Trading on Telegram just got a whole lot more exciting. With the launch of the Pocket Pro Bot (powered by dYdX), you can now trade perpetuals alongside your friends on Telegram by flexing wins and climbing leaderboards together. To kick things off, we’re dropping a $100,000 Trading Competition where you and your Telegram groups (squads) can go head-to-head for some prizes.

What You Need to Know

• Total Prize Pool: $100,000 (all prizes paid out via USDC)
• Competition Period: October 1st - October 31st 2025 
• Format: Squad competition (based on PnL) + Individual competition (based on trading volume)

How It Works

Every squad that trades perpetuals with Pocket Pro Bot is eligible to compete. The competition runs across two categories: Squads and Individuals.

• 🏆Squads PNL Competition: Every trade you make adds to your squad’s PnL. If your squad wins, payouts are split based on each member’s PNL and volume contribution.
• 📈Individual Trading Volume Competition: Prizes go to traders who have moved the most trading volume over the month. 

Getting Started is Simple

All Pocket Pro Bot users trading perpetuals are automatically enrolled in the Individual Competition. To join the Squad Competition, you’ll need to choose your Squad. Once the competition starts on October 1, you can only set your Squad one time. If you don’t make a selection, you’ll be placed by default into the Squad (Telegram group chat) with the highest number of @pocketprotectorbot users.

• Join or create a Telegram group with the Pocket Pro Bot: Download the Pocket Pro Bot on Telegram and add the bot to your Telegram group chat. 
• Set your Squad for the Trading Competition: Run the /settings command in your Telegram chat and click on “Set your Squad” to choose the Telegram group you’d like to designate as your squad. After October 1, you can only set your squad once until the competition is over.
• Trade anywhere (mobile or web): Trade across Telegram and the dYdX website with a single account 
• Leaderboard Tracking: Your trades count toward both your individual trading volume ranking and your squad’s total PnL ranking. Track leaderboards in real time and compete to win a share of $100,000.

Learn how to get set up for the Trading Competition here. 

Prizes

Squad Prizes ($50,000 total):
Total PnL based

• 1st place: $25,000
• 2nd place: $7,500
• 3rd place: $5,000
• 4th place: $2,500
• 5th to 10th place: $500 each

Down bad awards

• 3rd worst PnL: $500
• 2nd worst PnL: $1,500
• 1st worst PnL: $5,000

Individual Prizes ($50,000 total)
Trading volume based

• 1st top volume: $25,000
• 2nd top volume: $7,500
• 3rd top volume: $5,000
• 4th top volume: $2,500
• 5-24th top volume: $500

Additional Rules 

• Squad rewards are distributed by relative PnL and trading volume contribution.
• If you win a prize under the Individual Competition, you will not be eligible to claim a Squad Prize concurrently, but your PnL will boost your squad’s standing. 

Ready to trade perps where you chat?  👉 Launch Pocket Pro Bot on Telegram and you can start trading with dYdX today.

Disclaimer 

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