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PUMP-USD Trading Competition: Qualify to win a share of $10,000!

Activity period: July 14, 2025, 18:00 UTC - July 28, 2025, 23:59 UTC.

As the crypto space rallies around the launch of $PUMP, dYdX is excited to announce the PUMP-USD Trading Competition - a limited-time event where traders can compete for a $10,000 prize pool by trading the newly listed perpetual market on dYdX.

In order to participate and be eligible to win a prize, users must:

  • Rank among the top 3 traders in realized PnL for the $PUMP-USD market during the campaign period OR
  • Rank among the top 10 in volume (outside of the Top 3) on the $PUMP-USD market; and
  • Comply with the applicable Terms & Conditions.

Winners will be announced on the main dYdX 𝕏 handle no more than 1 week after the campaign end date.

Prize breakdown:

The Top 3 traders with the highest realized profit & loss (P&L), and the Top 10 by volume, on the PUMP-USD market during the campaign period will take home a share of the rewards:

Leaderboard Place Prize
🥇 1st $3,000
🥈 2nd $2,000
🥉 3rd $1,000
Top 10 by volume $400 each

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Selection/Distribution process

  • The Top 3 winners will be crowned based on their cumulative realised PnL for the PUMP-USD market on the day the campaign ends (July 28, 2025, 23:59 UTC).
  • The Top 10 winners by volume (outside of the Top 3) will be selected on the day the campaign ends (July 28, 2025, 23:59 UTC).
  • An eligible entry is one which has completed all the requirements listed above and is by a user not based in or from the US or a Restricted Jurisdiction.
  • The cumulative realised PnL of eligible participants will be verified by tracking the activities on their respective dYdX Chain wallet address of which they used to participate in the campaign.
  • Winners will be announced on the main dYdX 𝕏 handle in the form of a leaderboard including the dYdX Chain wallet addresses of all winners.
  • Prizes will be distributed to the winners no later than 30 days after the campaign end period.

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Terms & Conditions 

By entering or participating in this competition, each entrant or participant (“Entrant”) represents that they have read, and agree to comply with, the dYdX Terms of Use (available at https://www.dydx.xyz/legal/terms-of-use), as well as with the following terms and conditions.

  • This giveaway is in no way associated with 𝕏 or any social media channels.
  • To enter the giveaway on social media platforms, follow the requirements in the announcement tweet.
  • 13 winners will be eligible to receive a share of $10,000 (1st place: $3,000, 2nd place: $2,000, 3rd place: $1,000 / Top 10 winners by volume outside of the Top 3 will each receive $400)
  • Entrants can trade any amount on PUMP-USD during the campaign period to be eligible to win.
  • Winners will be announced on the @dYdX 𝕏 account. Announcement will be shared no later than 1 week after the challenge period ends.
  • Winners can expect their prizes to reflect in their dYdX Chain wallet in no more than 1 month after the campaign end date.
  • The Top 3 winners will be selected based on their realised PnL on the PUMP-USD market during the campaign period.
  • The 10 winners by volume will be selected on the campaign end date on July 28, 23:59 UTC.
  • An eligible user is someone that has completed all of the requirements listed in the social media announcement post.
  • dYdX reserves the right to disqualify any participant immediately due to any improper behaviors. Example: if the participant was proven to be a batch user who creates multiple accounts to win rewards. Illegally bulk registered accounts or sub-accounts shall not be eligible to participate or receive any rewards. 
  • dYdX reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition or the applicable terms and conditions at its sole discretion at any time. 
  • dYdX reserves the right to retweet, repost, or use the image/video entries (at the moment, and in the future) related to the competition as shared by participants for its marketing purposes.
  • Users who violate these terms may be barred from entering future dYdX community contests or reward campaigns.
  • Participants who are citizens of or residing in the Restricted Jurisdictions as per the dYdX Software Terms of Use, accessible via https://dydx.exchange/v4-terms (including the Crimea region, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria), the USA, the UK, or Canada are not eligible to participate or receive rewards.

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