# dydX Introduction and Overview

**Published by:** [trai0ne](https://paragraph.com/@trai0ne/)
**Published on:** 2023-09-19
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dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange that currently supports perpetual trading. dYdX runs on smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, and allows users to trade with no intermediaries. dYdX Features Perpetuals on Layer 2 - https://dydx.exchange/ Perpetuals trading with up to 20x leverage Pairs offered: BTC-USD, ETH-USD, LINK-USD, and more For a complete list of supported pairs, please visit: https://help.dydx.exchange/en/articles/4800587-perpetual-contract-specs Short-medium term roadmap (subject to change) We are excited to partner with StarkWare on a Layer 2 scaling solution for Perpetual Contracts, based on the StarkEx scalability engine & our trusted smart contracts - https://dydx.exchange/blog/alpha Increasing stability and throughput of our trading services Adding additional Perpetual Contract Markets Developers API: https://docs.dydx.exchange/ & https://legacy-docs.dydx.exchange Perpetual contract specs: https://docs.dydx.exchange/#/perpetual-guide & https://github.com/starkware-libs/starkex-contracts/blob/master/audit/StarkPerpetual_v1.0_Audit_Report.pdf Security & audit reports: https://docs.dydx.exchange/#security Github: https://github.com/dydxprotocol StarkWare: https://docs.starkware.co/ Statistics dYdX markets: https://trade.dydx.exchange/markets Rates data - loanlist.io/asset/dai and defirate.com Protocol explorer - scout.cool/dydxprotocol/mainnet Dex Volumes: https://debank.com/insight/dex CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/dydx Tutorials Tech support via in-app help chat: https://trade.dydx.exchange/ For additional help articles, check out our help center - help.dydx.exchange

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