Crypto Valley Exchange is a technology company.
Crypto Valley Exchange has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round.
Crypto Valley Exchange has raised $7.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Crypto Valley Exchange (CVEX) is a decentralized derivatives exchange (DDEX) specializing in on-chain futures, options, and perpetuals trading within DeFi. It builds a permissionless protocol that enables traders to create, trade, and clear trustless contracts using USDC collateral across multiple chains like Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and Solana, while introducing advanced portfolio risk management via an on-chain Value-at-Risk (VaR) model.[1][2][3][5]
CVEX serves retail traders, professional market makers, and institutions seeking institutional-grade DeFi trading with features like 1000x+ leverage, ultra-low fees, no gas costs, and automated clearance bots for stability. It solves key DeFi pain points—such as fragmented liquidity, excessive collateral requirements, and poor risk controls—by blending TradFi practices (e.g., CME-inspired efficiency) with decentralized transparency, enabling capital-efficient trading of crypto and commodities.[1][2][3][5] The platform has attracted 150,000 users, raised $7M in seed funding (April 2025), and launched a testnet with a full app rollout imminent.[1][6]
CVEX emerged from a team of TradFi and DeFi veterans, including co-founder and CTO Ivan Ivashchenko, a Rust expert with 12+ years in blockchain engineering. Ivashchenko previously served as Chief Architect at Bitfury, designing systems like the Exonum blockchain, and has delivered large-scale DeFi solutions.[1]
The idea crystallized to bridge centralized exchange efficiency (e.g., Deribit, CME) with DeFi's permissionless nature, addressing liquidity gaps and risk mismanagement in existing protocols. Built on Arbitrum as part of the Tacans Group, CVEX gained early traction via its testnet launch, a Token Generation Event (TGE) in May 2025, and $7M seed funding shortly after, fueling rapid development toward mainnet and mobile app release.[1][2][5][6]
CVEX rides the Derivatives 3.0 wave in DeFi, where trading volumes increasingly shift to on-chain perpetuals and options amid maturing L2s like Arbitrum and Solana. Its timing aligns with post-2024 bull market infrastructure upgrades, capitalizing on USDC's dominance and multichain liquidity fragmentation.[1][3][5]
Favorable forces include regulatory clarity pushes for transparent DeFi, rising institutional inflows (e.g., via market makers), and demand for TradFi tools like VaR in volatile crypto/commodities markets. CVEX influences the ecosystem by setting efficiency benchmarks—boosting DeFi TVL in derivatives, inspiring competitors (e.g., Friktion, Parcl), and fostering sustainable liquidity bridges between retail and pros.[2][3][5]
CVEX is poised for explosive growth with mainnet live, mobile app launch, and ecosystem expansions into more assets/chains, potentially capturing significant DeFi derivatives share amid 2025-2026 leverage demand. Trends like AI-driven risk tools and real-world asset tokenization will amplify its edge, evolving it from niche innovator to DeFi infrastructure staple—much like how it redefined trading access from day one.[1][2][6]
Crypto Valley Exchange has raised $7.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Crypto Valley Exchange's investors include Draper Associates, Fabric Ventures, Greenfield One, MS&AD Ventures, Rene Reinsberg.
Crypto Valley Exchange has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $7.0M Seed in April 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | $7.0M Seed | Draper Associates, Fabric Ventures, Greenfield One, MS&AD Ventures, Rene Reinsberg |