Timelock duration on upgrades

dYdX v4 (dYdX Chain)'s assessment for RD-F-032 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Cosmos reframe: x/gov voting period = effective timelock. Standard voting period: 4 days (345,600 seconds = 96 hours) — exceeds the 48-hour green threshold. Software upgrade proposals must complete this voting period before executing at upgrade-height. Expedited proposals: 1 day minimum (86,400 seconds).

Sources #

URL
dYdX v4 Governance GuideCosmostation governance guide confirming 4-day standard + 1-day expeditedretrieved 2026-05-17
Docs
Governance - dYdX CommunityGovernance parameters: max_voting_period 345600sretrieved 2026-05-17

Methodology #

Read the timelock delay (in hours) between a queued upgrade proposal and its executable state.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol dydx-v4 factor RD-F-032 score green collected_at 2026-05-17 09:58:47