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- Quote this post with your Paradex "2025 Year in Review" card
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- Winners announced Jan 5
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This week on Council of $DIME
- We found out @0xsteamboat has been farming XP
- Team XP doesn't count, so we have to give it away
- We'll pick people with .dime usernames and Paradex in their bio
8pm SGT (UTC +8)
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8am EST
October 10 was a rough day for crypto. Countless traders took hits, some got wiped, but many refused to quit and kept grinding. Dave is every trader who would not give up. To mark that spirit, we are releasing a Proof of Survival open edition NFT for anyone who took the punches and kept fighting through the carnage. We will take a snapshot when the mint ends on October 20 at 11:30 AM UTC. To be included, make sure the same wallet holds both the NFT and your Paradex account. It may be useful when the @MoneyBadgersX arrive later this year.
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All Time High for Volume (24h) 🔥
+ $836M 24h total volume (ATH)
+ $273M open interest
+ $94.3M TVL
+ $88.8B lifetime volume
+ 31,324 total users
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Introducing Zero Fee Perps 🔥
Zero Fee Perps (ZFP) are now live on Mainnet.
Starting today, every retail trader on Paradex pays $0 in trading fees (maker or taker) on 100+ perpetual futures across web and mobile.
What “zero” means here
- $0 fees for retail on every perp, win or lose.
- Always-on — not a promo, not capped, not limited to a few markets.
- The only frictions left are spread and funding (as it should be).
TL;DR: Keep your edge. Stop paying tolls.
Fee Structure
Why Zero Fee Perps are inevitable
The current affiliate-driven distribution model is broken. Many CEXs charge 5–10 bps, then hand 60–90% of that to KOLs to buy distribution. Users get overcharged so platforms can overpay middlemen; KOL relationships stay purely transactional and churn to the next highest rev share. It’s a race to zero with the retail trader footing the bill.
Paradex is built for direct access: no custody middlemen and no distribution tax. Creators still matter, so we’re rolling out a new affiliate model that makes KOLs long-term owners not just rev-share renters via an explicit token allocation. Better economics. Better trust. Better outcomes.
How we make money (and keep fees at $0)
Paradex earns from RPI (Retail Price Improvement) maker flow, not from retail takers. Professional market makers post RPI-flagged orders that are visible in the UI (for retail) and hidden from the API. These quotes only match against retail taker orders, reducing adverse selection. In return, makers price tighter with more size and pay 0.5 bps (0.005%) on RPI fills to Paradex. This micro-fee, at scale, funds Zero Fee Perps sustainably. Separately, high-frequency API takers pay 2 bps (0.02%). Over time, we’ll transition to toxicity-based fees.
It’s analogous to TradFi PFOF (e.g., Robinhood) with one key difference: orders are not selectively routed to a few market makers. All makers compete on an even playing field for retail flow; best price/size wins. Retail keeps $0 fees and gets price improvement; makers get curated flow; and Paradex earns a durable revenue line.
Won’t spreads widen?
No. RPI reduces toxicity, which lets makers quote tighter spreads with more size. In fact, after adjusting for fees paid Paradex beats the top exchanges ~96% of the time on majors at $100k orders. Check out the Paradex Liquidity Monitor👉 https://t.co/y21QA6BeGW: for real-time spreads and execution quality.
TLDR;
Fees were a tax on coordination. We’re removing them.
Trade perps but pay ZERO. Keep your fees as edge—and help us build a model where users, affiliates, and the venue win together.
🏆🥊 Badger Brawl Week 3 Winners 🥊🏆
Week 3 Prize Pool (Sep 10 - Sep 16)
• Total Retail Volume: $ 0.8B
• Cash Prize Pool Unlocked: $10,000
• XP Prize Pool Unlocked: 40,000 XP
$1.5B in weekly retail volume required to unlock largest prize pool $25,000 and 100,000 XP
Week 3 Fighting Badgers Leaders
🥇 0x4d6d...d947 - $1,768 and 5,400 XP
🥈 0x75d0...3e73 - $1,064 and 3,240 XP
🥉 @CaravaggioMr - $744 and 2,280 XP
4️⃣ @Smilejunior002 - $560 and 1,710 XP
5️⃣ @CryptoChem0000 - $448 and 1,380 XP
Totals include both affiliate and individual earnings
Week 3 Affiliate Leaders
🥇 @doubletop_io - $184 and 570 XP
🥈 @cp0xdotcom - $168 and 510 XP
🥉 shnke - $152 and 480 XP
4️⃣ @ilyessghz2 - $164 and 531 XP
5️�� @Pashus07 - $128 and 390 XP
Affiliate rewards are split pro rata among participating users tied to each affiliate
Broken Badgers (Lottery Picks)
@romeses21
@xandecooo
@supponaruto
@MaggiT789
@Dubrovskij_x
@Lecab77
@mankis131313
SpicyAbs
@kborisov755
@Samwise_Gee
Each getting $75 and 300XP from the lottery system
🏆🥊 Badger Brawl Week 2 Winners 🥊🏆
When: Sep 3 - Sep 9
Total Cash Pool Unlocked: $15,000
Total XP Pool Unlocked: 60,000 XP
W2 Fighting Badgers Leaders
🥇 crypturco - $2,486 and 8,100 XP
🥈 @CaravaggioMr - $1,496 and 4,860 XP
🥉 0x5b6c...d87c - $1,046 and 3,420 XP
4️⃣ @B02bWLzgGJvUoKa - $788 and 2,565 XP
5️⃣ @Cllmax93 - $704 and 2,366 XP
Top 30 qualifiy for cash prizes, Top 100 for XP prizes. Totals shown include both affiliate and individual earnings
W2 Affiliate Leaders
🥇 @doubletop_io - $259 and 855 XP
🥈 @cp0xdotcom - $236 and 765 XP
🥉 Cllmax - $222 and 753 XP
4️⃣ @ilyessghz2 - $203 and 675 XP
5️⃣ @fabiocatalao_ - $192 and 632 XP
Affiliate rewards are split pro rata among participating users tied to each affiliate
W2 Broken Badgers (Lottery Picks)
@Defiworld6@AlexPb588257@MrRqueR1@0xArtorias@pool_pulse@fORZENN
0x13d1...31a6
junta322
@0xCryptoCook@kborisov755
Each Broken Badger gets $75 and 300XP from the lottery system
🥊 Badger Brawl Trading Competition - Update🥊
+ The new **In-App Leaderboard** is LIVE!
+ Check your ranking and share of the weekly $25,000 / 100,000 XP rewards pool (https://t.co/oV6AYV0fRq)
+ Traders are now ranked based on a proprietary TRADING SCORE which includes a trader's ROI %, PnL, Volume and Trading Activity
+ Social Share cards and much more coming next week!