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Where is the bottom for #1inch ?
There is publicly available information about the participation of YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) in the Series B round, which resulted in a loss of 0.1x ROI based on a token sale price of 1.50 USDT.
Fundraising rounds such as Seed, Series A, and Community Token Distribution (x2) are considered private.
At the moment, technical analysis only allows us to identify that the asset price is moving toward ATL (All-Time Low) levels, which stand at 0.1039 USDT.
The daily timeframe (TF) clearly shows the price consolidating below the IBM SHORT support (currently acting as resistance), while also forming a bear flag pattern.
In the medium term, a further decline and a retest of the double bottom formed on November 4 and December 31, 2025 can be expected.
A full trend reversal into a long position should only be considered if the asset price reaches and holds above the resistance range between 0.2066 and 0.2137 USDT.
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Why did the venture giant bet on the “invisible” trading terminal of the future?
The venture arm YZi Labs (formerly known as Binance Labs) continues to shape trends in the crypto industry. Its latest investment, made as part of the Genius funding round, is more than just a capital injection. It is a strategic bet on the future of decentralized trading, where privacy, cross-chain interaction, and liquidity aggregation are becoming basic needs for experienced traders.
Let’s break down what Genius is and why it caught the attention of one of the most influential investors in the space.
1. What is Genius? Not just another interface.
Genius positions itself as an advanced on-chain trading terminal—but that description is too modest. In short, it is a unified portal for trading across more than 300 DEXs on 8 networks, including Solana, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, and others.
1.1 It is not an exchange or a market maker. Its strength lies in aggregating the best execution paths (routing) and delivering optimal order execution.
1.2 Core philosophy: abstract away all the complexity of multichain trading and give users a single, powerful, and private tool.

2. “Killer” features that set Genius apart
It is likely these technological advantages that became the decisive factor for YZi Labs.
2.1 Ghost Orders: The key innovation. The system enables fully invisible transactions by splitting large orders into hundreds of smaller ones and distributing them across up to 500 wallets. This minimizes frontrunning and the market impact of large trades—a major pain point for many professional DeFi traders.

2.2 Native cross-chain bridge (Genius Bridge Protocol): Users can trade directly across different blockchains from a single interface (for example, buying a token on Solana while selling an asset on Arbitrum). This removes the need for third-party bridges and saves time.
2.3 Full self-custody and security: The private-key infrastructure is built in partnership with Turnkey , a leader in non-custodial key management. The project has undergone multiple audits by Halborn, Cantina, and other respected firms—critical for building trust.
2.4 Genius Points program and gamification: The project launched a program with 50 million GP points for trading, a high-reward referral system (up to 45%), and a badge system. This is a powerful tool for attracting and retaining liquidity.
3. Market analysis: Why does YZi Labs’ bet look justified?
3.1 Filling a market gap: Aggregators already exist, but Genius offers a unique combination of privacy + native cross-chain functionality + broad network support (including Solana and Sui). As shown in their comparisons, alternatives (Axiom, BullX, etc.) do not cover this full feature set.
3.2 Focus on B2B2C and the institutional segment: Features like Ghost Orders and secure infrastructure directly address the needs of pro traders, funds, and “whales,” whose actions on public DEXs are easy to track. With its extensive network, YZi Labs sees strong scaling potential precisely in this segment.
3.3 Strategic synergy: Despite separating from Binance, YZi Labs retains deep expertise in ecosystem building. Investing in an infrastructure project that improves user experience and liquidity across DeFi aligns with the industry’s long-term development logic
4. A practical view for traders: is it worth trying?
4.1 Who it’s for: Primarily experienced DeFi users who actively trade across multiple networks, value privacy, and are tired of high slippage on large orders.
4.2 Risks and nuances: Despite audits, any complex DeFi application carries smart-contract risks. In addition, users must trust Turnkey’s architecture. Beginners should first focus on learning the basics.

4.3 What to Watch Next: Key Metrics for Evaluating Project Success — total trading volume (TV) through the platform, the number of active users, and expansion of the list of supported networks and DEXs.

YZi Labs’ investment in Genius is not about hype around a memecoin. It’s a bet on fundamental improvements to DeFi infrastructure. Genius addresses real, long-standing pain points for professional traders: lack of privacy, fragmented liquidity across networks, and the complexity of management.
If the Genius team can execute flawlessly on what they’ve announced, ensure stable bridge operations, and attract a critical mass of users, the project has every chance to become a new standard for on-chain trading. YZi Labs, it seems, believes precisely in this scenario.

