According to dYdX Foundation, an on-chain vote is live to extend the 100% fee discount (free trading) for BTC-USD and SOL-USD perpetual markets on dYdX through December 2025, with voting scheduled to end on Nov 28, 2025 at 13:32 UTC. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320. If approved, exchange fees on dYdX for BTC-USD and SOL-USD perpetuals would remain at zero through year-end 2025, directly lowering explicit execution costs for traders on those pairs on dYdX. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320. Traders can plan routing and short-term strategies around the event window, as a confirmed extension would keep taker and maker fees at $0 on these contracts on dYdX, reducing breakeven thresholds for scalping, hedging, and cross-venue leg execution on the specified pairs. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320. Key timeline: Vote closes Nov 28, 2025 at 13:32 UTC, and the proposal seeks a policy lasting through December 2025 if enacted. Source: dYdX Foundation on X (Nov 26, 2025); Mintscan Proposal 320.

According to @tradeparadex, Zero Fee Perps are live on Mainnet, giving retail traders $0 maker and taker fees on 100+ perpetual futures, with the only remaining frictions being spread and funding rates, and the policy is always-on rather than a capped promotion. Source: Paradex Network (@tradeparadex), X, Sep 16, 2025. According to @tradeparadex, Paradex monetizes via Retail Price Improvement (RPI) where professional market makers post RPI-flagged orders that only match retail taker flow; makers pay a 0.5 bps fee on RPI fills while high-frequency API takers pay 2 bps, with a roadmap to toxicity-based fees. Source: Paradex Network (@tradeparadex), X, Sep 16, 2025. According to @tradeparadex, the platform claims RPI reduces toxicity, enabling tighter spreads and larger size, and asserts it beats top exchanges about 96% of the time on majors for $100k orders after fees, with real-time execution metrics available via the Paradex Liquidity Monitor at paradex.trade/liquidity. Source: Paradex Network (@tradeparadex), X, Sep 16, 2025. According to @tradeparadex, orders are not selectively routed; all makers compete on an even playing field for retail flow with best price and size winning, drawing an analogy to TradFi PFOF but with open competition. Source: Paradex Network (@tradeparadex), X, Sep 16, 2025. According to @tradeparadex, Paradex is removing affiliate-driven distribution fees by eliminating custody middlemen and introducing a new affiliate model that grants creators explicit token allocations, targeting better economics and trust while keeping retail trading fees at zero. Source: Paradex Network (@tradeparadex), X, Sep 16, 2025.