YZi Labs invested tens of millions of dollars, CZ personally serves as an advisor, how to earn Genius points?

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Last night, a major news broke in the community------YZi Labs invested "tens of millions of dollars" in DEX Genius, and CZ will personally join as an advisor.

Odaily Planet Daily brings you the first-hand understanding of Genius, guiding you through the interaction with Genius and sharing the current interaction strategy based on personal testing.

Project Introduction

Genius is a privacy-centric decentralized trading platform that offers spot trading, perpetual contracts, and copy trading, supporting over 10 public chains including BNB Chain and Solana. Its goal is to become an on-chain alternative to Binance------bringing the speed, liquidity, and privacy experience of CEX on-chain while maintaining complete self-custody and non-custodial (users hold their private keys). The platform has processed over $60 million in trading volume during its testing phase and plans to launch a public privacy protocol test in Q2 2026. Back in October 2024, Genius announced the completion of a $6 million seed round financing, led by CMCC Global, with participation from Cadenza Ventures, AVA Labs, Arca, Flow Traders, and others.

In response to the community's belief that "YZi Labs' investment in Genius is bad for Aster," CZ stated on X platform, "Genius is a trading terminal connected to the trading platform, not a competitor to Aster."

Additionally, Genius's CMO Ryan also addressed similar questions in the community------"What is the difference between Aster and Genius? Why would YZi Labs invest in another Perp Dex project?" Ryan stated, "I believe both are important; Aster is a very significant perpetual contract exchange. I think YZi Labs' motivation for investing in Genius is to enable everyone to access any token on any chain (which will soon be achieved in a private manner)."

Genius's CMO Ryan discusses the relationship between Aster and Genius.

It is clear that both CZ and the Genius team believe that Genius and Aster are positioned differently and are not direct competitors.

Step-by-Step Guide

STEP 1. Visit the official website (link: https://www.tradegenius.com/ref/NY8SYH), enter through this invitation link to receive 500 GP points, click "Start Trading," and then click "Sign In" at the top to log in using your wallet.

STEP 2. Click on "Airdrop" at the top to display the current account GP points and personal invitation link.

STEP 3. Under the "Airdrop" section, the first item is "Points," where you can earn 1200 GP points for completing a trading volume of $10,000. After exceeding $10,000, you can earn 200 GP points for every additional $1,000 in trading volume. Additionally, trading once daily on the platform allows you to participate in the spin wheel for free, and for every additional $10,000 in trading volume, you can earn an extra spin opportunity, with no limit.

Other rules for earning points through trading are as follows:

• Users earn 1 GP point for every $100 in spot trading volume / $1,000 in perpetual contract trading volume;
• After trading continuously for 7 days, you will earn a trading streak multiplier (interrupting trading for one day will reset this);
• The base multiplier and streak multiplier apply to users' spot and perpetual contract trading (recommended points are not included).

STEP 4. Under the "Airdrop" section, the next item is "Referrals," where you can invite friends to earn more GP points.

STEP 5. Under the "Airdrop" section, the last item is "Social" (the "Token Rewards" section is not yet open, so skip it for now), which contains the official social media information.

STEP 6. Click on "Deposit" at the top, supporting EVM, Solana, and SUI asset deposits, with the official recommendation to send ETH or USDC.

Current "Low-risk Points Earning" Strategy Sharing

After practical interaction, I have summarized the "low-risk points earning" strategy, with the specific operational ideas as follows:

1. To minimize the wear caused by trading token price fluctuations, I chose USDC-USDT for spot trading.

2. Try to make each transaction larger; the gas fees for a $400 transaction and a $100 transaction are almost the same, as shown in the image below.

3. After unlocking the spin wheel by reaching a trading volume of $10,000, you only need to trade once daily to qualify for the spin wheel, without needing to "drastically increase trading volume."