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Cision Canada
15-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Grvt Launches "Strategies", World's First Compliant Peer-to-Peer On-chain Investment Marketplace
PANAMA CITY, July 15, 2025 /CNW/ -- Grvt has launched " Grvt Strategies", the world's first compliant peer-to-peer on-chain investment marketplace. For the first time, everyday investors can better discover, directly access and invest in top-performing investment strategies. These strategies ("Strategies") are professionally curated and managed by leading institutional funds, market makers, and acclaimed individual traders ("Strategy Managers") – unprecedented in the current TradFi and DeFi setup. The contemporary investment landscape presents mounting hurdles for ordinary retail investors. According to The World Economic Forum, a si gnificant part of the global population [1] does not invest in capital markets due to the lack of access, education, and trust; the rapidly growing private markets have been historically limited to institutions and wealthy individuals for access. "We believe growing your wealth should feel as natural as sending a message or booking a ride," said Hong Yea, Co-Founder and CEO of Grvt. "Grvt Strategies is our bold step toward a future where anyone can access investment opportunities that were once reserved for institutions and the elites." Accessible Investing Powered by Blockchain, Governed by Smart Contracts While peer-to-peer models have transformed lending and payments, investing has remained largely siloed. Access to sophisticated strategies has been limited by opaque gatekeeping, high minimums, and regulatory complexity. To shake up the status-quo, Grvt built Strategies entirely on its secure blockchain, powered by ZKsync technology, using smart contract logic to automate the entire investment lifecycle. This means every step, from accepting deposits to distributing profits, operates transparently through programmable rules, eliminating the need for manual processes or intermediaries. Strategy Managers can deploy their strategies more efficiently, and investors gain clear visibility into where their funds are going. By eliminating traditional hurdles like opaque administration and high operational costs, Grvt Strategies makes sophisticated investing both accessible and trustless for everyone. All Strategies are on-chain and non-custodial, enabling investors to engage directly with Strategy Managers without intermediaries. Historical performance, methodology, and allocations are also visible on-chain. Now, retail users can directly allocate any amount of capital to a curation of Strategies – typically out of reach for individual investors – ranging from AI-driven trading vaults to professionally managed thematic portfolios, all built and managed by verified Strategy Managers. An Initial Cohort of Industry Leaders Grvt Strategy Managers represent a mix of solid TradFi experience and native crypto and DeFi participation. The first cohort includes 6 Strategy Managers, among them are: Ampersan, a leading liquidity provider in digital assets founded by ex-Optiver members (one of the largest market making firms in the world), having supported over $400 billion volume since inception; AllDeFi, an active alpha strategy provider on DeFi, backed by a team of seasoned quantitative traders from one of the most performing hedge funds, with a proven track record of consistently delivering returns in volatile markets, bringing institutional-grade expertise directly to decentralized finance; a VASP-regulated AI-driven crypto quantitative trading platform that democratizes access to sophisticated algorithmic trading strategies – traditionally reserved for hedge funds – with years of experience in finance, portfolio management, and quantitative trading; Rogue Traders, a group of professional traders who have been trading prop and running strategies for hedge funds for years, now mentoring a new generation of traders through the Rogue Trader Academy. Four additional Strategies will go live in July 2025, and 15 Strategy Managers are expected to join later this year. The total TVL is expected to grow to at least $100 million by the end of 2025. "This isn't just another trading platform, it's an open marketplace for modern wealth creation," Yea added. "We want to remove complexity and create an environment where everyone has a fair shot at growing their wealth, and the launch of Grvt Strategies leads the way to realize our vision. We're excited to welcome the wide array of industry leaders on board. Their recognition and participation are crucial to the success of this new concept." Early Access and Incentives To celebrate the launch, early investors will enjoy a 20% APR booster, as well as bonus EcoPoints redeemable toward Grvt's upcoming token airdrop, the offer is valid until July 29. Grvt Strategies is available now on Grvt website and web app; the release of mobile version is planned for Q4 2025. Daniel Ku, CEO of Ampersan, commented, "We've worked with Grvt since their Mainnet to bring a liquid and high-performing platform to market. The launch of Grvt Strategies marks a new chapter for accessible and exceptional investments and a significant step for Ampersan's immersion in the maturing digital asset landscape. Together, we're building a platform where liquidity and transparency work hand in hand to foster a healthier ecosystem." Guruprasad Venkatesha, Co-Founder and CEO of said, " was founded with