What Cede Hub does

Cede Hub is a Paris-based, privately held platform that runs structured trading competitions on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. The product allows active crypto traders to opt into campaigns tied to specific CEX trading pairs, with each campaign divided into 24-hour epochs; participants climb a real-time leaderboard and receive rewards distributed on-chain to their DeFi wallets on Arbitrum One within 24 hours of epoch close. On the supply side, the company markets directly to token issuers, offering campaign-based volume amplification, listing support, delisting prevention, and KOL activation as paid services, though pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The underlying technology aggregates activity across 11 centralized exchanges — Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, OKX, Kucoin, Gate.io, MEXC, Bitget, Huobi/HTX, and Crypto.com — through API integrations and connects DeFi wallets (MetaMask, Rabby, Phantom EVM) for reward settlement. The architecture is self-serve on both sides: traders access app.cedehub.io without sales interaction, and token issuers can configure their own campaigns through a launch interface at app.cedehub.io/launch. Performance signals on the company's homepage indicate $1,593,178,400 in cumulative CEX volume traded and $3,162,487 in cumulative rewards distributed across all campaigns.

The business model rests on transaction fees paid by token issuers to deploy trading campaigns that drive CEX volume, with the platform positioned as the only cross-CEX venue for this format. Go-to-market is product-led via Telegram, Discord, X, and LinkedIn for community reach, paired with Calendly-driven bottoms-of-funnel outreach to issuers. The cap table combines a syndicate of crypto-native strategics and funds — GSR, SCG, stationf, and individual operators from Ledger, Monad, Morpho, AAVE, Meria, Coinbase, Merkl, and Encode Club — consistent with a company in early scaling rather than a mature venture-stage firm.

Name

Cede Hub

Website

https://cedehub.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cede Hub is a Paris-based platform that runs 24-hour cross-CEX trading competitions, letting active crypto traders compete on leaderboards for on-chain rewards while enabling token issuers to drive exchange volume through paid campaigns across 11 centralized exchanges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crypto Trading Platform

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Copy Trading, Social Trading & Automated Trading Platforms (FSADAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spot Crypto Exchanges (Order-Book & Matching Engine) (FSADAAAA), Centralized Crypto Exchanges (CEX) (FSAPADAA), Crypto Custody & Exchange Wallet Services (Integrated) (FSADAAAG)

Keywords

• Crypto trading competitions
• Exchange volume campaigns
• On-chain reward systems
• CEX trading aggregation
• Crypto market making

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trading Campaign Fees: Platform likely charges token issuers a fee for running trading campaigns that drive CEX volume. Token issuers pay to amplify their CEX listings, maintain steady volume, achieve volume targets for new listings, and prevent delistings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cede Hub is a trading competition platform that aggregates centralized exchange (CEX) trading activity across 11 major exchanges (Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bybit, OKX, Kucoin, Gate.io, MEXC, Bitget, Huobi/HTX, Crypto.com). Traders connect their DeFi wallets (Metamask, Rabby, Phantom EVM) and CEX accounts, pick campaigns, trade on integrated CEX platforms, and earn rewards distributed on-chain to Arbitrum One within 24 hours of each 24-hour epoch completion. Token issuers can self-launch campaigns to amplify CEX listings, maintain trading volume, and prevent delistings.

Product overview

Cede Hub is a unified trading competition platform that connects centralized exchange (CEX) traders through competitive trading campaigns. The core Cede Hub Platform enables users to participate in structured Trading Campaigns with a real-time Leaderboard System that tracks rankings and rewards. The Campaign Launch Interface allows campaign creators to self-setup competitions, while Token Issuer Tools provide services for projects seeking to drive CEX volume through trading competitions. The platform supports 11 major CEX platforms including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, and others, with rewards automatically distributed to users' DeFi wallets on Arbitrum One network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cede Hub Platform
• Trading Campaigns
• Token Issuer Campaign Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1.59B+ in CEX volume traded on the platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crypto.com ExchangecoreTechnology or Integration · 2 December 2025Crypto.com Exchange integrated with Cede Hub to enable users to participate in structured trading activities and view real-time leaderboards. The collaboration aims to enhance engagement and community-driven activities for active crypto traders worldwide.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Galxe: Web3 questing and rewards platform used by token issuers and protocols to drive user engagement through incentive campaigns. Comparable as a campaign-distribution and reward-settlement platform, but broader scope (quests rather than pure trading volume).
• Zealy: Community quest platform for crypto projects to run incentivized campaigns. Comparable on the token-issuer-campaign-distribution axis, though less specialized in trading volume.
• Layer3: On-chain quest and incentive platform that distributes token rewards for completing specified on-chain tasks. Operates in the same token-issuer-pays-for-engagement category as Cede Hub but with broader use cases beyond trading.
• Avenge: DEX-focused trading competition protocol that rewards traders for generating volume on specific pairs. Comparable mechanism to Cede Hub but limited to DEXs rather than spanning CEXs.
• Merkl: Incentive distribution infrastructure built by Angle Labs that allows protocols to distribute rewards to liquidity providers and other on-chain participants. Comparable as a campaign/incentive distribution layer, though focused on DeFi rather than CEX trading.

Broad incumbents

• Bitget (Copy Trading): Major CEX with one of the most developed copy-trading and social-trading products. Comparable in the social/gamified CEX trading category where Cede Hub operates.
• Bybit (Copy Trading & Competitions): Major CEX that runs native trading competitions and copy trading programs for its own users. Comparable as a vertically integrated competitor that Cede Hub must integrate with rather than displace.
• Binance (Trading Competitions): World's largest CEX and prolific operator of trading competitions. Comparable as both an integration partner and a vertically integrated competitor that could replicate cross-CEX aggregation if strategically motivated.

Others

• Encode Club: Web3 education and accelerator platform that runs incentivized trading bootcamps and challenges. Comparable as an investor (in Cede Hub) and as an adjacent community/incentive-driven engagement platform.

Direct peers

• GMCI: Global Market Cap Index operates trading competitions across both CEX and DEX venues, with ranking and reward mechanics closely mirroring Cede Hub's epoch-based model. Most direct comparable in the trading-competition category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CedeLabs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cede-labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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