Emre Yumlu 
YZi Labs, known for its strong focus on Web3 infrastructure investments, has announced a strategic investment in Genius Trading, a platform aiming to redefine the professional on-chain trading experience. One of the most notable aspects of this investment is the involvement of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), who has joined the project as an advisor.
This move highlights YZi Labs’ commitment to supporting next-generation DeFi infrastructure designed for advanced and institutional-grade users.
What Is YZi Labs Aiming to Achieve?
As decentralized exchanges (DEXs) continue to gain market share relative to centralized exchanges (CEXs), a critical challenge has emerged for professional traders: value loss caused by excessive transparency. When large positions are executed on-chain, transactions become instantly visible, often triggering market reactions that reduce potential alpha.
Genius enters the picture by attempting to solve this structural issue. The platform aims to combine the decentralization and self-custody principles of DEXs with the speed and privacy typically associated with CEXs—without compromising user ownership.
Ghost Orders and MPC-Based Architecture
One of Genius’s key technical innovations is its proprietary order type known as “Ghost Order.” Built on Multi-Party Computation (MPC), this system creates temporary wallet clusters that enable trades to be executed simultaneously across hundreds of addresses.
This approach allows funding relationships to remain hidden from public view while still being cryptographically verifiable. Crucially, the platform remains fully non-custodial, ensuring users retain control of their private keys while deploying sophisticated trading strategies.
A Unified Multi-Chain Terminal Vision
Genius aims to bring together more than ten blockchain networks—including Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain—under a single professional trading terminal. The new capital from YZi Labs will be used to accelerate the development of its privacy-focused protocol and to scale liquidity across supported networks.
The platform’s open-access launch is currently planned for late 2026.
The “On-Chain Binance” Ambition
According to Genius CEO Armaan Kalsi, this investment represents more than financial backing—it reflects deep strategic alignment. From YZi Labs’ perspective, DeFi is evolving beyond basic tooling and now requires an execution layer comparable to traditional financial terminals.
This development is widely seen as a strong signal that decentralized finance is entering a new phase focused on professional and institutional adoption.
What Is Genius Trading?
Genius Trading is a multi-chain, on-chain trading terminal built specifically for professional DeFi users. Across more than ten networks, including BNB Chain and Solana, it enables token swaps, high-risk rapid trades, copy trading, and leveraged positions—all from a single interface.
Rather than remaining limited to short-term, memecoin-driven activity, Genius aims to establish a scalable, privacy-first trading infrastructure for the broader DeFi ecosystem. Its long-term vision focuses on enabling fast, private transactions across multiple blockchains without relying on ZK proof generation.
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