dYdX Integrates Trading Engine into Crypto.com Onchain App for Seamless Trading

Decentralized exchange dYdX has integrated its trading engine into the Crypto.com Onchain app, aiming to deliver a seamless self-custodial experience for trading perpetuals. This collaboration is designed to bridge the gap between user expectations and the reality of onchain trading, which has often been characterized by a disjointed experience involving browser extensions, app-switching, and clunky interfaces.

The integration allows users to trade over 200 perpetual markets with a full-featured interface designed for clarity and precision. The interface includes intuitive controls and charting tools, providing a native feel and deep market access without the need to switch between platforms or create additional accounts. This approach combines dYdX’s infrastructure with the Crypto.com Onchain wallet to create a user experience that is both powerful and simple.

To celebrate the new collaboration, the teams have announced “Onchain Royale,” a trading competition with a $60,000 prize pool. Registration for the event opens on July 10 and closes on July 14, with the competition running for two weeks from July 15 to July 29. To participate, traders must register via the Crypto.com Onchain Wallet and deposit at least $100 into their dYdX perps account.

Onchain Royale offers two paths to victory. Top traders by ROI climb the main leaderboard and compete for a share of $40,000. Smaller traders with a positive ROI at the end of the competition unlock a share of the $20,000 profitability pool. The competition is split into two distinct categories to reward different types of traders: the Performance pool and the Participation pool.

The Performance pool, with a $40,000 prize pool, is reserved for the top 50 most skilled traders, ranked by their return on investment (ROI). The top trader will take home a reward of $8,000. To be eligible, traders must generate at least $10,000 in volume, execute a minimum of three trades during the competition period, and end the competition with a performance baseline of at least $100.

The Participation pool, with a $20,000 prize pool, will be shared equally among participants who trade responsibly. Eligibility requires ending with a positive ROI, trading a minimum of $2,000 in volume, and starting with at least $100 in equity. All participants must begin with a minimum equity of $100 in their perpetuals account and use the Crypto.com Onchain wallet for all trades. Should a trader qualify for both pools, they will be awarded the prize with the higher value. Rewards will be distributed directly into the winners’ dYdX chain Perpetuals accounts within 2 weeks of the end of the competition.

This integration signals a maturing phase for decentralized finance (DeFi). By embedding trading infrastructure directly within an intuitive self-custodial wallet, the gap between the promise of onchain finance and its practical everyday use gets significantly smaller. It’s a step toward a future where decentralized trading is powerful and accessible to anyone, anywhere, right from their pocket.