Vest Markets is a decentralized 24/7 perpetual futures exchange that lets traders access equities, crypto, commodities, and FX markets with up to 50x leverage. Vest's Twitter Score is 80 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #9,771 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Vest was co-founded by Justin Ma, who serves as CEO, alongside co-founders Max T. and Rikuya T. The platform was previously known as Vest Exchange before rebranding to its current name. It operates under the umbrella of Vest Labs, which developed zkRisk, a zero-knowledge unified risk-pricing engine that powers the platform's risk pricing. Vest uses a CLOB architecture and aggregates oracle data from sources including NASDAQ, NYSE, and Pyth, enabling continuous price discovery across thousands of markets. A security audit of the platform was conducted by OtterSec.
Vest completed a $5 million seed round in March 2025, led by Jane Street and Amber Group, at a reported valuation of approximately $50 million. Additional backers include Selini Capital, QCP Capital, Big Brain Holdings, and Infinity Ventures Crypto. Vest was previously backed by AscendEX, Cogitent Ventures, Pear VC, and Builder Capital.
Vest has accumulated 44,347 followers as of August 2026 across 2,941 posts. The account has been mentioned by 83 accounts, with 200 total mentions.
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