dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange for trading perpetual contracts. The protocol runs on smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, and allows users to trade with no intermediaries.
dYdX Trading is a US based company that operates components of the dYdX protocol, including developing software that powers the protocol, operating the orderbook and matching engine, and promoting growth of the protocol.
Before joining dYdX, Rashan spent the better part of seven years working on Capitol Hill in the office of New Jersey’s junior senator Cory Booker (D). Rashan led the senator’s work on Senate Commerce Committee issues, including Technology and Telecommunications, and worked on Senate Agriculture Committee issues, including Digital Assets.
Rashan also has significant political and campaign experience, working on staff for a gubernatorial leadership PAC, Congressional races and two Presidential campaigns.
Rashan graduated from Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia with degrees in Political Science and Studio Art. He and his wife are based in Washington, DC.