Featured in eli5_defi's "Project Spotlight - Week 09/2026" as one of nine handpicked projects for traders to explore, with Arbital's market-making bot supporting GRVT among other perp DEXs.

Raised $34M in funding with 22% of token supply allocated to community.

Sponsored a campaign on RallyOnChain with a $5,000 USDT budget for rewarding content creators.

Offers GLP vault 20% APY, GLP pool 21% APY, and 11% APY on stablecoins, with 22% token distribution to participants.

Reached $1.8B daily trading volume and $100M TVL, ranking as top-4 perpetual DEX.

Launched new mobile app.

Integrated Aave for tokenized deposits, enabling trading collateral to earn up to 11% APY with a self-custodial structure.

Processes $1.8B+ in monthly trading volume with 352% month-over-month growth, ranking as a top-4 perpetuals DEX by volume.

Ranked third for 1-month APY among trading vaults on TradingProtocol across multiple chains including Ethereum and Arbitrum.

Maintained execution integrity during the October 10th crypto crash with zero-knowledge settlement. Featured in @a1research__ analysis of perpetual DEXs, including performance during the October 10th market stress when $19B were liquidated.

Integrated with Planemo Trading to enable automated trading strategies with maker rebates and capital yield generation.

Launched XAU, XAG, XPD, and XPT perpetual contracts.

Launched Scale Orders feature, enabling traders to structure entries, ladder exits, and execute across multiple price levels.

Integrated with Fraction AI through the Gravvy agent for AI agents to trade perpetuals and automate strategies, offering 20%+ APY delta-neutral returns. Co-Founder and COO Matthew Quek participated in an AMA with FractionAI CEO Shashank Yadav on February 24, 2026, covering AI-driven strategies, autonomous agents in DeFi, and capital efficiency.

Integrated with RoboNetHQ, with the RoboNetHQ Vault now live on the platform.

Integrated TacoTradeX to bring AI and quant strategies, including OI farming and auto-strategy execution, directly to the platform.

Hosts trading competitions at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 on February 11, 2026, including BLOCK:LOUNGE Trading Esport 2026 and CRYPTOZONIC at Space Club in Central Hong Kong.

Undergoes scheduled maintenance on 2026-02-05 at 09:00 UTC for approximately 15 minutes, during which trading will be temporarily unavailable.

Hosts an Italian X Space on 2026-01-30 at 1:30 PM UTC featuring Top EU Ambassador and Shift Protocol to discuss past achievements, future plans, and Shift's upcoming product on Grvt, with 150 USDT prize pool for top questions.

Achieved 5,000+ daily active traders.

Reached 90,000+ users.

Ranked top 5 DEX by volume according to DeFiLlama.

Offers crypto, commodities, and equities perpetual futures trading, including XMR with up to 50x leverage.

Criticized for "gaslighting" users, with commentary that numbers and metrics have not been great.

Added support for USDT deposits from Solana and Kaia Chain networks on January 14th, 2026.

Achieved 600k transactions per second under peak performance conditions.

Launched Grvt Institute, a non-commercial crypto education initiative, starting with a collaboration with Korea Insurance Institute in South Korea.

Approved as a VASP on Upbit SG, enabling secure asset transfers within the Upbit ecosystem.

Implements negative maker fees, paying users to provide liquidity.

Messari published an in-depth research report on grvt's evolution from a perpetual DEX to a foundation for an on-chain private bank expanding institutional-grade wealth management access.

Hosts an AMA on 2026-01-06 featuring Head of BD discussing vision, products, and 2026 roadmap in Korean language.

Launched isolated margin trading feature, allowing users to set risk limits per individual trade while protecting their main balance.

Distributed 20,000 USDT in rewards to the top 20 ambassadors over a two-week period for onboarding users and engagement activities.

