DDEX is a decentralized margin exchange built on Ethereum that allows users to trade ETH and BTC with up to 5x leverage and lend assets to earn interest. DDEX's Twitter Score is 21 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #53,468 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
DDEX was founded by Tian Li and Bowen Wang and operates using a hybrid model that combines off-chain order matching with on-chain settlement. The exchange is affiliated with Hydro Protocol, whose v1.0 launched on DDEX on January 1, 2019. Rather than building directly on the 0x protocol, DDEX forked it, rewriting the codebase to introduce a new order schema, a custom matching engine, support for market orders, and a distinct liquidity-sharing model.
DDEX has received backing from Initialized Capital, ZhenFund, and IOSG Ventures. Per Dealroom, a financing round of $2.1 million closed in March 2018 with participation from Initialized Capital and ZhenFund, following an earlier investment from IOSG Ventures in November 2017. DDEX's account has 7,429 followers as of July 2026 and has published 514 posts. DDEX has been mentioned by 69 accounts, with 145 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow DDEX include 61 founders, 26 angel investors, 28 influencers and 2 VCs. Among them are Stani, H.E. Justin Sun, Sandeep, RYAN SAN ADAMS, Tay and G MBA, CFA, FRM, CFP, NGMI, HFSP, HENTAI.