How to Earn Genius Points with Tens of Millions in Investment from YZi Labs and CZ as Advisor?
- Core Viewpoint: Genius secures massive investment from YZi Labs, with CZ set to serve as an advisor.
- Key Elements:
- Genius is a privacy-focused DEX, aiming to be an alternative on the BNB Chain.
- The project has already processed over $60 million in test transaction volume.
- The official team clarified it is not in competition with Aster, as they have different market positions.
- Market Impact: Likely to increase attention and competition in the privacy DEX sector.
- Timeliness Note: Medium-term impact
Original | Odaily (@OdailyChina)
Author | Asher (@Asher_ 0210)
Last night, a bombshell announcement rocked the community—YZi Labs has invested "tens of millions of dollars" into DEX Genius, and CZ will personally join as an advisor.
Odaily is here to give you the lowdown on Genius, a step-by-step guide on how to interact with it, and the current interaction strategy based on personal testing.
Project Introduction
Genius is a privacy-centric decentralized exchange platform offering spot, perpetual contracts, and copy trading. It supports over 10 public chains including BNB Chain and Solana, with the goal of becoming an on-chain alternative to Binance—bringing CEX-like speed, liquidity, and privacy experience on-chain while maintaining full self-custody and non-custodial features (users hold their private keys). The platform has already processed over $60 million in trading volume during its test phase and plans to launch a public test of its privacy protocol in Q2 2026. As early as October 2024, Genius announced the completion of a $6 million seed funding round led by CMCC Global, with participation from Cadenza Ventures, AVA Labs, Arca, Flow Traders, and other institutions.
Addressing community concerns that "YZi Labs' investment in Genius is bearish for Aster," CZ responded on X, stating, "Genius is a trading terminal that connects to exchanges, not a competitor to Aster."
Furthermore, Genius's CMO Ryan also addressed a similar question in the community—"What's the difference between Aster and Genius? Why would YZi Labs invest in another Perp DEX project?" Ryan stated, "I think both are important. Aster is a very important perpetual contract exchange. I believe YZi Labs' motivation for investing in Genius is to enable everyone to access any token on any chain (soon to be done privately)."
Genius CMO Ryan discusses the relationship between Aster and Genius
It's clear that both CZ and the Genius team believe Genius and Aster have different positioning and are not in direct competition.
Step-by-Step Guide
STEP 1. Go to the official website (link: https://www.tradegenius.com/ref/NY8SYH). Using this referral link grants you 500 GP points. Click "Start Trading," then click "Sign In" at the top to log in via your wallet.
STEP 2. Click "Airdrop" at the top to view your current GP points balance and personal referral link.
STEP 3. Under the "Airdrop" section, first is "Points." Accumulate $10,000 in trading volume to earn 1200 GP points. After exceeding $10,000, every additional $1,000 in volume earns 200 GP points. Additionally, trading once daily on the platform grants one free spin on the wheel. For every $10,000 increase in trading volume, you earn an extra wheel spin, with no upper limit.
Other rules for earning points through trading are as follows:
- Users earn 1 GP point for every $100 in spot trading volume / $1000 in perpetual contract trading volume completed;
- After trading for 7 consecutive days, you earn a trading streak multiplier (which resets if you miss a day of trading);
- The base multiplier and streak multiplier apply to your spot and perpetual contract trades (referral points are not included).
STEP 4. Under the "Airdrop" section, next is "Referrals." Invite friends to earn more GP points.
STEP 5. Under the "Airdrop" section, finally is "Social" (the "Token Rewards" section is not yet open, skip for now). This contains the official social media information.
STEP 6. Click "Deposit" at the top. Supports deposits of EVM, Solana, and SUI assets. The official recommendation is to send ETH or USDC.
Current "Low-Cost Points Farming" Strategy Sharing
After actual interaction, I've summarized a "low-cost points farming" strategy. The specific operational approach is as follows:
1. To minimize slippage from token price movements, choose spot trading for USDC-USDT.
2. Aim for larger single transaction amounts. The test below shows that the Gas fee paid for a $400 trade is almost the same as for a $100 trade.
3. Once you unlock the wheel by reaching $10,000 in trading volume, just make one trade daily to qualify for the wheel spin. There's no need to "aggressively farm volume."
