Exchange overview
dYdX
Recorded facts for this trading venue, drawn from public sources.
DEX presentation: Protocol, Interface, and Legal Entity are kept distinct. Unconfirmed fields stay unknown.
Answer from public records
Is dYdX regulated?
dYdX does not have one universal regulatory status. VenueVeritas reviews regulatory records by legal entity, jurisdiction, and authorization scope.
VenueVeritas does not currently publish a verified regulatory record for this venue in the current evidence snapshot. Researched — no verified public record located.
Absence of a published record is not a finding of non-authorization. Unknown remains unknown.
Last checked: No dated public record
What this evidence does NOT mean
- A regulatory record attached to a named legal entity is not a global licence for the brand.
- Absence of a published record is not a finding that a venue is unregulated. Unknown remains unknown.
- Proof of Reserves is not a full financial audit and is not proof of solvency.
- Custody claims and evidence coverage are not a safety score or investment recommendation.
- VenueVeritas publishes verified public records only. Missing fields stay missing.
Crypto exchange regulation evidence directory · How we checked
Simple summary
What does VenueVeritas currently publish about this venue?
- VenueVeritas publishes a public evidence record for dYdX. Missing facts stay unknown; this page is not a ranking or recommendation.
- dYdX is presented with Protocol / Interface / Legal Entity kept distinct where the public record supports that separation. Fields that are not confirmed remain unknown.
- 2 verified legal relations are on file. Applicable contracting or operating entities may vary by jurisdiction and product scope.
- No published regulatory instrument is currently on file for a named legal entity mapped to dYdX. Absence of a published instrument is not itself a determination that the venue is “unregulated”.
- 1 confirmed product offering record is on file.
- Structured custody claims are on file (2). Claims are published as stated under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.
Key public record
- Publication status
- Ready with disclosure
- Research cycle
- Investigated — not a claim that every fact is on file
- How much info is available
- 4 / 7 coveredi
- Operating company
- Multiple / scope-dependent
- Registration / licence record
- Checked — nothing confirmed
- Products confirmed
- 1 on file
- How assets are held
- 2 holding notes
- Latest reserve information
- Official source not available
- Fee snapshot
- Checked — nothing confirmed
- Last checked
- Sep 13, 2026
Which operating company is mapped to dYdX?
Which legal entities are mapped to this venue in the public record?
Which legal entity is associated with dYdX?
dYdX is associated with multiple legal entities depending on jurisdiction and product scope. Verified names on file include: dYdX Operations Services Limited; dYdX Trading Inc..
VenueVeritas does not treat one regional entity as the sole global operator of the brand.
Official source (dYdX Operations Services Limited)
Verified on public record: 2026-08-25
dYdX Operations Services Limited
- Role
- Verified relationship · Role unresolved
- Country / region
- Not found
- Scope
- Mapped to this venue in the public record
- Last checked
- Aug 25, 2026
View official recordhttps://dydx.trade/terms
dYdX Trading Inc.
- Role
- Protocol developer
- Country / region
- Not found
- Scope
- Mapped to this venue in the public record
- Last checked
- Not found
What registration or licence records are on file for dYdX?
Which regulatory instruments are on file for named legal entities — and at what scope?
Regulatory instruments attach to named legal entities and jurisdictions — not automatically to the global brand.
Crypto exchange regulation evidence directory
Checked — nothing confirmed
Products
Which product offerings are confirmed in the public record?
- PerpetualsOffered
View official recordhttps://dydx.trade/terms
How does dYdX say customer assets are held?
What does VenueVeritas confirm about custody? Claims are stated facts under documented scope — not a safety conclusion.
Notes on how assets are held are shown as stated by the source. Not a safety rating. Detail pages may also say Custody.
What does dYdX disclose about custody?
VenueVeritas has structured custody claims on file for dYdX. As stated in the reviewed sources:
Custody model: DTI does not take possession or custody of Wallets, recovery phrases, or private keys
Self-custody claim: user_controls_private_keys
These claims are published under their documented scope and are not converted into a safety rating.
