Hydro Protocol is an open-source Ethereum framework and SDK designed for building decentralized exchanges and DeFi marketplaces. Hydro Protocol's Twitter Score is 12 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #80,249 among 486,573 tracked accounts.
Hydro Protocol originated from the DDEX team's decision to fork the 0x protocol, substantially rewrite its codebase, and remove the ZRX fee token, producing a new protocol they named Hydro. Version 1.0 went live on DDEX on January 1, 2019, introducing support for limit and market orders, non-custodial token-allowance-based settlement, order matching, free cancellation, and trading fees collected in each market's base token rather than a separate fee token. Hydro Protocol was formerly affiliated with DDEX.
Hydro Protocol's SDK was offered as a full-stack decentralized-exchange template, bundling a web interface, wallet integration, API and WebSocket servers, a matching engine, blockchain monitoring tools, and market-making examples. The project's native asset is HOT, an ERC-20 token verified on Ethereum. The project's Medium publication last posted in January 2020, and the official website carries a 2020 copyright notice, with no first-party updates retrieved since then.
Hydro Protocol previously received backing from FBG Capital, Node Capital, Nirvana Capital, Initialized Capital, Draper Dragon, Consensus Capital Holdings, INBlockchain, DHVC, Metropolis VC, and Link VC. Hydro Protocol has 2,400 followers as of September 2026 and has published 283 posts. Hydro Protocol has been mentioned by 29 accounts, with 94 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Hydro Protocol include 26 founders, 15 angel investors and 9 influencers, among them Alexis Ohanian, Sandeep, G MBA, CFA, FRM, CFP, NGMI, HFSP, HENTAI, Matthew Graham, Zmanian and Alex Atallah.