What Peanut Trade does

Peanut Trade is a privately-held, blockchain-focused proprietary trading and MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) protection company founded in 2020 by Alex Momot and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. The firm builds proprietary trading algorithms and transaction automation infrastructure designed to extract MEV on EVM blockchains and to shield token launches from predatory sniper bots by routing transactions directly to miners/validators and bypassing the public mempool. Its platform claims to have processed over $2 billion in cumulative trading volume across more than 500,000 trades and supports all EVM-compatible blockchains with integrations on 50+ centralized and decentralized exchanges.

Peanut Trade commercializes its technology through three bundled service lines marketed primarily to crypto projects and DeFi protocols: TGE (Token Generation Event) Management, which delivers end-to-end launch support including tokenomics advisory, strategic DEX/CEX listing, launch-day execution, smart-contract security, and sniping-bot protection; MEV Market Making, an algorithmic, non-custodial market-making product featuring mempool scanning, concentrated-liquidity management, and profit-share economics across 50+ venues; and Arbitrage & Market Scaling, which provides cross-exchange token scaling and treasury-yield generation. Pricing is quote-based and per-project; engagement is initiated through a Telegram bot and dedicated success managers.

The company is founder-led, with no disclosed institutional venture funding rounds. Operations are distributed across 8 countries including Ukraine, Portugal, Germany, the UK, and North America, with self-reported headcount of 70+ employees — substantially above its 11–50 employee firmographic band — and a core team whose members average 7+ years of blockchain industry experience. GTM motion is sales-led and enterprise-focused, with direct outreach through Telegram and consultation-based onboarding rather than self-serve or channel-based distribution. Peanut participates in the crypto ecosystem as an angel investor (e.g., in Squid's $6M seed round in May 2026), indicating integration into crypto-native capital networks relevant to its customer base.

Name

Peanut Trade

Website

https://peanut.trade

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Peanut Trade is a private blockchain trading firm that provides MEV protection, algorithmic market making, and token launch management services to crypto projects and DeFi protocols across EVM blockchains and 50+ centralized and decentralized exchanges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. TGE Management Services: Full-cycle token generation event management including tokenomics advisory, strategic listing, launch day management, MEV security, smart contract security, and marketing support. Revenue likely derived from professional services and consulting fees.
2. Market Making Services: Fair market making across CEXs and DEXs with profit-sharing model. Algorithmic trading platform with MEV protection features. Revenue derived from market making fees and profit participation.
3. Arbitrage and Market Scaling: Efficient cross-market scaling ensuring tokens traded seamlessly across exchanges. Passive profits for project treasuries through expert arbitrage strategies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peanut Trade builds proprietary MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) trading algorithms and blockchain transaction-automation solutions that help crypto projects and DeFi protocols launch tokens, sustain liquidity, and arbitrage across centralized and decentralized exchanges. Its commercial offering centers on three services: TGE Management (tokenomics advisory, strategic listing, sniping-bot protection, smart-contract security), MEV Market Making (mempool scanning, concentrated liquidity, non-custodial trading across all EVM blockchains and 50+ DEX/CEX venues), and Arbitrage & Market Scaling for cross-exchange token liquidity and treasury income.

Product overview

Peanut Trade is a blockchain trading solutions company offering a unified platform of three core services: TGE (Token Generation Event) Management, MEV Market Making, and Arbitrage & Market Scaling. The TGE Management service provides full-cycle support for token launches including tokenomics advisory, strategic DEX/CEX listing, launch day execution with sniping bot protection, smart contract security, and marketing support. The MEV Market Making service offers algorithmic trading with mempool scanning, concentrated liquidity management, and non-custodial trading across EVM blockchains and 50+ exchanges. The Arbitrage & Market Scaling service enables cross-market token scaling with liquidity protection and passive treasury profit generation. The three services are designed to work together across the token lifecycle from launch through ongoing market operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TGE (Token Generation Event) Management Full-cycle TGE management service providing tokenomics advisory, strategic DEX and CEX listing, launch day management, sniping bot protection via direct-to-validator MEV security, smart contract security, and marketing support for crypto and DeFi projects planning token generation events.
• MEV Market Making Algorithmic market-making service delivering mempool scanning, concentrated liquidity management, fully algorithmic trading, and MEV protection across all EVM blockchains and 50+ DEXs and CEXs, with non-custodial trading via decentralized smart-contract vaults and a profit-sharing model.
• Arbitrage & Market Scaling Arbitrage and market scaling solution providing efficient cross-market token trading, liquidity protection from third-party arbitrage bots, and passive treasury profit generation through expert trading strategies across multiple exchanges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2 billion in cumulative trading volume
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• 1inch Labs: DEX aggregator with built-in MEV protection (1inch Fusion, RabbitHole). Competes with Peanut on the protection/anti-MEV side for retail and DeFi users executing swaps.
• Tokensoft: Token issuance and cap-table management platform supporting TGEs and regulated tokenized offerings. Directly comparable to Peanut's Tokenomics Advisory / TGE Management service line.

Direct peers

• Flashbots: Core MEV infrastructure provider (MEV-Boost, relays, builders, Protect RPC). Direct competitor to Peanut's private-mempool/validator-routed transaction protection and MEV searcher tooling on EVM chains.
• Wintermute: Major crypto-native market maker and OTC liquidity provider actively engaged in MEV/CEX-DEX strategies. Directly comparable to Peanut's algorithmic market-making and arbitrage businesses across 50+ venues.
• GSR Markets: Institutional crypto market maker and trader offering liquidity, options, and structured products. Overlaps directly with Peanut's market making, MEV, and arbitrage offerings to token projects.
• bloXroute: Provider of BDN relayer infrastructure and MEV-related services (MEV Blocker, searcher/builder connectivity) on Ethereum and EVM chains. Comparable to Peanut's mempool-scanning and transaction-routing stack.
• Manifold Trading: Founded by Flashbots alumni, Manifold operates as a market maker with deep MEV experience. Direct overlap with Peanut's MEV market-making and CEX-DEX arbitrage business model.
• MEV Blocker: Co-built by bloXroute, Beaver, and CoW DAO, MEV Blocker is an RPC service that protects user transactions from frontrunning. Comparable to Peanut's sniper-bot-protection / private-mempool offering for token launches and DeFi users.

Broad incumbents

• Flow Traders: Larger, publicly-listed (Euronext) proprietary trading firm that has expanded into digital-asset liquidity provision across CEXs/DEXs. Comparable to Peanut as a broad crypto liquidity and arbitrage competitor with deeper capital base.
• Cumberland (DRW): DRW's crypto trading arm providing OTC liquidity, market making, and trading across major venues. Comparable to Peanut's arbitrage and market-making activities from a broader-institution perspective.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/peanuttrade
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peanut-trade

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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