# UZX > Better liquidity, smarter trading UZX is a cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading, governed by a DAO through a Cayman Foundation. UZX is a cryptocurrency exchange and derivatives trading platform serving traders seeking integrated spot and leveraged markets. It offers spot trading, USDT margined and coin margined perpetual futures, options, and copy trading, giving users access to multiple order types and leverage levels from a single account. The platform targets both retail and more active traders looking for a broad set of trading tools in one place. Beyond trading, UZX provides Earn products for generating yield on idle holdings and a Launchpad for discovering new token projects, extending its offering past pure exchange services. The platform is structured around DAO governance, with platform-level decisions directed by token holders and formalized through a foundation structure, an approach that distinguishes it from purely centralized exchange operators. UZX's product suite spans Spot, USDT-M Futures, Coin-M Futures, Earn, and Launchpad, grouped around core trading, yield, and project discovery functions. It also operates a proof of reserves practice to publish attestations on platform holdings. The exchange is used by global crypto traders and investors seeking spot access, derivatives exposure, and yield opportunities within a single platform. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2023-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/uzx ## Products - [UZX](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uzx): UZX is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot trading, USDT-margined and coin-margined perpetual futures with leverage up to 125x, and options contracts. Both cross and isolated margin modes are supported for futures positions. The platform includes Convert for instant asset conversions, copy trading to replicate positions from other traders, an Earn feature for yield on idle crypto holdings, a Launchpad for new token participation, and a Growth Board for emerging token listings. A demo trading mode allows strategy practice without real funds, and API access supports automated trading integrations. The exchange is available via web and mobile applications and is governed by UZX DAO through a Cayman Foundation. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [UZX Labs](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uzx): UZX Labs is a Web3 incubation fund that invests in and supports early-stage blockchain projects. The fund partners with global capital providers to supply funding, technology, marketing, and community resources to teams working on blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, artificial intelligence, and tokenized real-world assets. Projects it backs may gain later access to public listing and liquidity support within the broader UZX ecosystem. (Venture Fund, Live) - [UZX RWA Trading Center](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uzx): UZX RWA Trading Center is a tokenization and trading platform for real-world assets such as real estate, bonds, commodities, and collectibles. It lets project teams apply for listing through a review and compliance process before their tokenized assets become tradable on the platform. Investors can browse and trade these tokenized instruments through a dedicated marketplace separate from the main spot and derivatives exchange. (RWA Tokenisation Platform, Live) ## Assets - [UZX (UZX)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/uzx): UZX is the utility token of the UZX exchange, a DAO-governed cryptocurrency trading platform. It is used for trading fee discounts, governance voting on exchange upgrades, and staking rewards within the platform ecosystem. The token has a fixed supply of 500 million and is deployed as an ERC-20 contract on the Polygon network. (Utility) ## Links - [Main](https://www.uzx.com) - [Terms of Service](https://www.uzx.com/micro#/terms) - [Privacy policy](https://www.uzx.com/micro#/privacy) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/UZX_Official) - [Telegram](https://t.me/uzxofficial_english) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/mEY9sgYvne) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@UZX-Official) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. 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