the mission to democratize access to sophisticated algorithmic trading strategies traditionally reserved for hedge funds. The introduction of Grvt Strategies is exactly the vehicle we've been waiting for. We are thrilled to make our library of strategies and our unique AI-human collaboration model directly available to everyday investors, and we're excited to watch this initiative grow." Shane Oglow, Co-Founder, Rogue Traders, said, "At Rogue Traders, our motto is simple: Break rules, build wealth. We know the markets inside out, and we're on a mission to share our years of experience and expertise with a wider, more novice audience. Grvt Strategies presents a favorable model for everyone. We are exhilarated to be early joiners and backers of an initiative that holds tremendous potential for future growth." Media Kit: Disclaimer: Cryptocurrencies carry high risks. This content is not a distribution of, or an offer or solicitation to provide, financial services or products, nor a representation as to their suitability or legality for you. GRVT is not a regulated entity and your funds are not subject to regulatory protection. Before making any decision based on this content, please seek financial and legal advice, and carefully review our Risk Disclosure and Disclaimer in full. Grvt Strategies: Grvt provides technology solutions and smart contract infrastructure for digital asset management but does not offer financial, investment, or advisory services. Grvt does not endorse, recommend, or guarantee the performance or suitability of any investment strategies made available through the Strategies platform. All investment strategies are developed and managed independently by third-party strategy providers. Grvt does not assume any responsibility or liability for the performance of such strategies or any losses incurred by users. Users are solely responsible for evaluating and accepting the risks associated with any investment decisions made through the Strategies platform." About Grvt Grvt (pronounced "gravity") is a peer-to-peer financial platform built on compliant, regulated, and trustless infrastructure. Through its hybrid exchange and investment marketplace, Grvt enables everyday people to trade, invest, and grow wealth transparently alongside world-class professionals. Grvt Exchange–built on ZK Stack–is the world's first licensed on-chain exchange. Grvt Strategies expands this ecosystem into wealth management, offering a new way to access diversified investment strategies without intermediaries.
Cision Canada
19-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
GRVT Hits $8B Total Trading Volume, Partners with rhino.fi to Enhance Cross-Chain Self-Custodial Trading
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 19, 2025 /CNW/ -- GRVT, the world's first licensed onchain exchange, is teaming up with a leading intent based liquidity network for seamless cross-chain access experience across both EVM and non-EVM networks. Users can now deposit to and withdraw from GRVT directly using BSC, Arbitrum, Solana or TRON via which can expand to over 30 chains supported by in the future. Only one week after the integration's soft launch, a transaction volume of 500K was achieved. This growth is expected to accelerate as user confidence increases. As part of a wider DeFi TVL surge (over $2.4 billion in TVL added to derivatives protocols in the past year), GRVT crossed a major milestone, hitting $8 billion in total trading volume, according to DefiLlama. Average spreads on GRVT have also been significantly tightened since its Mainnet launch, meaning better liquidity, lower slippage, and more value per trade for traders, as noted on GRVT's X account. Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of GRVT, commented, "Our partnership with marks an important step toward seamless self-custodial trading onchain. By enabling users to bridge assets directly into GRVT from across chains, we're tearing down the technical and accessibility barriers that have long held back true DeFi adoption. For the GRVT and communities, this means faster onboarding, broader access, and a frictionless trading experience without compromising the custody of user funds." co-founder and CEO Dan Yanev added: "GRVT exemplifies the promise of appchains, combining high performance with regulatory readiness. At we're proud to connect GRVT to the broader DeFi ecosystem through instant, zero-slippage transfers." Starting June 23, the two platforms will host a joint campaign to incentivize users bridged via with a share of up to 12,000 USDT and 700,000 GRVT Points for grabs. Users can earn rewards simply by bridging into GRVT and trading during that window. Full details will be available on GRVT's and social media channels. Disclaimer: Perpetuals trading of cryptocurrencies is subject to high market risk and price volatility and you may be called upon at short notice to commit further margin deposits or risk being liquidated. This content is not a distribution of, or an offer or solicitation to provide, financial services or products, nor a representation as to their suitability or legality for you. GRVT is not a regulated entity and your funds are not subject to regulatory protection. Before making any decision based on this content, please seek financial and legal advice, and carefully review our Risk Disclosure and Disclaimer in full. GRVT (pronounced "gravity") is the world's first licensed onchain exchange, where traditional banking meets decentralized innovation on one regulated, compliant, and trustless financial market place. A blockchain-based platform that is democratizing how wealth is created and shared, GRVT allows everyday people to trade, invest, and grow their wealth by providing direct access to top industry traders and investors. About is a cross-chain bridge and liquidity network focused on high-speed and low-cost transfers of stablecoins between 35 different blockchains. has served 2.3m customers, processed more than $4bn in transaction volume and has been invested in by Bitfinex/Tether and LightSpeed Venture Partners.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hybrid Crypto Exchange GRVT Debuts Onchain Retail Price Improvement Orders, Bridging DeFi and TradFi