Who holds customer assets at dYdX?
A published custody claim on file states: Custody model — DTI does not take possession or custody of Wallets, recovery phrases, or private keys.
This is a source-stated claim under documented scope, not a VenueVeritas safety conclusion.
Custody model
DTI does not take possession or custody of Wallets, recovery phrases, or private keys
- Operating company
- Venue-level record
- Scope
- dYdX Software Terms — Wallets
- As of
- Aug 27, 2026
- Source
- dYdX Trading Inc.
View official recordhttps://dydx.exchange/terms
Self-custody claim
user_controls_private_keys
- Operating company
- Venue-level record
- Scope
- dYdX Software Terms — private key responsibility
- As of
- Aug 27, 2026
- Source
- dYdX Trading Inc.
View official recordhttps://dydx.exchange/terms
Does dYdX publish reserve data? (Also called Proof of Reserves / PoR in detail.)
Does this venue have a proof-of-reserves snapshot on file?
Reserve information (Proof of Reserves / PoR) is not, by itself, a full financial audit or proof of solvency.
Proof of Reserves evidence directory · What Proof of Reserves is not
Does dYdX publish Proof of Reserves?
VenueVeritas does not currently publish a Proof-of-Reserves snapshot for dYdX in this evidence record.
Absence of a snapshot is not a finding of insolvency. Proof of Reserves is not a financial audit.
Official source not available
Fee records
What dated fee snapshots are on file?
What are dYdX's trading fees?
VenueVeritas does not currently publish a dated fee snapshot for dYdX.
Missing fee evidence is not an inferred fee schedule. Unknown remains unknown.
Checked — nothing confirmed
Security & operational record
Which confirmed security or operational events are published?
No structured incident record is currently published for this venue. This does not mean no incident has occurred.
What geographic restrictions are documented for dYdX?
Which geographic restrictions are confirmed in the public record?
Missing restriction rows do not mean unrestricted availability. Regional terms must not be read as global venue restrictions.
Is dYdX available in the United States?
VenueVeritas has a geographic restriction record on file for the United States (US): Venue-wide / Prohibited.
This is a published restriction record — typically from operator terms or a primary disclosure — not a determination of legality for every product, entity, or user type.
Which countries restrict dYdX?
Published restriction jurisdiction codes on file: CA, CU, GB, IR, KP, UA-CRIMEA, UA-DONETSK, UA-LUHANSK, US.
These rows are not a complete worldwide availability map. Regional terms must not be read as a global brand restriction, and missing codes do not mean the venue is available there.
9 confirmed restriction records on file.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Status | Product scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| CU | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| GB | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| IR | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| KP | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-CRIMEA | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-DONETSK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| UA-LUHANSK | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
| US | Venue-wide | Prohibited | — |
Open questions / unresolved records
Which material fields remain unresolved after research?
regulation — Researched — unresolved
dYdX Operations Services Limited / dYdX Trading Inc. named; DTI states it does not operate public deployments — no licence record packaged. Re-audited 2026-09-13: keep THIN; do not invent fills.
por — Primary source unavailable
DEX/software — no PoR product applicable / no disclosure found
Fees — Researched — unresolved
Fee estimates mentioned; no official numeric maker/taker schedule packaged
Security operations — Researched — unresolved
No confirmed primary incident packaged
Official sources
3 source references (publisher + URL).
dYdX Operations Services Limited
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://dydx.trade/terms
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
dYdX Operations Services Ltd.
Company disclosure
Open official source ↗https://help.dydx.trade/en/articles/166995-trading-fees-on-dydx
Last checked: Aug 25, 2026
dYdX Trading Inc.
Other public source
Open official source ↗https://dydx.exchange/terms
Last checked: Aug 27, 2026
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How we checked
Based on public information. Blank means not confirmed yet.
Last checked: Sep 13, 2026 · Last checked: Sep 13, 2026
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