{ "schemaVersion": 1, "id": "gtrade-vs-veranta", "version": "1.0.0", "name": "gTrade vs Veranta (formerly Avantis)", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14", "reviewIntervalDays": 14, "evidenceType": "documentation_comparison", "liveTested": false, "summary": "Compare the documented conditions, not an unsupported winner. Base is the shared deployment in this comparison; fee evidence is incomplete and no comparable live execution tests have been performed.", "scope": "Two dated documentation snapshots. This is a comparison of evidence coverage and product conditions, not a ranking, current quote or recommendation.", "sources": [], "networks": [ { "id": "base", "name": "Base (shared deployment)", "collaterals": [ "USDC" ], "sourceId": "both-briefs" } ], "illustration": null, "rows": [ { "id": "collateral", "label": "Base collateral", "gtrade": "USDC and BtcUSD are listed for Base.", "veranta": "USDC margin is described for the Base protocol.", "gtradeSources": [ "collateral" ], "verantaSources": [ "model", "terms" ], "meaning": "USDC is a documented overlap. Other networks or token funding routes are outside this shared-deployment lens." }, { "id": "costs", "label": "Cost structure", "gtrade": "The reviewed fee guide covers opening/closing fees, spread, price impact and funding/borrowing.", "veranta": "The overview separates RWA commission treatment from profit-sharing Upside Perps; detailed rates remain unverified here.", "gtradeSources": [ "fees" ], "verantaSources": [ "overview" ], "meaning": "No cheapest-venue conclusion. Compare the same asset, mode, size, direction, time and holding period before measuring costs." }, { "id": "execution", "label": "Execution evidence", "gtrade": "No live execution test in the DN snapshot.", "veranta": "Provider RFQ/AMM descriptions are not an independent DN performance measurement.", "gtradeSources": [], "verantaSources": [ "model" ], "meaning": "Neither platform receives a fill-quality, latency or stop-loss score." }, { "id": "authority", "label": "Permissions", "gtrade": "No live permission audit in this brief.", "veranta": "One-click execution is advertised; delegated authority and revocation were not verified.", "gtradeSources": [], "verantaSources": [ "overview" ], "meaning": "Do not infer comparable security from wallet-based access or gas sponsorship." }, { "id": "access", "label": "Eligibility evidence", "gtrade": "Individual eligibility was not assessed in this snapshot.", "veranta": "Reviewed terms include U.S.-person and restricted-person exclusions; other conditions apply.", "gtradeSources": [], "verantaSources": [ "terms" ], "meaning": "Evidence coverage is asymmetric. An unknown is not permission to use a platform." } ], "unknowns": [ "Comparable live quotes and total holding costs", "Comparable execution and withdrawal observations", "Individual eligibility and safe permission settings" ], "history": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "type": "DN publication", "detail": "Initial comparison pinned to gTrade 1.0.0 and Veranta 1.0.0. Provider claims and DN measurement gaps remain separate." } ], "reviewTriggers": [ "Either underlying brief receives a new version", "Changed documentation or substantiated correction", "The earliest underlying review deadline" ], "disclosure": "DN has referral relationships or entries for these platforms. This comparison has no partner CTAs, payout-based ordering or overall winner.", "evidenceSnapshots": { "gtrade": { "schemaVersion": 1, "id": "gtrade", "version": "1.0.0", "name": "gTrade", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14", "reviewIntervalDays": 14, "reviewer": "Decentralised News editorial research", "evidenceType": "provider_documentation", "liveTested": false, "summary": "Collateral depends on the deployment. USDC has not universally replaced DAI. Check the selected network, collateral and full cost breakdown before considering a position.", "scope": "A dated review of two provider documentation pages. No wallet connection, live execution test, independent contract audit or eligibility assessment.", "sources": [ { "id": "collateral", "name": "Gains: Trade Collaterals", "url": "https://docs.gains.trade/gtrade-leveraged-trading/trade-collaterals", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14" }, { "id": "fees", "name": "Gains: Fees & Spread", "url": "https://docs.gains.trade/gtrade-leveraged-trading/fees-and-spread", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14" } ], "networks": [ { "id": "arbitrum", "name": "Arbitrum", "collaterals": [ "USDC", "DAI", "WETH" ], "sourceId": "collateral" }, { "id": "polygon", "name": "Polygon", "collaterals": [ "USDC", "DAI", "WETH" ], "sourceId": "collateral" }, { "id": "base", "name": "Base", "collaterals": [ "USDC", "BtcUSD" ], "sourceId": "collateral" }, { "id": "megaeth", "name": "MegaETH", "collaterals": [ "USDm" ], "sourceId": "collateral" } ], "claims": [ { "id": "collateral", "question": "Has USDC replaced DAI?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "The chain table still lists DAI. It does not establish which collateral dominates usage.", "consequence": "Match the token to the deployment before transferring funds.", "sourceIds": [ "collateral" ] }, { "id": "holding", "question": "Are opening and closing fees the whole cost?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "The fee guide also describes spread, price impact and holding fees. Funding may be paid or received; borrowing is a separate charge.", "consequence": "Inspect the order breakdown and holding rate; entry fees alone are incomplete.", "sourceIds": [ "fees" ] }, { "id": "solana", "question": "Does this cover Gains Solana?