Licensed hybrid crypto exchange GRVT rolled out retail price improvement orders on its platform, pioneering the integration of a proven traditional market feature into the decentralized ecosystem. The new offering, available on GRVT's web and mobile apps, will provide retail users with better execution prices than those publicly available in the order book. The process is fully automated and transparent: When a user initiates a trade, the system checks for better prices through the RPI behind the scenes. If available, orders are filled at the improved price. All the while users retain complete control of their funds. Moreover, the system matches the orders of retail traders exclusively with those of non-algorithmic traders, ensuring fair play, targeted liquidity creation, and a balanced trading environment. "RPI is more than a new order type. It's a meaningful step forward for the DeFi ecosystem. By delivering better prices to retail users without requiring trust in third parties, GRVT is proving that self-custody and advanced execution no longer have to be trade-offs. It's a practical improvement that gives traders a real edge, while preserving everything that makes DeFi valuable," Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of GRVT, said in a press release shared with CoinDesk. GRVT is a hybrid exchange that combines off-chain order matching with on-chain settlements, offering a decentralized finance experience with the efficiency of centralized exchanges. The exchange is hosting a "tap and trade" competition on its web and Android platforms, allowing traders to experiment with the RPI feature in a live environment. Retail price improvements have been a feature on Wall Street since the early 2000s, with efforts like the NYSE's Retail Liquidity Program supposedly saving billions for retail investors.
Malaysian Reserve
04-06-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
GRVT Introduces Retail Price Improvement Orders, Bringing Proven TradFi Execution Benefits Onchain
SINGAPORE, June 4, 2025 /CNW/ — GRVT, the world's first licensed onchain exchange, has launched Retail Price Improvement (RPI) orders for both web app and mobile, becoming the first decentralized exchange to bring this long-standing traditional finance feature onchain. With this release, GRVT is introducing a more effective and fair mechanism by allowing selected market makers to quote more competitive prices to retail users, while preventing algorithmic traders from accessing these quotes. RPI has been a core part of equities trading since the early 2000s, and now, for the first time, DeFi users can benefit from it directly in a non-custodial, smart contract–based environment. It works by facilitating price improvement on retail orders, such as exclusive interaction with retail orders, price improvement on execution and so on. This price improvement might seem small on an individual trade, but over time, it adds up to cumulative savings for retail investors. In traditional stock markets, programs like the NYSE's Retail Liquidity Program have been responsible for saving investors billions of dollars over the years. GRVT's implementation adapts this idea to work onchain, helping everyday crypto users get more out of every trade without any additional complexity. GRVT's RPI order is automatic and fully transparent. When a user places a trade, the system checks whether a better price is available through RPI. If it is, the order is matched accordingly. There's no need to change settings or toggle anything on. The system is built to improve execution in the background, while users stay fully in control of their funds. This launch sets GRVT apart by bringing onchain trading closer to traditional finance standards, where users can benefit from better execution prices through protected order types. To support the rollout, GRVT is preparing a Tap and Trade competition on both its web and Android platforms. The competition is designed to help users try the new feature in a live environment while learning how RPI benefits their trades. Full details of the campaign will be shared ahead of the launch. Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of GRVT, commented, 'RPI is more than a new order type. It's a meaningful step forward for the DeFi ecosystem. By delivering better prices to retail users without requiring trust in third parties, GRVT is proving that self-custody and advanced execution no longer have to be trade-offs. It's a practical improvement that gives traders a real edge, while preserving everything that makes DeFi valuable.' For more information on GRVT RPI order, including matching rules and trading rules, visit: Disclaimer: Perpetuals trading of cryptocurrencies is subject to high market risk and price volatility and you may be called upon at short notice to commit further margin deposits or risk being liquidated. This content is not a distribution of, or an offer or solicitation to provide, financial services or products, nor a representation as to their suitability or legality for you. GRVT is not a regulated entity and your funds are not subject to regulatory protection. Before making any decision based on this content, please seek financial and legal advice, and carefully review our Risk Disclosure and Disclaimer in full. Singapore users: GRVT is not licensed, approved, authorised, designated, recognised, registered or otherwise regulated under any legislation administered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ('MAS'). As such, users will not have the benefit of any regulatory safeguards imposed by the MAS. About GRVT: GRVT (pronounced 'gravity') is the world's first licensed onchain exchange, where traditional banking meets decentralized innovation on one regulated, compliant, and trustless financial market place. A blockchain-based platform that is democratizing how wealth is created and shared, GRVT allows everyday people to trade, invest, and grow their wealth by providing direct access to top industry traders and investors. GRVT official website: Social and Community: X | LinkedIn | Telegram | Discord
Cision Canada
04-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
GRVT Introduces Retail Price Improvement Orders, Bringing Proven TradFi Execution Benefits Onchain
SINGAPORE, June 4, 2025 /CNW/ -- GRVT, the world's first licensed onchain exchange, has launched Retail Price Improvement (RPI) orders for both web app and mobile, becoming the first decentralized exchange to bring this long-standing traditional finance feature onchain. With this release, GRVT is introducing a more effective and fair mechanism by allowing selected market makers to quote more competitive prices to retail users, while preventing algorithmic traders from accessing these quotes. RPI has been a core part of equities trading since the early 2000s, and now, for the first time, DeFi users can benefit from it directly in a non-custodial, smart contract–based environment. It works by facilitating price improvement on retail orders, such as exclusive interaction with retail orders, price improvement on execution and so on. This price improvement might seem small on an individual trade, but over time, it adds up to cumulative savings for retail investors. In traditional stock markets, programs like the NYSE's Retail Liquidity Program have been responsible for saving investors billions of dollars over the years. GRVT's implementation adapts this idea to work onchain, helping everyday crypto users get more out of every trade without any additional complexity. GRVT's RPI order is automatic and fully transparent. When a user places a trade, the system checks whether a better price is available through RPI. If it is, the order is matched accordingly. There's no need to change settings or toggle anything on. The system is built to improve execution in the background, while users stay fully in control of their funds. This launch sets GRVT apart by bringing onchain trading closer to traditional finance standards, where users can benefit from better execution prices through protected order types. To support the rollout, GRVT is preparing a Tap and Trade competition on both its web and Android platforms. The competition is designed to help users try the new feature in a live environment while learning how RPI benefits their trades. Full details of the campaign will be shared ahead of the launch. Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of GRVT, commented, "RPI is more than a new order type. It's a meaningful step forward for the DeFi ecosystem. By delivering better prices to retail users without requiring trust in third parties, GRVT is proving that self-custody and advanced execution no longer have to be trade-offs. It's a practical improvement that gives traders a real edge, while preserving everything that makes DeFi valuable." For more information on GRVT RPI order, including matching rules and trading rules, visit: Disclaimer: Perpetuals trading of cryptocurrencies is subject to high market risk and price volatility and you may be called upon at short notice to commit further margin deposits or risk being liquidated. This content is not a distribution of, or an offer or solicitation to provide, financial services or products, nor a representation as to their suitability or legality for you. GRVT is not a regulated entity and your funds are not subject to regulatory protection. Before making any decision based on this content, please seek financial and legal advice, and carefully review our Risk Disclosure and Disclaimer in full. Singapore users: GRVT is not licensed, approved, authorised, designated, recognised, registered or otherwise regulated under any legislation administered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS"). As such, users will not have the benefit of any regulatory safeguards imposed by the MAS. About GRVT: GRVT (pronounced "gravity") is the world's first licensed onchain exchange, where traditional banking meets decentralized innovation on one regulated, compliant, and trustless financial market place. A blockchain-based platform that is democratizing how wealth is created and shared, GRVT allows everyday people to trade, invest, and grow their wealth by providing direct access to top industry traders and investors.
