Arcus Chooses Stepfather Robinhood Chain, Leaving Biological Father dYdX Awkwardly Making Up for It
Robinhood launched its public mainnet, Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum. This move attracted major protocols like Uniswap and Chainlink. However, a new decentralized exchange, Arcus, developed by the dYdX team, became a focal point by choosing to launch on Robinhood Chain instead of the dYdX Chain.
Arcus offers zero-fee, 24/7 trading of tokenized stocks and perpetual contracts. This decision sparked community concerns about dYdX Chain's future, dYdX's focus, and the value of the DYDX token, leading to a sharp price drop. dYdX founder Antonio Juliano clarified that dYdX Chain will continue operating but acknowledged Arcus as a separate, independent product. He mentioned future Arcus tokens might be partly allocated to the dYdX community. The dYdX Foundation reaffirmed that DYDX remains the governance token for dYdX Chain, with no current plans for token migration.
The core question remains how dYdX Chain and DYDX token holders will benefit from Arcus's potential growth, creating uncertainty for existing stakeholders.
marsbit3 小時前
