Last updated on April 8th, 2026 at 12:14 pm
GTE, a decentralized exchange positioning itself as an “internet exchange” for stocks, crypto, and commodities, has announced plans to deploy its Treasury Layer on Zero, the new layer one blockchain developed by LayerZero Labs.
The move marks a deeper collaboration between the two firms as GTE prepares to roll out what it calls Turbo, a high-performance trading system designed to compete with traditional financial infrastructure while remaining non-custodial.
GTE has partnered with @LayerZero_Core to build the Treasury Layer of Turbo on Zero. pic.twitter.com/UMfU9o4ghe
— GTE (@GTE_XYZ) February 10, 2026
Building a 24/7 global trading venue
GTE argues that today’s financial markets remain constrained by limited trading hours and complex settlement chains. U.S. equity markets, for example, are open only a fraction of the time each week, while trades often pass through multiple intermediaries before final settlement.
Turbo is structured around three core components. The Treasury Layer, built on Zero, will handle deposits and redemptions and connect to other blockchains through LayerZero’s interoperability messaging. A decentralized margin engine will manage risk and trade allowances. Meanwhile, Special Economic Zones, described as custom Rust based matching engines, will process orders at high speed from regional hubs such as Tokyo, New Jersey, and Chicago.
The goal is to create a unified venue where tokenized versions of global assets can trade around the clock.
Why zero matters
Zero, unveiled by LayerZero Labs, introduces a heterogeneous blockchain architecture designed for high throughput. The network claims it can scale to more than two million transactions per second across parallel zones while maintaining low transaction costs.
LayerZero says Zero combines zero-knowledge proofs, interoperability features, and protocol-level censorship resistance to support institutional-grade applications.
For GTE, building on Zero is central to delivering the performance it says decentralized systems have historically lacked. As more institutions explore tokenization, the exchange is positioning itself as a 24 hour marketplace for digital representations of stocks, commodities, and crypto assets.
In another development, Paxos Labs, in collaboration with LayerZero, unveiled USDG0, the next evolution in stablecoin infrastructure, extending the reach of the regulated Global Dollar (USDG) across multiple blockchain ecosystems.
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