Yesterday I moved a small test position into $GENIUS after watching another on-chain trade get sandwiched almost instantly. Nothing huge — around $180 — but it reminded me why I still route bigger trades through Binance even when I want to stay self-custodied.
What actually caught my attention with GENIUS isn’t the AI angle people keep repeating. It’s the execution layer.
Most DeFi protocols solved access. Very few solved the fact that large wallets become visible targets the second they move size on-chain. Public order flow changes trader behavior more than people admit.
The Ghost Wallet + anti-MEV setup started making more sense to me after that. If execution becomes private while still staying non-custodial, that changes who’s comfortable trading on-chain in the first place.
That’s probably the first time I’ve looked at a DeFi project and thought: “okay… this feels closer to CEX execution quality without giving up wallet control.”