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YZi Labs, the family office of Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He, made a "multi-8-figure" investment in Genius Trading, with CZ joining as an advisor. Genius Trading is a decentralized, privacy-focused trading platform enabling onchain trading across multiple blockchains. The startup, now backed by a prior $7 million raise, has processed over $60 million in trading volume since its beta launch. It plans to release a privacy layer in early 2026 to protect large trading strategies onchain. Genius, based in New York City, aims to become a full custody, cross-chain alternative to centralized exchanges like Binance.
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YZi Labs, the family office of Binance co-founders Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Yi He that spun out of Binance Labs, has made a “multi-8-figure” investment in Genius Trading, with Zhao joining as an advisor.
Genius Trading is building a privacy-focused, decentralized trading platform that offers spot, perpetual futures, and copy trading features through a self-custodial, cross-chain terminal, aiming to become an onchain alternative to Binance.
“If you were rebuilding Binance today, you wouldn’t do it as a centralized exchange — you’d build it onchain,” said Ryan Myher, co-founder and COO of Genius Trading. “Genius is our answer to what that looks like: one terminal, full custody, no compromises.”
YZi Labs invested in Genius last month, with the “multi-8-figure” investment being well above $10 million, Armaan Kalsi, co-founder and chief executive officer of Genius, told The Block. He declined to disclose the exact size or structure of the investment, whether equity, tokens, or a mix, and also declined to comment when asked if Genius is planning to issue its own token.
What is Genius Trading?
Genius is positioning itself as a unified trading terminal that allows users to access liquidity across more than 10 blockchains, including BNB Chain, Solana, Ethereum, Hyperliquid, Base, Avalanche, and Sui, without bridging assets, switching wallets, or publicly signaling trading strategies onchain.
“We’re building a privacy-specific trading suite that is still in beta,” Kalsi told The Block. “We’re taking our time. Our bet is that the current degeneracy meta in crypto is a great way to acquire users (speculation), but that once they realize the power of the underlying technology, they will want to stay. At which point, privacy becomes an incredibly important feature for crypto to mature and retain users who want to actually build their financial lives onchain.”
Since its "soft" launch last October, Genius says it has processed more than $60 million in trading volume, with usage concentrated among onchain whales managing millions of dollars in monthly trading activity. Behind the interface, the platform uses a custom multi-party computation wallet, proprietary cross-chain routing logic, and direct integrations with decentralized exchanges. Kalsi said Genius has no plans to launch its own blockchain and intends to integrate only with existing chains and DeFi protocols.
Privacy layer 
A central part of Genius’ technical roadmap is a privacy layer designed to shield large trading strategies onchain. The system, currently in beta, enables users to split large trades across “hundreds of wallets” to reduce traceability while keeping transactions onchain. Genius said the approach avoids relying on offchain components or zero-knowledge systems that can introduce execution delays. A public beta of the privacy protocol is planned for the second quarter of 2026.
Kalsi said the focus on privacy reflects a longer-term view of onchain adoption. He described the trading “terminal wars” as a period of aggressive competition among trading platforms such as Axiom, GMGN, Photon, and Padre, which he said have been competing on customer acquisition costs and feature density. While speculative activity has helped drive user growth across crypto, Kalsi said privacy will become increasingly important as users seek to build lasting financial activity onchain.
Before the YZi Labs investment, Genius raised a total of $7 million in prior funding, including a $6 million round in 2024 and a $1 million extension, Kalsi said. That round was led by CMCC, with participation from Balaji Srinivasan, Anthony Scaramucci, Flow Traders, and other investors.
Genius, built by Shuttle Labs, was founded in 2022, when the core team was still in college at Yale University, Kalsi said. The project initially began as a block data legibility and explorer tool before evolving into a trading platform, he added, noting that the same core team has continued building together since inception. Besides Kalsi and Myher, Genius’ third co-founder and chief technology officer is Brihu Sundararaman.
Genius is headquartered in New York City and operates with a globally distributed team of 11 people, Kalsi said. He added that the startup plans to hire cautiously, potentially adding two to four additional employees in the near future.
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According to The Block, YZi Labs has invested tens of millions of dollars into Genius Trading, with #CZ officially joining as an advisor.
#Genius is building a privacy-first, self-custodial, cross-chain trading platform offering spot, perpetuals, and copy trading — positioning itself as an onchain alternative to #Binance .
The platform has already processed $60M+ in testnet volume and plans to launch its public privacy protocol testing in Q2 2026.
#YZiLabs #privacy

