Genius Terminal, a decentralized crypto trading platform advised by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, recorded a massive $787 million in single-day trading volume on Sunday, marking a new all-time high for the platform.
The surge in activity follows a strategic investment from YZi Labs, the family office of CZ and Yi He. The firm recently injected a “multi-eight-figure” sum into Genius, aiming to build what proponents describe as a “private, on-chain Binance.” The platform has gained rapid traction among traders speculating on a potential airdrop through its “Genius Points” (GP) program.
“Genius embodies the core of our investment thesis: backing infrastructure that fuses the speed, liquidity, and privacy of centralized exchanges without compromising on user ownership.” — YZi Labs (Official Announcement)”
Unlike traditional decentralized exchanges (DEXs), Genius utilizes a privacy orchestration layer that allows institutional and high-volume traders to split large orders across hundreds of wallets, shielding strategies from on-chain trackers.
Data from the platform indicates weekly volume has now surpassed $2 billion. The spike coincides with broader market interest in privacy-focused DeFi execution layers, a sector YZi Labs has aggressively targeted since its rebrand from Binance Labs.
Source:https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-13-2026-yzi-labs-invests-in-genius-35033676385850