YZi Labs invests tens of millions of dollars in privacy trading platform, CZ joins the advisory team

LiquiditySurfer · 2026-01-13T14:06:24+00:00

YZi Labs has invested tens of millions of dollars in Genius Trading, with CZ also joining the advisory team. Genius Trading is building a privacy-first decentralized trading platform that allows users to seamlessly access liquidity across multiple blockchains, offering spot, derivatives, and copy trading features, aiming to become an on-chain alternative to traditional exchanges. The CEO did not disclose details of the funding or whether a token will be issued.

LiquiditySurfer

2026-01-13 14:06:24

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【BlockBeats】Recently heard about a quite interesting fundraising case. YZi Labs invested several tens of millions of dollars into Genius Trading, an amount much more than 10 million USD. Moreover, CZ also joined the advisory team, indicating that this project has indeed attracted the attention of industry big names.

What exactly is Genius Trading doing? In simple terms, they are developing a privacy-first decentralized trading platform. The core selling points are self-custody and cross-chain integration — users can access liquidity from over 10 blockchains within the same trading terminal, including mainstream chains like BNB Chain, Solana, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Base, Avalanche, and Sui. They also offer spot trading, perpetual contracts, and copy trading features.

In essence, they aim to be an on-chain alternative to a major centralized exchange. The key is that you don’t need cross-chain bridges, wallet switching, or exposing your trading strategies on-chain. This is quite attractive to traders who value privacy and convenience.

CEO Armaan Kalsi revealed in an interview that the investment was completed at the end of last year. He did not disclose whether it was equity, tokens, or a hybrid. As for whether Genius itself will issue tokens, they remain mysterious. It seems that the fundraising terms and business plans are still under wraps.

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ForkTongue

· 01-16 10:46

CZ has already entered the market, it seems that this privacy transaction is really about to take off.

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0xInsomnia

· 01-15 01:12

Privacy trading platforms are back? It seems like the privacy sector has been continuously funded over the past two months, and CZ personally getting involved makes this quite interesting.

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FreeMinter

· 01-13 14:32

CZ is on board now, this privacy transaction platform really has something.

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LayerHopper

· 01-13 14:24

CZ has come out in support, it looks like privacy transactions are really taking off.

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AirdropSweaterFan

· 01-13 14:20

Another privacy trading platform is here. CZ's platform is quite interesting, but I wonder if it can really be launched.

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rugged_again

· 01-13 14:17

Hundreds of millions of dollars poured into privacy transactions, CZ even came out to endorse it. Can it avoid rug pull this time...

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VitalikFanAccount

· 01-13 14:12

Privacy trading platforms are back again. If CZ's platform is involved, it's definitely worth checking out. However, the cross-chain integration tricks are getting old, and how many of them are truly usable...

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