What Genius does

Genius (legally Shuttle Labs, Inc; consumer brands: Genius Pro, Genius Terminal, Genius Trading) is a New York-based, non-custodial on-chain trading terminal that aggregates liquidity from more than 150 decentralized exchanges across nine or more blockchains — including Solana, Ethereum, BNB, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, and Sonic. The platform serves retail and professional crypto traders seeking best-execution routing, on-chain privacy, and native cross-chain fills without manual bridging. Its core architecture is an "aggregator-of-aggregators" engine that produces sub-second quotes and executes across fragmented DEX liquidity; a proprietary Ghost Orders feature obfuscates positions by splitting orders across up to 500 wallets simultaneously, a privacy capability that competitors Axiom, BullX, Photon, and Infinex do not match. The product surface extends beyond the terminal itself to include the Genius Bridge Protocol (native cross-chain fills), USDgg (a yield-bearing stablecoin collateralized by bridge swap fees), and a Genius Points (GP) rewards program with 200M points allocated and trading competitions carrying up to $250,000 in prizes.

The company monetizes via embedded swap and bridge fees on aggregated DEX volume, with no public pricing schedule for the core terminal; the GENIUS token, listed on Bitget in April 2026 at a $170M debut valuation, adds a token-based distribution and airdrop mechanic via the GP program. Distribution is primarily product-led and self-serve through tradegenius.com, supplemented by third-party listing on Bitget and an Aster integration for perpetual contracts. The company has raised a multi-eight-figure seed round from YZi Labs (the investment vehicle of Binance co-founders Changpeng Zhao and He Yi) in January 2026 — at which point CZ also joined as advisor — on top of an earlier $6M round in October 2024 from Shapes Ventures. Volume has scaled rapidly: from a pre-launch $60M in test transactions and $160M across ten blockchains pre-public-launch, to a $787M single-day record and $2B+ weekly volume during GP-farming activity around the anticipated 2026 airdrop.

Name

Genius

Legal name

Shuttle Labs, Inc

Website

https://tradegenius.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Genius (Shuttle Labs, Inc) is a New York-based, non-custodial cross-chain crypto trading terminal aggregating 150+ DEXs across 9+ blockchains, serving retail and professional crypto traders with sub-second execution, Ghost Orders privacy, native bridging, and a yield-bearing USDgg stablecoin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Exchange Aggregator / Crypto Trading Terminal

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers (6221)

akta.pro primary industry

Interoperability & Integration Middleware (ERP/core banking connectors, messaging, APIs, cross-chain to permissioned) (FSAPAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yield Aggregators & Strategy Vaults (FSADAMAF), Stablecoin Issuers (Fiat-Backed) (FSADADAA), Tokenized Securities & Capital Markets Infrastructure (equities, bonds, funds, ATS/MTF connectivity) (FSAPAIAD)

Keywords

• Decentralized exchange aggregator
• Cross-chain crypto trading
• Non-custodial trading terminal
• Perpetual futures trading
• On-chain privacy transactions

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DEX Aggregation Fees: Genius earns fees from aggregating trades across 150+ DEXs and routing user orders optimally. The platform takes a share of the swap fees generated through its aggregation engine.
2. Cross-Chain Bridge Fees: Revenue generated from the Genius Bridge Protocol's cross-chain swap fees, which also fund the USDgg stablecoin yield.
3. Token / Airdrop: The platform has issued a Genius (GENIUS) token, listed on Bitget, with airdrop distribution via the Genius Points (GP) program anticipated in 2026.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Genius Pro is a non-custodial, cross-chain on-chain trading terminal that aggregates liquidity from over 150 DEXs across 9+ blockchains (Solana, Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB, Polygon, Sonic) and executes spot trades, perpetual futures, and copy trading with sub-second finality. It includes the Genius Bridge Protocol for native cross-chain fills, Ghost Orders privacy (splitting orders across up to 500 wallets), and the yield-bearing USDgg stablecoin earning 5.00-25.00% from protocol swap fees.

Product overview

Genius is a unified on-chain trading terminal offering a comprehensive crypto trading platform with three core products: Genius Pro (the main trading terminal), Genius Bridge Protocol (cross-chain bridge), and USDgg (native yield-bearing stablecoin). The platform aggregates over 150 DEXs across 12 blockchain networks including Solana, Ethereum, BNB, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, Sui, Sonic, HyperEVM, and Hyperliquid. Key features include spot trading, perpetual futures, copy trading, Ghost Orders (privacy feature splitting transactions across 500 wallets), and a Genius Points rewards program. The ecosystem is powered by the GENIUS token and offers yield generation through integration with DeFi protocols like Aave, Morpho, Euler, and Superform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Genius Bridge Protocol: Native cross-chain bridge protocol integrated into Genius Pro for filling cross-chain orders between Solana, Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB, Polygon and Sonic.
• USDgg (USDgg)
• Genius Points (GP)
• Ghost Orders

Products and services

• Genius Pro Trading Terminal Non-custodial on-chain trading terminal aggregating liquidity from 150+ DEXs across 9+ networks (Solana, Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB, Polygon, Sonic). Supports spot trading, perpetual futures, copy trading, advanced order types (limit, market, GTC, take profit, stop loss) with sub-second execution, and Ghost Orders privacy — for retail and professional crypto traders.
• Genius Bridge Protocol Native cross-chain bridge protocol deployed and maintained by the Genius Foundation. Fills cross-chain orders between Solana, Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB, Polygon, and Sonic without manual bridging, serving as the primary front-end client within the Genius ecosystem.
• USDgg Stablecoin Fully collateralized, Genius-native yield-bearing USD stablecoin that earns real yield (5.00-25.00%) from Genius Protocol's cross-chain swap fees. Users deposit USDC and hold USDgg to passively accrue income without lending or risk exposure, unlike USDC.

