Gains Network (gTrade) vs dYdX Gains Network (gTrade) leads by 16 points.
Gains Network (gTrade) scores 16 points above dYdX on the published criteria (26.6 vs 20.3 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Gains Network (gTrade) ranks #1 and dYdX #3 of 12 published perp DEXs. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Gains Network (gTrade)83
vs
dYdX67
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #1 and #3 of 12
Gains Network (gTrade) scores 16 points above dYdX on the published criteria (26.6 vs 20.3 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion.
Gains Network (gTrade) #1 of 1283
dYdX #3 of 1267
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termGains Network (gTrade) leads on 0 of 2 published criteria; dYdX on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermGains Network (gTrade)dYdXWeightPoints
Published criteriaScore dimension26.620.330+16.4for Gains Network (gTrade)
Net of the terms+16.4
Reproduced gap+16.4
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8367+16.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
This ranking scores its published criteria from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion, so they count here as one term and no single criterion is credited.
Gains Network (gTrade)Score 83Synthetic leverage against a vault — heavily audited, long clean recordStrength: Longest clean track record here + extensive auditsWatch-out: Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)dYdXScore 67Its own Cosmos appchain — decentralised orderbook, self-custodialStrength: Decentralised validator-run orderbook on its own chainWatch-out: Matching runs on an in-memory orderbook that validators hold off chain, not committed to consensus (blocks are committed onchain) — a hybrid model rather than every order being onchain state
Quick facts
At a glance
3 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactGains Network (gTrade)dYdX
Trading feeSnapshotModel: synthetic (trade vs gToken vaults, Chainlink-priced). Since 2021. Arbitrum/Base/MegaETH/Polygon (the docs list these four under "Active Contracts"). Self-custodial. Extensively audited. Up to 1000x (forex). Fees (Gains docs "Fees & Spread", read 3 November 2026): BTC and ETH "Opening a trade: 0.035%" and "Closing a trade: 0.035%"; Core crypto "Opening a trade: 0.05%"; Non-core crypto "Opening a trade: 0.06%"; "Each fee is charged on the total position size, on both opening and closing." Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama, dated), not scored.Model: validator-run in-memory orderbook, onchain settlement (own Cosmos chain). Since 2023 (v4). Self-custodial. Audited (2023 v3 loss was manipulation). Up to 50x. Fees (dYdX docs "Rewards, Fees and Parameters", read 3 November 2026): tier 1 (under $1M 30-day volume) shows "5.0" in the Taker (bps) column and "1.0" in the Maker (bps) column; converted from basis points (worked conversion, not a page figure: 5.0 basis points = 0.05%), the taker fee is 0.05%; "Fees are uniform across all markets". Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama, dated), not scored.
Gains Network (gTrade) leads on no published criterion; its edge is published criteria (26.6 vs 20.3 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
Strength
Longest clean track record here + extensive audits
Tradeoff
Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)
dYdX
67#3 of 12
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dYdX leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Decentralised validator-run orderbook on its own chain
Tradeoff
Matching runs on an in-memory orderbook that validators hold off chain, not committed to consensus (blocks are committed onchain) — a hybrid model rather than every order being onchain state
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Gains Network (gTrade) leads dYdX on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
Gains Network (gTrade)Score 83Synthetic leverage against a vault — heavily audited, long clean recordStrength: Longest clean track record here + extensive auditsWatch-out: Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)
dYdX
dYdX leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
dYdXScore 67Its own Cosmos appchain — decentralised orderbook, self-custodialStrength: Decentralised validator-run orderbook on its own chainWatch-out: Matching runs on an in-memory orderbook that validators hold off chain, not committed to consensus (blocks are committed onchain) — a hybrid model rather than every order being onchain state
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 860 of 4 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Security
weight 14.4 of 86Not scored
Gains Network (gTrade)Not scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
dYdXNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
Decentralization
weight 9.6 of 86Not scored
Gains Network (gTrade)Not scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
dYdXNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)14/20dYdX14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Gains Network (gTrade)26.6/30dYdX20.3/30
Gains Network (gTrade) leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)2.7/10dYdX2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)3.2/8dYdX3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)5.5/18dYdX5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Gains Network (gTrade) unless the term dYdX leads on is the one you are buying.
dYdX leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
Scored by Security & track record · 60%
Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Decentralization & trust-minimization · 40%
Not assessed by this ranking: Oracle failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
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Gains Network (gTrade) scores 16 points above dYdX on the published criteria (26.6 vs 20.3 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Published scores, out of 100: Gains Network (gTrade) 83 (rank 1 of 12 perp dexs), dYdX 67 (rank 3 of 12).
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