Catenaa, Friday, February 13, 2026-Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, launched the Master Trading Challenge: TradFi VS Crypto, offering 300,000 USDT in prizes to traders navigating volatile markets through copy trading.
The tournament spans February and March in two independent two-week rounds, each with a 150,000 USDT prize pool.
Participants can compete in classic crypto perpetual contracts or TradFi-style products, with rankings based on combined team trading volume and profit-and-loss performance.
To qualify for leaderboards, Master Traders must meet minimum trading volumes—75,000 USDT for crypto and 1,500,000 USDx for TradFi—and maintain at least 20 active followers.
The top 50 traders in each round are eligible for prizes, with first-place winners receiving 39,000 USDT.
Half of each team’s reward is allocated to followers proportionally, reinforcing Bybit’s social trading ecosystem.
The tournament also includes a “Like” rewards feature, allowing participants to earn bonus prizes if they are top-voted traders, emphasizing engagement and community recognition.
Bybit said the competition highlights the growing appeal of copy trading, where retail investors replicate the trades of experienced Master Traders.
This approach democratizes access to advanced trading strategies previously available mainly to institutional participants, especially during periods of high market volatility.
The event signals Bybit’s ongoing effort to bridge traditional finance techniques with digital asset trading, positioning its platform as a hub for both retail and institutional participants seeking exposure to Web3 markets.