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "Solana is identified as a separate deployment.", "consequence": "Do not apply this network table or fee illustration to Solana.", "sourceIds": [ "collateral" ] }, { "id": "eligibility", "question": "Can I use it from my country?", "label": "Unknown", "finding": "This brief does not assess legal access, account eligibility or suitability.", "consequence": "Check current product terms and local requirements independently.", "sourceIds": [] } ], "illustration": { "label": "BTC/USD or ETH/USD documentation example", "notional": 10000, "unit": "USDC", "openingFeePercent": 0.035, "closingFeePercent": 0.035, "fixedSpreadPercentPerSide": 0.005, "sourceId": "fees", "assumption": "Equal 10,000 USDC notional on entry and exit; listed base rates; no fee discounts or closing-fee decay. Spread is converted to an approximate notional cost.", "exclusions": [ "Funding and borrowing", "Additional price impact and execution differences", "Gas, funding and withdrawal costs", "Changes in position value or collateral value" ], "limitation": "An educational partial-cost illustration, not a live quote, total cost, executable order or prediction. Actual protocol accounting can differ. It is not applied to Solana." }, "unknowns": [ "Live execution quality and withdrawal performance", "Current collateral usage shares", "User-specific eligibility and available order parameters" ], "history": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "type": "DN publication", "detail": "Initial evidence brief. Rechecked the collateral and fees documentation. This date records our review, not the date the provider changed its product." }, { "date": "2026-10-13", "type": "DN editorial correction", "detail": "Prepared corrections to older DN gTrade coverage and the owner-supplied referral destination; the frontend update was published on 14 October. No provider-change date is asserted." } ], "reviewTriggers": [ "Collateral or fee documentation changes", "A substantiated reader correction", "The 14-day editorial review deadline" ], "disclosure": "DN has a gTrade referral relationship. Commercial compensation is not evidence of quality. This brief contains no partner CTA and makes no operational-status or eligibility recommendation." }, "veranta": { "schemaVersion": 1, "id": "veranta", "version": "1.0.0", "name": "Veranta (formerly Avantis)", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14", "reviewIntervalDays": 14, "reviewer": "Decentralised News editorial research", "evidenceType": "provider_documentation", "liveTested": false, "summary": "Avantis now identifies as Veranta. Its current material describes USDC margin on Base and distinct fee models for RWA trading and Upside Perps. Neither a rebrand nor a zero-commission headline establishes total cost, safety or eligibility.", "scope": "Provider-documentation review, not a live trading test, security audit or personalised eligibility assessment. Detailed fee and permission pages could not be retrieved during this review.", "sources": [ { "id": "identity", "name": "Official developer organisation: formerly Avantis", "url": "https://github.com/Avantis-Labs", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14" }, { "id": "overview", "name": "Veranta documentation overview", "url": "https://docs.veranta.xyz/", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14" }, { "id": "model", "name": "Veranta product explanation, 1 October 2026", "url": "https://www.veranta.xyz/blog/the-hidden-tax-on-rwa-perp-traders", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14" }, { "id": "terms", "name": "Veranta Terms of Service, revised September 2026", "url": "https://www.veranta.xyz/docs/tos", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-14" } ], "networks": [ { "id": "base", "name": "Base", "collaterals": [ "USDC" ], "sourceId": "model" } ], "claims": [ { "id": "identity", "question": "Is this still Avantis?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "The developer organisation identifies Veranta as formerly Avantis. The old official website and documentation redirected to Veranta during this review.", "consequence": "Use the current name and documentation; do not assume older instructions still describe the product.", "sourceIds": [ "identity", "model" ] }, { "id": "collateral", "question": "Which network and margin asset are described?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "The provider describes USDC margin. Its terms identify Base as the protocol network.", "consequence": "Confirm the selected network, token and deposit route before moving assets. This does not establish every supported funding method.", "sourceIds": [ "model", "terms" ] }, { "id": "fees", "question": "Does zero commission mean zero total cost?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "The overview describes zero maker/taker fees for RWAs while in growth mode, alongside spreads and carry. Upside Perps, previously ZFP, take fees from profits.", "consequence": "Identify the product mode and inspect its current cost breakdown. This brief does not verify a complete numerical fee schedule.", "sourceIds": [ "overview" ] }, { "id": "execution", "question": "Has DN verified execution quality?", "label": "Not measured", "finding": "The provider describes an RFQ plus AMM execution design. Its execution examples are provider claims, not DN benchmarks.", "consequence": "No measured fill-quality, latency, withdrawal or stop-loss ranking is supported here.", "sourceIds": [ "model" ] }, { "id": "permissions", "question": "What authority does one-click trading require?", "label": "Unknown", "finding": "The overview advertises gasless one-click execution. DN did not inspect a live approval flow or verify the scope, duration and revocation of any delegated permissions.", "consequence": "Inspect signing requests and revocation controls independently. Gas sponsorship does not establish a safe permission boundary.", "sourceIds": [ "overview" ] }, { "id": "access", "question": "Does wallet access establish eligibility?", "label": "Provider-reported", "finding": "The reviewed terms exclude defined U.S. persons and restricted persons and require users to meet age and other conditions.", "consequence": "Read the complete current terms. Absence from these examples is not confirmation of eligibility or local legal compliance.", "sourceIds": [ "terms" ] } ], "illustration": null, "unknowns": [ "Current pair-specific fees and profit-share rates", "Complete permission scope and revocation behaviour", "Live execution, stop-loss and withdrawal performance", "Individual legal access and suitability" ], "accessGaps": [ "Collateral & Position Sizing detail page", "Fee Schedule by Asset Class detail page", "Upside Perps profit-sharing detail page", "Gasless / One-Click Trading detail page" ], "history": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "type": "DN publication", "detail": "Initial Veranta brief with Avantis alias. Verified the identity using provider sources; recorded detail-page access gaps. This is the DN review date, not the rebrand announcement date." } ], "reviewTriggers": [ "Accessible detail pages or changed provider documentation", "A substantiated correction", "The 14-day review deadline" ], "disclosure": "DN has an existing Avantis referral entry. Its applicability after the rebrand has not been verified in this brief. No new referral destination or active partner CTA is supplied. Compensation has no role in the evidence labels." } } }