The Grants Program renewed support for the operation of RPC infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific and European regions, including the provisioning and maintenance of dedicated JSON-RPC endpoints. These RPC nodes support critical infrastructure for the dYdX Chain through operating dedicated full-nodes of dYdX Chain, Solana, Base, and Ethereum, ensuring reliable access for users, developers, and integrations. As part of the renewal, the RPC footprint was optimized by reducing redundancy while maintaining performance and reliability standards. This adjustment resulted in cost savings for the Grants Program, improving capital efficiency without compromising operational stability.

The grant funds activities following the dYdX Chain Software Upgrade v9.0, approved through governance on 31 August 2025, which introduced a new capability: designated proposers, a governance-controlled subset of validators responsible for proposing blocks.