Partnered with Optiver as market maker for Liquidity Provider Strategy delivering 26% APY returns with 11.1 Sharpe Ratio. Launched points-based airdrop program with over 2,000 participants whose points remain active for a future airdrop.

GLP flagship delta-neutral strategy fills quickly following recent cap increase, with limited availability remaining.

Platform unveils Traders Royale competition winners at Indonesia Blockchain Week Official, with @ariesyuangga taking first place, @andricuanterus second, and @kyojindee third in the esports-style trading competition.

Builder Codes feature launches, enabling developers to integrate with the platform, route trades, and earn revenue directly from trading flow they generate.

Platform shows 5.5x ratio of 24-hour trading volume to open interest, ranking in mid-range among perpetual DEX competitors and raising concerns about farming-driven volume versus organic user activity.

Wallet Onboarding feature goes live, allowing users to authenticate via wallet connection instead of passwords for seamless platform access to trading, earning, and strategies.

New trading strategy by Alejandro_XBT goes live on platform, utilizing Adaptive Trend Reversal System and momentum confirmation framework.

Team member simplepeanut3 participates in panel discussion on December 9 at 2PM UTC covering macro shifts, emerging narratives, real yield, and market-structure changes heading into 2026.

Grvt Traders Royale trading competition takes place at Indonesia Blockchain Week on December 10-11 with 18 traders participating in live battles over 2 days.

Platform reports monthly growth rates of 243.55% for Open Interest and 467.36% for Trading Volume.

Instagram and TikTok accounts launch with merch giveaway for 5 winners selected by lottery.

Liquidity Provider Strategy managed by Ampersan (crypto branch of market-making firm Optiver), reporting 48% Annual Percentage Rate Return with 11.56 Sharpe ratio over past months. Platform offers 10% interest on collateral for active traders, and airdrop points valued at $55-$180 per current calculations.

Co-Founder & COO Matthew Quek speaks on institutional yield panel at Further Network Summit in Abu Dhabi on December 8th.

Token Generation Event scheduled for Q1, and referral program offers 30% bonus on points.

Rewards Season 2 distributes 125,000 points to 12,000 users in latest weekly allocation.

Two new trading pairs now available: PAXG (PAX Gold) and TAO (Bittensor).

Liquidity Provider Strategy reopens after hitting $5M cap in under a week, with total cap increased to $7.5M and new investment limits based on lifetime trading volume.

Open Interest surges from $100M to over $175M.

Offers up to 11% interest rate on trading collateral, requiring monthly trades to keep yield active while positions are open.

Raised $34M at $540M valuation from Delphi Ventures, SIG, Hack VC, ZKsync. Token Generation Event for March 2026 with 22% supply allocated to initial airdrop.

Completes Japan leg of global live trading tour with local representation and trader participation.

Open Interest now exceeds $110M.

Open Interest crosses $100M milestone today.

Platform increases maximum position caps for BTC, ETH, and SOL, while easing USDT position caps with low leverage across all trading pairs.

Season 2 rewards program distributes 125,000 points across 11,900 users for the last week.

Adds fisher8cap as Strategy Manager, a trader with 7+ years experience who placed Top 3 on Bybit leaderboards all of 2024.

Cumulative perpetual trading volume surpasses $74B total, with over $10B added in the last 10 days.

Deposits earn 10% interest on trading equity plus Grvt Points, with yield convertible to trading margin.

Launches first campaign on @rallyonchain platform, opening access portal for waitlisted participants.

Implements Atlas upgrade with ZK Stack integration, operating as a hybrid privacy exchange model on ZKsync and adding privacy features as Ethereum's market layer.

Two new trading pairs launch: Resolve (RESOLV) and Horizen (ZEN) now available for trading.

Trading competition launches with @crypto_banter participation, offering 15,000 USDT prize pool distributed to top 15 performers on PnL leaderboard.

Trading and holding open positions in altcoins earn more points than BTC, ETH, and SOL in the Rewards program.

