В HTX стартует второй сезон трейдинг-чемпионата с призовым фондом в $1,5 млн и множеством форматов Translation: HTX Kicks Off Second Season of Trading Championship with $1.5 Million Prize Pool and Multiple Formats

The cryptocurrency exchange HTX has announced the launch of the second season of its trading championship. The competition will take place from February 11 to March 23, 2026, with a total prize pool of $1.5 million, according to the press release.

The championship features three formats: a points competition ($400,000), a trading challenge ($500,000), and a team battle ($600,000). The inaugural season occurred in the fall of 2025, attracting over 90,000 traders with a combined trading volume exceeding 14 billion USDT.

The series kicks off with a points competition from February 11 to 21, timed to coincide with the Chinese New Year. Participants can earn «New Year lanterns» for their spot and futures trades, which can be exchanged for prizes made of physical gold.

This contest is divided into three tiers of tasks: beginner, silver, and platinum. Lanterns are awarded after the first spot trade of 100 USDT, the first futures trade of 1,000 USDT, or a transfer of 1,000 USDT to the USDT-M account.

At the platinum level, achieving a spot volume of 10 million USDT yields 700 lanterns, while a futures volume of 300 million USDT can earn up to 3,800 lanterns. Each participant can earn a maximum of 6,226 lanterns. These lanterns must be exchanged by February 28, after which any unused points will expire.

Rewards table:

Users who register as the 8th, 88th, 888th, and 8888th will receive a special prize—a «Golden Bead of Fortune.»

The trading challenge will run from February 21 to March 8. The prize pool is evenly divided between spot and futures categories, with each category offering $250,000 in HTX tokens.

Participants will be ranked based on three metrics: trading volume, absolute profit (PnL), and percentage return (PnL%). This approach provides opportunities for both large investors and traders with smaller capital.

The prize distribution for trading volume is $140,000 for each track:

For the PnL and PnL% rankings, there is a prize pool of $50,000 for each track with a similar structure. The minimum requirements for spot trading are a volume of 1,000 USDT (volume ranking) or 3,000 USDT (PnL/PnL% rankings). For futures, the minimums are 20,000 and 10,000 USDT, respectively.

New and returning users (without trades in the past 30 days) will receive a triple multiplier for volume, PnL, and PnL%. New users will earn $3 in HTX tokens for their first trade of 100 USDT.

Team formation for the team battle will open on February 21, with the trading period running from March 8 to 23. The prize pool amounts to $600,000 in HTX tokens, divided between spot and futures tracks.

A minimum of three participants is required for spot trading, while five are needed for futures trading. The maximum team size is 100 individuals. The minimum balance to create or join a team is 100 USDT.

Teams are ranked based on three criteria: trading volume (the top 20 teams will share $200,000 on each track), PnL, and PnL% (the top 10 teams will share $50,000 each). New and returning users will also receive a triple multiplier.