Genius Terminal has achieved a remarkable milestone, recording over $2.2 billion in weekly trading volume as of January 17. This surge can be attributed to a significant influx of whale activity, with average trading volumes exceeding $82,000 per trader. The platform”s growth has been notably accelerated by a recent investment from YZi Labs and the strategic advisory of Changpeng Zhao, co-founder of Binance.
The data from Dune Analytics indicates that the performance spike primarily occurred between January 12 and January 17. During this period, the platform provided a robust execution environment focused on privacy, facilitating large trades across both Solana and Ethereum networks.
This increasing activity marks a pivotal shift in the trading dynamics on decentralized platforms, with professional trading terminals now presenting formidable competition to traditional centralized exchanges. These terminals offer self-custody and discretion at an institutional level, appealing to sophisticated traders.
In the week leading up to January 17, Genius Terminal recorded a daily high of over $800 million in transaction volume. The trading environment has shown consistent growth, with total volume starting at $48 million on January 12. To date, the terminal has processed 1,072,729 trades from 29,259 unique wallets, indicating a concentration of advanced users engaging with the platform. The average volume per trader stands at $82,480, with individual trades averaging $2,041.
After a limited “soft launch” phase in late 2025, during which the platform processed about $160 million across ten blockchains, the trajectory significantly shifted following YZi Labs” announcement of a multi-eight-figure investment on January 13. This investment aims to establish a private on-chain trading experience akin to a reimagined Binance. According to co-founder and CEO Armaan Kalsi, this funding allows Genius Terminal to expedite its development towards achieving this vision.
COO Ryan Myher emphasized the importance of an on-chain model, stating, “If you were rebuilding Binance today, you wouldn”t do it as a centralized exchange — you”d build it on-chain.” He highlighted that Genius Terminal embodies this vision by offering a singular terminal with full custody and no compromises.
Looking ahead, Genius Terminal plans to enhance its privacy features with the introduction of a privacy orchestration layer. Currently, the terminal employs “Ghost Orders,” a mechanism utilizing multi-party computation to disperse large trades across up to 500 wallets to mitigate risks such as front-running and strategy leaks. A public beta for this innovative protocol is anticipated in the second quarter of 2026.
As Genius Terminal aims to scale its operations to support more than 12 chains, its capacity to sustain these multi-billion dollar volume levels will be crucial in determining its position as a leading execution layer within the professional decentralized finance space.
