YZi Labs, the global investment vehicle of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has made a significant investment in Genius Trading, a cross-chain terminal designed for advanced DeFi execution. This multi-million dollar investment represents YZi Labs' first public backing of a Web3 trading terminal and marks CZ's formal entry into the competitive terminal landscape as an advisor to the project. The move comes at a time when on-chain trading is characterized by fragmentation, requiring users to bridge assets, switch wallets, and expose their trading strategies across a multitude of networks.
Unifying the DeFi Trading Experience
Genius aims to address the complexities of the current on-chain trading environment. The platform allows traders to access liquidity across more than 10 blockchains, including BNB, Solana, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Base, Avalanche, and Sui, all from a single terminal. This eliminates the need for bridging assets, switching between wallets, and the public signaling of trading strategies.
Since its initial soft launch, Genius has facilitated over $160 million in trading volume. The platform has seen growing adoption among on-chain traders managing substantial portfolios, with some handling millions in monthly volume.
Industry Recognition and Vision
This is a deep vote of confidence from very respected investors – not just in what we’ve built so far but in our ability to define how trading happens onchain moving forward.
Genius is currently live, offering support for spot trading, perpetual futures, and copy trading. The underlying technology includes a custom MPC-based wallet, proprietary cross-chain routing logic, and direct integrations with major decentralized exchanges (DEXs).
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.
Privacy and Future Development
A key component of Genius's future development is its privacy orchestration layer, which is currently in beta. This feature allows users to divide large trades across hundreds of wallets, thereby shielding their trading strategies without compromising self-custody or execution speed. Unlike zero-knowledge systems that may rely on off-chain components or introduce delays, Genius's approach keeps transactions on-chain while enabling traceability to be broken at scale. The privacy layer is scheduled to enter public beta in 2026.
While other platforms may focus on short-term gains through memecoins or prediction markets, Genius is positioning itself for long-term growth. The platform is targeting sophisticated traders and institutions that require robust execution capabilities, broad market access, and privacy as a core feature.
Roadmap Highlights
- •Q2 2026: Public beta launch of Genius's privacy protocol, alongside new chain and DeFi integrations.
- •Continued expansion with the goal of becoming the primary execution layer for professional DeFi.
About Genius Trading
Genius is an on-chain trading terminal designed for the professional DeFi space. With support for over 10 blockchains and an upcoming privacy layer, it consolidates decentralized trading into a single, self-custodial interface engineered for high-performance execution.
About YZi Labs
YZi Labs manages a global portfolio exceeding $10 billion in assets. The firm's investment philosophy prioritizes impact, with the belief that meaningful financial returns will follow. YZi Labs invests in ventures across all stages, with a particular focus on foundational projects in Web3, AI, and biotech.