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DY dYdX VS HT HTX
These two exchanges don't share an obvious product overlap. Differences below come from our individual reviews of dYdX and HTX.
| dYdX | HTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 (dYdX Chain v4 launched October 2023) | 2013 |
| Regions | Blocked for US, Canadian, UK, and sanctioned-territory persons at the protocol's terms-of-use level on the main front end; open-source front ends and direct chain access mean geographic enforcement is a terms-of-use matter rather than a technical one: read the restrictions before connecting a wallet. | Blocked entirely for US and mainland China customers. EU access is unsettled: HTX has pursued licenses in Malta and Dubai, but its own user terms have at times folded the whole EU into an all-services ban. The UK government sanctioned the Huobi Global S.A. entity behind HTX in May 2026; verify current local availability and sanctions status before signing up. |
| Products | Perpetual futures (primary product), Spot (newer, limited rollout) | Spot, Margin, Futures, Options |
| Maker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: HTX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule (roughly 0.2% at the base tier, lower for high-volume traders), with additional discounts for paying fees in HTX or TRX tokens |
| Taker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: HTX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule (roughly 0.2% at the base tier, lower for high-volume traders), with additional discounts for paying fees in HTX or TRX tokens |
dYdX pros
- Fully non-custodial: funds sit in your own wallet and on-chain margin account, never in a company-controlled hot or cold wallet
- Fully open source, including the validator software, indexer, and web/iOS/Android front ends, so no single company operates the exchange once it's running
- Deep specialization in perpetual futures with an order book and matching engine built specifically for that product, rather than derivatives bolted onto a spot exchange
- Governance and fee schedule are transparent and on-chain, set by DYDX token-holder votes rather than a private company's internal decisions
HTX pros
- One of the longest-running major exchanges, operating continuously (as Huobi, then HTX) since 2013, with deep liquidity and a wide asset listing
- Broad, genuinely full-featured product lineup: spot, margin, futures, and options under one account, with fee discounts for token holders
- Publishes regular proof-of-reserves attestations across major assets
- Wider licensing footprint than most offshore-only competitors, including a Dubai VARA license
This table is generated from the same data behind our individual exchange reviews. See methodology for how it's put together. Fee figures marked "not yet verified" need confirming against live terms before this page is treated as launch-ready.