Genius will release the Airdrop Whitepaper today and temporarily pause the distribution of Genius Points.

BlockBeats News, January 18th, Genius, the Perp DEX trading terminal supported by YZi Labs, announced that Genius dynamic points will temporarily stop distribution starting at 7:30 PM EST on Saturday, January 17, 2026, and will transition to a retrospective points system. More specific information will be announced soon. All points obtained through trading will remain in users' accounts.

The first round of retrospective activities will start at 4:00 PM on January 19th, and the airdrop whitepaper was released today.

On January 13th, YZi Labs made a "multi-8-figure" investment in Genius Trading, with CZ concurrently joining the project as an advisor. On the 14th, CZ stated that Genius is not a competitor to Aster but a Perp DEX trading terminal.