Experienced traders have seemingly been accumulating dYdX’s governance token, according to data from Nansen.
“Smart Money” wallets, which Nansen associates with skilled traders, have been steadily increasing their holdings of dYdX tokens, the analytics firm said, based on the on-chain data it aggregated. According to Nansen, these wallets likely include notable players such as top DEX traders, liquidity providers, and venture funds. These 80-odd smart money wallets hold over 47 million tokens — a 30% increase in their holdings since the year’s start.
“While the number of Smart Money wallets holding dYdX tokens has been flat since June 23, these wallets have been steadily increasing their exposure. Holdings have hit an all-time high of over 47.8 million tokens,” Nansen analyst Martin Lee said in a statement shared with The Block. “We’re also seeing net outflows of the token from exchanges over the last 30 days,” he added, which potentially hints at increased holdings by traders.
Still, this is only a small portion of the total 1 billion dYdX token supply.
dYdX tokens held by 'smart money' wallets | Image: Nansen
The finding comes ahead of dYdX's plan to launch a Cosmos-based blockchain and version 4 release, currently in testnet.
Recently, the dYdX Foundation also discussed the possibility of conducting a governance vote to decide whether to migrate dYdX tokens from Ethereum to become the native asset on the planned Layer 1 on Cosmos.
The dYdX governance token changed hands for around $2.19 at 7 a.m. ET — up over 9% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.
Founded in 2018, dYdX is currently the largest decentralized derivatives exchange, with a trading volume of almost $590 million over the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data.
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