Liquid provides a decentralized, non-custodial platform for leveraged cryptocurrency trading with up to 150x power. The service offers institutional speed and deeper liquidity while significantly cutting trading fees for individual users. Traders gain full control over their assets through a user-friendly interface designed for strategy-based execution.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Retail and professional crypto traders face fragmented trading ecosystems where high leverage products are limited to custodial exchanges that charge excessive fees, impose slow settlement, and require multiple interfaces for news, vault yields, and referral programs. This fragmentation increases operational overhead and reduces net profitability for users seeking fast, low‑cost derivative exposure.
Solution
Liquid provides a fully non‑custodial, mobile‑first platform that aggregates core financial primitives—perpetual futures, on‑chain yield vaults, and real‑time news—into a single interface. Users can trade crypto and tokenized real‑world assets with up to 150× leverage while benefiting from deep liquidity and execution speeds comparable to institutional venues. The platform charges fees that are roughly one‑tenth of typical exchange rates, preserving more capital for traders. Integrated risk dashboards give instant visibility into margin and exposure, and a built‑in referral engine shares up to 50 % of generated revenue with users, aligning incentives across the community. All transactions are settled on‑chain, ensuring full ownership of assets without custodial risk.
Target Audience
The primary customers are experienced crypto traders and quantitative hobbyists who require high‑leverage derivative exposure, low transaction costs, and a unified mobile experience, as well as emerging fintech platforms seeking to embed non‑custodial trading capabilities.
Features
- Non‑custodial architecture with on‑chain settlement for perpetual futures on crypto and tokenized equities, supporting up to 150× leverage
- Fee structure reduced by ~90 % versus legacy exchanges, leveraging deep order‑book liquidity from multiple venues
- Institutional‑grade order matching and sub‑second latency delivered via a mobile‑optimized iOS/Android app
- Real‑time news feed with one‑click trade execution, allowing traders to act directly on market headlines
- On‑chain vaults offering up to 14 % APY with a short 4‑day lock‑up period, enabling idle capital to generate yield
- Strategy‑based execution engine that visualizes margin, liquidation price, and P&L instantly on the UI
- Referral program that distributes up to 50 % of referred users’ trading revenue back to the referrer
- Planned extensions include a developer API, terminal interface, and programmable betting contracts for broader ecosystem integration