CZ-Backed ‘Genius Trading’ Hits $2B Volume Amid Airdrop Frenzy
Driven by a confirmed investment from CZ’s YZi Labs, the new terminal processed $2B in days as traders farm the ‘Genius Points’ program.
The Receipt
Genius Trading, a new on-chain terminal advised by former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has processed over $2 billion in volume less than 72 hours after its public unveiling. The surge follows a confirmed multi-eight-figure investment from YZi Labs, the family office entity managing the wealth of CZ and co-founder Yi He.
The Farming Frenzy
Liquidity flooded the platform as speculators chased “Genius Points” (GP), a rewards program tied to a rumored 2026 airdrop. While the platform managed a modest $160 million during its soft launch, the public announcement of CZ’s advisory role acted as a catalyst. Retail volume exploded. The metric to watch is not just total volume, but the ratio of spot-to-perp trading; users are aggressively farming volume tiers to qualify for the “Season One” snapshot ending in March.
“If you were rebuilding Binance today, you wouldn’t do it as a centralized exchange. You’d build it on-chain. Genius is our answer to what that looks like: one terminal, full custody, no compromises.”
, Ryan Myher, COO of Genius Trading
Institutional Context
This is not a standard DEX aggregator. Genius employs “Ghost Orders”, an MPC-based privacy layer that splits large orders across hundreds of wallets to mask institutional intent from MEV bots and copy-traders. This infrastructure play aligns with YZi Labs’ pivot from broad venture capital to high-conviction infrastructure bets. For market makers, the platform represents a new liquidity venue that fragments the dominance of existing aggregators like Jupiter or 1inch, specifically targeting the high-frequency execution layer.
Outlook
The platform currently aggregates liquidity across 10+ chains including Solana, BNB Chain, and Ethereum without requiring users to bridge assets manually. The viral growth is organic but heavily incentivized. YZi Labs’ backing signals a long-term play to capture the professional “pro-rata” trader demographic that currently lives on centralized exchanges.
