Antonio is a crypto entrepreneur who founded dYdX Trading Inc., the development company behind the dYdX decentralized derivatives protocol. Antonio's Twitter Score is 379 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #640 (top 0.5%) among 492,934 tracked accounts.
Antonio founded dYdX Trading Inc. and serves as its CEO, leading development of the open-source software powering the dYdX protocol. The company rebranded to dYdX Labs in 2025. Antonio is also affiliated with the dYdX Foundation and dYdX Grants Ltd., two entities supporting the broader dYdX ecosystem.
Antonio has overseen the protocol's evolution through multiple versions, including dYdX v4, a standalone open-source blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint proof-of-stake consensus protocol. The dYdX Chain uses DYDX as a layer 1 token for validator staking and governance. According to dYdX's 2025 ecosystem report, the protocol has recorded more than $1.55 trillion in cumulative trading volume across all versions, $64.7 million in protocol fees, 386 available markets, and $48 million in rewards distributed.
Antonio has also backed Save Formerly Solend as an angel investor.
Antonio has accumulated 52,877 followers as of October 2026 on X and has published 4,154 posts. Antonio has been mentioned by 210 accounts, with 394 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Antonio include 1,480 founders, 442 angel investors, 446 influencers and 30 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Toly, jesse.base.eth, Ansem, Erik Voorhees and Laura Shin.