Permissionless Markets Research

The current process for listing new markets on dYdX requires approval through an on-chain proposal, which is a slow and difficult process. Looking ahead to dYdX v4, we should expect an easier technical process to allow for permissionless listings similar to listings on other protocols (e.g., Osmosis). With that, however, come important questions around liquidity, risk, and protocol integration. How should the community think about an efficient and permissionless market creation process?

We are looking for experienced researchers to build a model for permissionless market listings on dYdX v4. The research should include thoughts on bootstrapping liquidity (e.g., separate liquidity incentives), risks to the underlying protocol (e.g., malicious listings), separate parameters (e.g., margin factions, rewards, fees), and the process for “graduating” new markets to the core protocol.

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