer) on the admin multisig; flag if threshold was reduced within 14 days of a timelock removal or new-signer addition.
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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol dydx-v4 factor RD-F-031 score green collected_at 2026-05-17 09:58:47