# Variational bull case **Published by:** [tuczky.eth (💙,🧡) ](https://paragraph.com/@tuczky/) **Published on:** 2025-10-10 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@tuczky/variational-bull-case ## Content Variational has stayed under the radar for most, and there’s a huge opportunity here because so little has been farmed so far. Early movers will likely capture the biggest upside. TL;DR• 0 trading fees (forever), no maker/taker fee• RFQ model and in-house Omni Liquidity Provider (OLP) instead of a public orderbook.• Loss refunds & spread discounts funded by OLP.• Massive listing breadth on Arbitrum, onboarding assets fast.• Based team: ex-Qu Capital, ex-Genesis MM desk, real infra builders (Ed Yu / Lucas Schuermann). Why it’s differentOn Hyperliquid (orderbook):• Small orders are fine.• Large orders = you eat slippage walking the book + taker fees. On Omni (RFQ):• You request a block quote.• OLP hedges across CEX/OTC venues in bulk.• No extra fees – you just trade the quoted spread Example: $1M BTC perp.• On HL: taker fee ~2.5 bps = $25k, plus ~$10–20k slippage if depth is thin.• On Omni: $0 fee, and OLP usually quotes <$20k total spread. Roughly 50% cheaper at size. Other edges• Loss refunds: close a losing trade? You’ve got a shot at getting that loss refunded in USDC.• Spread revenue recycled to users: discounts, refunds, rewards > less value leakage vs HL/Lighter.• Listings: Omni spins up new markets quickly; OLP can hedge externally so long-tail assets are possible.• Early beta = underfarmed: no points announced yet, but retro rewards are highly likely (little bird told it is very soon). About the founders (based team)• Ed Yu: ex-Genesis Head of MM desk (2021, biggest crypto MM).• Lucas Schuermann: ex-Genesis VP Engineering, built OTC infra.• Both sold Qu Capital to Genesis in 2019.• Known for posting sharp takes & being transparently degen on X → example “based” post. Why act now• Farming HL/Lighter early paid multiples more than later.• Omni is in closed beta with incentives already live (refunds, 0 fees).• The bigger your size, the bigger your edge compared to other perp DEXes. If you want the combo of 0 fees, block-size fills, loss refunds, and a proven team, Omni / Variational is the perp DEX to hedge your other farms at.Need an acces code to enter, can ask in their discord #ref channel or use mine: OMNIAHBEVPVUhttps://omni.variational.io?ref=OMNIAHBEVPVU https://omni.variational.io/ ## Publication Information - [tuczky.eth (💙,🧡) ](https://paragraph.com/@tuczky/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@tuczky/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@tuczky): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/tuczky): Follow on Twitter