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#WCTC交易赛瓜分800万USDT To celebrate Gate's 13th anniversary, the globally renowned trading competition WCTC 2026 initiated by Gate is making a strong return. Season 8 will officially kick off in April 2026. This year's event features a comprehensive upgrade to the competition format: team battles, individual contests, 1v1 king PK, blind box treasure chests, cash treasure chests, and various participation methods with exciting prizes, along with a luxurious prize pool for you to choose from. The total prize pool for this event reaches up to $8 million USD, offering generous gifts to both new and old users. Join now and help create this legendary event together.
Event Duration
Registration Phase: April 14, 2026, 16:00:00 - April 23, 2026, 15:59:59 (UTC+8)
Official Competition: April 23, 2026, 16:00:00 - May 20, 2026, 15:59:59 (UTC+8)
Team Battle First Half: April 23, 2026, 16:00:00 - May 6, 2026, 15:59:59 (UTC+8)
Team Battle Second Half: May 6, 2026, 16:00:00 - May 20, 2026, 15:59:59 (UTC+8)
Competition Rules
1. Eligibility: Both new and existing users can register.
2. Participation Method: Users can register and form teams during the registration phase.
3. Trading Pairs: All Gate USDT-margined spot, ETF, flash swap trading pairs, all Gate USDT perpetual contract trading pairs, and all Gate TradFi trading pairs.
WCTC $8M USDT Super Prize Pool
During the event, the prize pool will be dynamically allocated based on the number of participants. The more active traders, the higher the total prize pool. Among them, the team competition has a maximum prize pool of $3,600,000 USDT, the individual competition up to $2,000,000 USDT, and the 1v1 king PK up to $1,600,000 USDT. An additional bonus and live broadcast event will have an exclusive prize pool of $800,000 USDT, which will not be unlocked based on participation numbers. The final prize pool amount is determined by the number of valid traders, with users considered valid if they complete at least $10,000 USDT in trading volume.
Bonus Activities:
1. New User Registration Benefits
All new users who register during the preheating phase will receive a $20 USDT position experience voucher, limited to 20,000 pieces on a first-come, first-served basis.
Requirements to claim:
- Users must be newly registered or first-time contract traders.
- Users must register for the WCTC event.
2. "Priority Group Formation Award" Slots Waiting for You
Before the competition starts, the first 30 team leaders whose teams reach 50 members will share a prize of $3,000 USDT "Priority Group Formation Award."
3. Compete for the "Team Momentum Award," with additional rewards for team leaders
Teams that successfully form will be ranked by team size. The top 30 teams with at least 50 members can share a total of $20,000 USDT "Team Momentum Award," distributed according to each team’s proportion of members.
4. Blind Box Treasure Chests, Crazy Cash Gift Packs
Users who complete the following tasks can earn the chance to open blind box treasure chests, which can be used to unlock a $100 USDT cash reward from the treasure chest energy. The total prize pool is $700,000 USDT. Additionally, each chest opened guarantees virtual coupons, tokens, Gate merchandise, and other prizes.
Limited-time distribution during registration: Users can receive one free chest daily, with 10,000 chests distributed daily on a first-come, first-served basis. Each chest opening guarantees a win.
5. Live Broadcast Benefits, Lucky Draws for iPhone 17 Pro Max and $40,000 USDT Contract Position Experience Vouchers
During the event, we will host live draws on Gate Live, with a total of $40,000 USDT contract position experience vouchers and exquisite merchandise up for grabs.