Catenaa, Saturday, January 24, 2026- YZi Labs said it had completed a multi‑8‑figure funding round in Genius Trading, a cross-chain DeFi terminal.
This marks YZi’s first public support of a Web3 trading platform, according to a news report.
This is the investment arm of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. CZ has also joined Genius as an advisor.
Genius provides a unified terminal for trading across more than 10 blockchains, including BNB, Solana, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Base, Avalanche, and Sui.
The platform eliminates the need for bridging, wallet switching, and public exposure of trading strategies, addressing fragmentation in on-chain trading.
Since its soft launch, Genius has processed over $160 million in trading volume and is gaining adoption from professional traders managing millions monthly.
The terminal supports spot, perpetual, and copy trading through a proprietary MPC-based wallet and custom cross-chain routing integrated with major decentralized exchanges.
A privacy orchestration layer, currently in beta, will enable users to split large trades across multiple wallets, maintaining self-custody and execution speed while reducing traceability. The public beta of this privacy feature is scheduled for 2026.
Genius aims to become the execution layer for professional DeFi traders, focusing on long-term adoption rather than short-term volume from memecoins or prediction markets. Upcoming updates include additional chain and DeFi integrations in the second quarter of 2026.
YZi Labs manages over $10 billion in assets globally and invests across Web3, AI, and biotech sectors, emphasizing ventures with strong fundamentals.
