Protocol has bridge surface
dYdX v4 (dYdX Chain)'s assessment for RD-F-147 — scored not_applicable on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
No protocol-operated bridge. dYdX v4 is a sovereign Cosmos-SDK perpetuals DEX. USDC inflow is via IBC from Noble chain (Cosmos-native interoperability, not a protocol bridge). wethDYDX Ethereum bridge is discontinued (June 2025 governance vote) and was governance-token only, not TVL-bearing. has_bridge_surface=false per profile §7.
Sources #
- URLDiscontinuation of ethDYDX Bridge — dYdX FoundationdYdX Foundation blog: discontinuation of ethDYDX bridge June 2025retrieved 2026-05-17
- 00-profile.md §7Profile §7: has_bridge_surface=false; wethDYDX discontinued June 2025; IBC is Cosmos-native infra not a protocol bridgeretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Determine whether the protocol has a bridge surface (its own bridge or a bridge-operated dependency for routing/minting).
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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol dydx-v4 factor RD-F-147 score not_applicable collected_at 2026-05-17 09:58:47