Liquidity Provider Strategy hits $5M AUM cap and closes to new deposits after one week of launch.

Launches funding rate comparison feature enabling users to view rates alongside Binance, Bybit, and Hyperliquid.

Launches mobile app bug bounty program offering up to $500 per valid report for app testing.

Rewards Season 2 completes weekly distribution of 150,000 points to 11,800 users.

Liquidity Provider Strategy reaches $4.4M+ AUM in less than one week with 30%+ APR and 10 Sharpe ratio, approaching capacity with less than 20% remaining.

Launches Liquidity Provider (GLP) Strategy, a delta-neutral market-making vault that achieved 48% APR during six months of testing.

Platform offers 10% APY on deposits.

Total perpetual trading volume crosses $63 billion.

Platform announces upcoming Atlas upgrade integrating ZKsync's Atlas technology for cross-chain network connectivity.

Grvt goes live on RallyOnChain waitlist, integrating an AI-powered rewards system that enables users to earn points through authentic activity on X and complete missions.

Galxe InfoFi campaign goes live with points farming and multiplier system for users.

Two new trading pairs are now listed and available to trade: LDO (Lido DAO) and GIGGLE (Giggle Fund).

Internet Computer (ICP) and Filecoin (FIL) trading pairs are now listed on the platform.

Native protocol vault GLP Strategy goes live with 48% APR and 7.6 Sharpe ratio performance, managed by a 40+ year trading firm, with GLP investors earning from a weekly 15% Grvt Points pool based on TVL.

125,000 rewards points distributed to approximately 11,000 users in the past week, with users earning at least 800 points through Open Interest trading.

Demo Trading Esports Finale begins with Top 12 traders competing live at cryptozonicfest event with idol performances.

The platform integrates Real World Assets (RWAs) and institutional liquidity directly through the Atlas upgrade without requiring bridges.

ZKsync invested $14M in the project to support development of the Atlas upgrade infrastructure.

Delphi Ventures, an existing investor, purchased additional tokens on the secondary market to double down on their position. The ZKsync Atlas upgrade specifications include 15,000 TPS and 1 second finality, with the platform positioned as the flagship exchange on ZKsync.

Partners with Gridy AI to enable Grid Bot trading on the platform and launches a Volume Competition with 15K USDT prize pool for 50 winners from November 4-26.

Atlas upgrade built in partnership with ZKsync integrates ZK chains with Ethereum as liquidity hub and adds institutional-grade privacy features.

Distributed 125,000 Season 2 reward points to 10,800 users this week and increased Open Interest allocation to 15% of weekly pool from previous 5%.

Monad ($MON) is now available to trade on the platform.

Announces upcoming Atlas upgrade for the platform with more details to follow.

GRVT listed among perpetual DEX projects expected to have Token Generation Event between now and end of year.

Implements tiered fee structure replacing flat -0.01% maker rebate, with adjusted taker fees for levels 1-4 and 6-9, effective October 31 at 9:00 UTC.

Adds Base network support for USDT and USDC deposits alongside existing Arbitrum and BNB Chain. USDC automatically converts to USDT through rhinofi integration with rates from top spot exchanges.

Open Interest allocation in rewards program triples from 5% to 15% of weekly pool permanently starting this week. Season 2 distributed 137,500 points to 9,904 users in the past week.

Introduces weekly trading sprints starting October 28, offering 25,000 USDT in prizes across 100 winners competing in PnL or Volume categories.

Limit orders earn traders a 0.01% fee rebate per order.

Offers 10% APY on active margin and unrealized PnL as part of perpetual DEX strategy.

Launches Grvt SecureKey feature powered by Privy integration, enabling onboarding without seed phrases.

Completes $30M funding round at estimated $300M valuation. Featured in airdrop farming guide as perpetual derivatives exchange.

Three new tokens are now available to trade: COAI (ChainOpera AI), BLESS, and STRK (Starknet).