As a highly influential participant in the crypto space, Sun Yuchong's clear statement on January 14, 2026, injected a strong boost into the development of the BNB ecosystem. He posted on the X platform, clearly stating his support as a shareholder of CEA Industries (BNC), firmly backing all proposals and actions put forward by YZi Labs to build a superior BNB ecosystem.
This support stems from YZi Labs' unwavering commitment to the purity of the BNB ecosystem, a stance clearly evident from their post on January 7. At that time, YZi Labs publicly pointed out that the poison pill strategy adopted by the BNC board essentially obstructed shareholders' normal exercise of written consent rights, and called on the board to cease improper manipulation, ensuring fairness in director nominations and elections. More critically, YZi Labs directly refuted BNC's claim of never considering an alternative token strategy, explicitly mentioning that BNC's CEO David Namdar had clearly expressed intentions to shift toward assets like Solana during a meeting in November 2025—this correction of actions deviating from the core strategy of the BNB ecosystem is precisely why Sun Yuchong chose to align with YZi Labs.

Dear @CZ @Yi He @Richard Teng @YZi Labs @BinanceLabs Terra Classic community is discussing fully community-owned Classic DEX (spot + perps, multi-chain, non-KYC) to drive massive on-chain volume & burns.Top DEXs today crush billions: Pump.fun $1.4B+, Hyperliquid peaks $32B daily. Even Pacifica (Solana perps) hit $1B+ days.If Classic DEX captures even 1% of that energy on Terra Classic:- $100M daily volume → 0.5% tax burn = ~$500K worth LUNC torched daily- At current prices: billions burned per day → trillions yearly- Real deflation + utility for $LUNC holders- Plus direct burns for $USTC repeg effortsBinance has been our biggest supporter with monthly burns—thank you! Would Binance support/back/list/integrate a truly community-owned Classic DEX? Liquidity incentives? Early access? #YZILabs

YZi Labs has publicly criticized the Board of CEA Industries (NASDAQ: BNC) after the company adopted a poison pill and restrictive bylaw amendments, calling them stockholder-unfriendly and aimed at board entrenchment rather than shareholder value.
As one of BNC’s largest stockholders, YZi Labs argues these actions go beyond Nevada law requirements and unnecessarily limit shareholders’ ability to act by written consent. According to YZi, the Board took these steps despite prior warnings that further erosion of voting rights could expose directors to fiduciary risk.
🔍 Key Concerns Raised by YZi Labs
The 2025 Annual Meeting has already been delayed past its anniversary dateThe Board appears to be prioritizing defensive tactics over good-faith engagementShareholders may be denied a free and fair director nomination process
YZi also rejected BNC’s claim that it never considered alternative digital asset tokens for its treasury strategy.
This directly contradicts public comments made by CEO David Namdar in late 2025 about exploring other crypto assets, including Solana, raising serious governance and alignment concerns.
⚖️ What’s at Stake
If unresolved, this dispute could reshape BNC’s board composition at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
YZi Labs has stated it intends to give shareholders the opportunity to elect new directors aligned with the original token strategy they invested in.
📌 Bottom line:
This is no longer just about token strategy it’s about corporate governance, shareholder rights, and transparency.
How BNC’s Board responds next may define investor confidence going forward.
#YZILabs #Binance #bnb

Let me clarify the full story — this move by YZi Labs to confront the CEA Industries board is absolutely serious, a genuine 'anti-corruption + rights protection' action. The connection to Binance listing should be analyzed separately to truly understand it.
Core issue: What exactly is the poison pill plan trying to achieve
As a veteran player in the Binance ecosystem, I immediately saw through the CEA board's latest move — their poison pill plan is essentially using rules to control shareholders. The trigger is if anyone acquires more than 15% of shares without board approval; once triggered, other shareholders can buy shares at a low price, directly diluting the target's equity. What's even worse is that they've amended the bylaws, intentionally adding procedural obstacles for shareholders to exercise their rights through written consent. It's blatantly clear they're trying to entrench their positions and avoid accountability to shareholders, completely ignoring YZi's prior warnings. YZi is now a significant shareholder of CEA, holding around 7%. This move is essentially standing up for all shareholders, demanding the board stop manipulating the system and make the nomination and election processes fair.