Donzo: Bringing the Right Liquidity to Monero

Executive Summary

Donzo is a Monero-native trading platform designed to bring perpetual futures and prediction markets to the Monero ecosystem. Our vision is simple: create meaningful financial utility for XMR while strengthening the ecosystem through sustainable trading activity, increased liquidity, and a privacy-first user experience.

The cryptocurrency industry has seen significant innovation in perpetual futures, derivatives, and prediction markets. However, Monero users have largely been left without a platform designed specifically for them. Existing exchanges often prioritize assets other than XMR, require extensive user data collection, or treat Monero as a secondary asset instead of building around it.

Donzo aims to change that.

Rather than building another generic exchange, Donzo is designed from the ground up with Monero at its core. XMR will be the platform’s primary settlement asset wherever technically feasible, allowing users to deposit, withdraw, and participate in markets while maintaining the privacy principles that make Monero unique.

Our mission extends beyond building a successful trading platform. We want to create the right kind of liquidity—healthy, sustainable trading volume generated by real users participating in markets because they provide value, not because of temporary incentives alone.

The Problem

Monero is one of the most respected privacy-focused cryptocurrencies in existence. It offers confidential transactions, strong fungibility, and a community dedicated to financial freedom.

Despite these strengths, the ecosystem lacks modern financial infrastructure.

Many centralized exchanges have reduced support for XMR due to regulatory concerns, reducing available trading venues and liquidity. Existing perpetual futures platforms rarely place Monero at the center of their design, leaving users with limited options.

This creates several challenges:

• Limited opportunities for advanced trading.
• Reduced liquidity.
• Lower trading volume.
• Less financial utility for XMR.
• Fewer reasons for traders to remain active within the Monero ecosystem.

  Without products that encourage long-term participation, liquidity naturally migrates elsewhere.

  Donzo exists to solve this problem.

  Our Vision

  Our goal is not simply to launch another exchange.

  We want Donzo to become the financial hub for the Monero ecosystem.

  By combining perpetual futures with prediction markets, we create products that naturally encourage recurring participation. Traders return to manage positions, hedge risk, speculate on market events, and participate in prediction markets tied to crypto and global events.

  Instead of short-term hype cycles, Donzo focuses on sustainable activity.

  We believe healthy markets are built by attracting long-term participants who continuously use the platform.

  Core Features

  Donzo will launch with two primary products.

  Perpetual Futures

  Users will be able to trade perpetual futures on major cryptocurrencies while using XMR as the primary asset within the platform wherever technically feasible.

  Features include:

• Cross-margin support
• Advanced order types
• Risk management
• Competitive fees
• High-performance matching engine
• Professional trading interface

  Prediction Markets

  Prediction markets allow users to speculate on future events.

  Examples include:

• Bitcoin price targets
• Cryptocurrency adoption
• Network upgrades
• Macroeconomic events
• Technology releases

  Prediction markets create additional activity beyond traditional trading and encourage community engagement.

  Privacy First

  Privacy is the foundation of Donzo.

  Every design decision will prioritize protecting user information while maintaining security and usability.

  Our goals include:

• Minimize unnecessary data collection.
• Support XMR throughout the platform wherever possible.
• Protect user privacy.
• Build secure infrastructure.
• Respect financial freedom.

Privacy should never be treated as a premium feature.

It should be the default.

Sustainable Liquidity

Liquidity is one of the most important components of any exchange.

Rather than relying entirely on temporary rewards, Donzo plans to build sustainable liquidity through several strategies.

Professional market makers will help improve order book depth.

Early liquidity incentive programs will encourage participation during launch.

A portion of platform revenue may be reinvested into improving market quality.

Most importantly, our products themselves encourage repeat participation.

Perpetual futures and prediction markets naturally generate ongoing trading activity because users continuously interact with markets.

This creates healthier long-term liquidity than relying solely on speculative token rewards.

Every contribution directly supports building a secure, scalable, and sustainable trading platform for the Monero ecosystem.

Transparency will remain a priority throughout development.

Community

Donzo believes great products are built alongside their communities.

Community members will help shape future features, vote on priorities, and provide feedback throughout development.

We also plan to dedicate a portion of Donzo’s future earnings to charitable organizations selected by the community, allowing platform success to create positive impact beyond cryptocurrency.

Long-Term Goal

Our vision extends far beyond launching a trading platform.

We want Donzo to become one of the defining financial applications within the Monero ecosystem.

By increasing XMR utility, supporting healthy trading activity, encouraging innovation, and building products people genuinely want to use, we believe Donzo can strengthen Monero’s economy for years to come.

Success will not be measured solely by trading volume.

It will be measured by creating lasting value for traders, developers, businesses, and the broader Monero community.

Donzo represents more than an exchange.

It represents an opportunity to build a stronger financial ecosystem around one of cryptocurrency’s most important technologies.

Our mission is simple:

Bring the right liquidity, stronger trading culture, meaningful innovation, and real utility back to Monero.