Quantifiable outcome

• $787M single-day trading volume record achieved during GP farming period
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AstercoreTechnology or Integration · 27 March 2026Genius Trading Terminal partnered with Aster to provide users with a streamlined way to trade perpetual contracts across multiple blockchains, including the newly launched Aster Chain. The partnership enables Genius users to access Aster's liquidity at lower costs and with fewer steps, enhancing trading efficiency. This collaboration aims to attract more volume to Aster Chain.
• TurnkeycoreTechnology or IntegrationTurnkey provides non-custodial key management infrastructure for Genius, enabling users to authenticate via passkeys and biometrics. Genius does not have access to users' private keys.
• Lit ProtocolcoreTechnology or IntegrationLit Protocol provides privacy infrastructure enabling the Ghost Orders feature and compliant on-chain privacy through wallet obfuscation across up to 500 wallets per user.
• HalbornminorOthersOne of multiple security audit firms that conducted successful audits of Genius's smart contracts and infrastructure. Audits confirm the platform's commitment to security and that it does not have access to user funds.
• CantinaminorOthersOne of multiple security audit firms (alongside Halborn, HackenProof, and Borg Research) that conducted successful audits of Genius's smart contracts and infrastructure.
• HackenProofminorOthersOne of multiple security audit firms (alongside Halborn, Cantina, and Borg Research) that conducted successful audits of Genius's smart contracts and infrastructure.
• Borg ResearchminorOthersOne of multiple security audit firms (alongside Halborn, Cantina, and HackenProof) that conducted successful audits of Genius's smart contracts and infrastructure.
• 150+ DEX ProtocolscoreTechnology or IntegrationGenius integrates over 150 decentralized exchanges across 9+ networks (Solana, BNB, Sui, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, Avalanche, Ethereum, Sonic, HyperEVM, Hyperliquid) to aggregate and route the best executable price for users. This is the core product offering.
• Superform, Aave, Morpho, Margin.Fi, Euler, Jito (Yield Integrations)coreTechnology or IntegrationGenius integrates with major DeFi yield protocols — Superform, Aave, Morpho, Margin.Fi, Euler, and Jito — to enable auto-routed yield generation across major assets at rates of 5.00-25.00%.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• 1inch Network: Established multi-chain DEX aggregator with deep liquidity routing across EVM chains. Operates a much broader DeFi portfolio (aggregation, limit orders, wallet, Fusion+ swaps) and is the incumbent reference standard for DEX aggregation.
• ParaSwap: Established multi-chain DEX aggregator serving retail and integrator use cases. Overlaps with Genius's core aggregation value proposition across EVM networks but without the same pro-terminal UX or privacy positioning.
• CowSwap (CoW Protocol): DEX aggregator built on batch auction and MEV-protection mechanisms. Competes for the same sophisticated trader seeking better execution and protection, though via a fundamentally different intent-based architecture rather than Ghost Orders.
• KyberSwap: Multi-chain DEX aggregator and liquidity hub with swap, earn, and cross-chain bridge features. Overlaps directly with Genius's aggregation plus bridge plus yield stack across many of the same EVM/L2 networks.
• Matcha (0x): Consumer-facing DEX aggregator built on 0x protocol, aggregating liquidity across many chains and DEXs. Overlaps with Genius's aggregation functionality but operates as part of the broader 0x infrastructure stack rather than as a specialist terminal.

Direct peers

• BullX: Hyperliquid-integrated trading terminal offering multi-chain spot and perpetual execution with copy trading. Competes for the same airdrop-farming and pro-trader audience as Genius and is explicitly benchmarked against it.
• Photon: Solana-native DEX aggregator and trading terminal with advanced order types. Competes for the same Solana-heavy retail trader audience and is explicitly benchmarked on Genius's comparison page.
• Axiom: Pro-grade on-chain trading terminal on Solana targeting the same DeFi-active retail/pro trader segment with spot, perps, and wallet-tracking features. Explicitly compared head-to-head against Genius on the company's own comparison page.
• Jupiter (Jupiter Terminal): Solana's dominant DEX aggregator with pro trading features and broad token coverage. Most direct aggregator competitor on Solana and a reference point for aggregation quality benchmarks that Genius explicitly compares against.
• Infinex: Cross-chain trading and yield terminal offering a unified interface across multiple networks. Competes in the same pro-terminal category with native bridge and yield generation features explicitly benchmarked against Genius.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GeniusTerminal

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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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