Comparison
dYdX vs Arcus
dYdX is a fully on-chain perpetuals exchange, mostly crypto but also listing a handful of permissionlessly-listed commodity, equity, and FX perps (WTI oil, gold, SPX, TSLA). Arcus is a perp DEX on Robinhood Chain that makes tokenized single-stock and ETF perps a core offering you can trade 24/7. Both are live on Coinner with the full Grid, DCA, copy, and TradingView bot suite, and both keep your funds self-custodial. The big difference is how central multi-asset trading is to each. Here is how they compare.
Side by side
How they compare
| Feature | dYdX | Arcus |
|---|---|---|
| Chain | Cosmos app-chain (dYdX v4) | Robinhood Chain |
| Order book | Fully on-chain CLOB, run by every validator | Off-chain matching, on-chain settlement |
| Exchange lists | Mostly crypto perps, plus permissionlessly-listed commodity, equity & FX perps (WTI oil, gold, SPX, TSLA, EUR) | Crypto, single-stock & ETF perps, plus spot Stock Tokens |
| Coinner runs bots on | Any dYdX perp (crypto plus the commodity/equity/FX markets) | Perps only (crypto + stock/ETF); not spot Stock Tokens |
| Markets | 290+ perpetuals (mostly crypto; also WTI, XAU, SPX, TSLA, EUR) | Crypto, single-stock, commodity & index ETF perps |
| Collateral | USDC | USDG |
| Max leverage | Up to 50x | Up to 50x |
| How Coinner connects | Trade-only API keys | Trade-only API key (wallet signature) |
| Custody | Funds stay in your account | Funds stay in your account |
| Withdraw permission | Never granted | Never granted |
| Order limits | Equity-tier order budget (scales with balance) | Flat account-wide order cap |
| Base fees | 0.05% taker / 0.01% maker (0.04% / 0.005% via Coinner referral) | Competitive maker/taker tiers; spot stock tokens free at launch |
| Bots on Coinner | Grid, DCA, Copy, TradingView | Grid, DCA, Copy, TradingView |
| Copy-trading leaderboard | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-up reward | Up to $550 in fee discounts | None (sign-up through Coinner required) |
| Cost on Coinner | Free (builder-code fee share) | Free (referral commission share) |
Verdict
Which should you choose?
Pick dYdX if you want a deep, battle-tested crypto perps order book with an equity-tier order budget and sign-up fee discounts. Pick Arcus if you want to trade tokenized US stocks (NVDA, TSLA), ETFs (SPY, QQQ, GLD), and crypto from one USDG balance around the clock, even when the cash market is closed. Both run the same bots on Coinner, and you can connect both from a single account.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do Arcus and dYdX markets differ?
Both list crypto plus some non-crypto perps. Arcus makes tokenized single-stock (NVDA, TSLA, AAPL) and commodity and index ETF perps (GLD, SPY, QQQ) a core, 24/7 offering from one USDG balance. dYdX is mostly crypto with a smaller set of permissionlessly-listed commodity, equity, and FX perps (WTI oil, gold, SPX, TSLA, EUR). Coinner runs bots on the perpetual markets of both.
Are both live on Coinner?
Yes. Both dYdX and Arcus are live today with Grid, DCA, copy, and TradingView bots. You can connect each from the same Coinner account.
Which is safer for bots?
Both are self-custodial. dYdX uses trade-only API keys and Arcus uses a trade-only API key authorized by wallet signature; neither can withdraw or transfer funds.
Run bots on both
Connect dYdX and Arcus from one Coinner account and trade smarter.