Paradex Chain v0.14.0 Upgrade (2 Hour Downtime)
There will be a major network upgrade on 24 November 2025 at 4:00 PM SGT. The network is expected to be offline for up to 2 hours while the upgrade is in progress.
This upgrade will introduce version 0.14.0 of Paradex Chain, an important step in our roadmap toward full decentralization. 0.14.0 adds a multi-sequencer architecture and a Tendermint consensus mechanism for block production. Paradex Chain will operate with three independent sequencers that participate in consensus and take turns producing blocks. This version also improves the user experience by enabling sub-second pre-confirmations, introducing a mempool, and providing a standardized integration to the paymaster.
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Roadmap Update
SN 14.0 (Major Upgrade)
- Decentralized sequencing architecture
- Public mempool & on-chain fee market
- Sub-second pre-confirmations
- Tested for ~1.5 months; ~1 week from release. This is the largest Paradex Chain upgrade to date and a prerequisite for Privacy Perps and Isolated Margin (both chain-dependent).
API Performance / Latency Improvements
- Target: P95 order-create < 50 ms even during spikes (down from >250-500 ms during peak activity).
- Represents the largest of the latency improvements since 10/10.
TP/SL, Slippage Tolerance, TWAP Overhaul
- Slippage estimation → BBO-based (replacing mark-price based)
- TWAP: continue schedule even if a sub-order fails
- TP/SL size cap: cannot exceed remaining position size (oversized rejected)
- Aggressive limit orders subject to price-band vs user-defined max slippage
- TP/SL triggers after partial fills of parent order
Faster mark price feed for TP/SL triggering and PnL
Isolated Margin
- Full rewrite of transfer logic (fix slow transfers and account value updates)
Desktop 3.0 / Mobile 2.0
- End-to-end redesign of the trading experience on desktop and mobile
Privacy Perps
- Full order and position privacy via RPC masking (L2) + encrypted DA (L1)
Spot
- Core Spot launch
- Spot VTFs
Next Up (after above ships)
- Portfolio Margin
- Dated Options
- Paradigm RFQ Integration
- Multi-Collateral
- Delta-Neutral Synthetic Dollar
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.
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