{"id":27021,"date":"2025-05-15T18:16:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=27021"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:16:36","slug":"whitebit-crowns-worlds-first-top-crypto-trader-in-international-trading-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=27021","title":{"rendered":"WhiteBIT Crowns World\u2019s First Top Crypto Trader In International Trading Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WhiteBIT, Europe\u2019s largest crypto exchange by traffic, hosted the first-ever International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025), crowning Ukrainian Max Hamaha as the competition\u2019s first winner after a dramatic comeback.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WhiteBIT\u2019s First International Crypto Trading Cup<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, WhiteBIT crowned Max Hamaha as the Top Trader in its ICTC 2025 event. The globally live-streamed two-day <a href=\"https:\/\/whitebit.com\/m\/ICTC-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tournament<\/a>, held on May 9 and 10, brought together eight of the world\u2019s top crypto traders to compete in real-time on stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participants were allocated 50,000 USDTB, WhiteBIT\u2019s internal asset for futures trading, and traded for twelve hours, six hours each day, executing 269 trades in total. \u00a0During the tournament, trades provided insight into advanced trading strategies, risk management, and decision-making under pressure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Hamaha, who <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/whitebit-kick-offs-worlds-largest-crypto-trading-event-ictc-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">started<\/a> the first day at the bottom of the rankings, emerged as the first-ever ICTC Champion after his comeback on the second day. He earned the top spot with a realized Profit and Loss (rPNL) of 7,488.84 USDT from a high-conviction long position on Ethereum (ETH).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-477002 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=980&amp;resize=980%2C653\" alt=\"crypto\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=1230 1230w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=630 630w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=980 980w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=750 750w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day2_Batch4_Ceremony-fast-editl6.jpg?w=1140 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In second place, Dutch Merlijn The Trader joined the podium with a rPNL of 6,745.96 USDT, while Eugene Loza, another Ukrainian, known as EXCAVO, came third with a rPNL of 4,098.90 USDT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamaha also ranked second in the Total Trades metric with 47 transactions, just behind Muslim Abdullayev, known as Mus_Money, from Kazakhstan, who made 49 total trades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malik Roth Klindt Jensen, known as Coinvo, achieved ICTC\u2019s single-largest gain with 12,249 USDT profit on an ETH-PERP position. Meanwhile, the tournament\u2019s largest single loss, also on the ETH-PERP pair, totaled a loss of 10,725 USDT, stressing the high-risk nature of trading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the crypto competition\u2019s champion, Hamaha had his name lighting up the LED boards during El Cl\u00e1sico, the biggest football match between Spanish giants Real Madrid and <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/cardano-powers-fc-barcelonas-vision-for-transforming-fan-connections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">FC Barcelona<\/a>, one of WhiteBIT\u2019s official partners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This marked the first time a trading competition winner was featured during one of the world\u2019s most-watched traditional sporting events. As such, the tournament, watched by thousands, marked a \u201csignificant step toward establishing crypto trading as a competitive, spectator-worthy discipline on par with traditional esports.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitive Trading: A New Era<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamada reflected on the experience, sharing, \u201ctrading live on stage was an incredibly exciting experience\u2014more intense and way more fun than trading at home. I had to adjust my usual approach to fit the tournament rules, but I still focused on active intraday trading with high leverage. I felt confident throughout, though the final minutes got nerve-wracking as others went all-in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also suggested that \u201cWhiteBIT is setting a new trend\u2014competitive trading could easily go mainstream like esports. In a few years, I can see crypto trading tournaments rivaling Dota 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the main stage, ICTC 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/cryptos-first-live-trading-cup-is-just-the-beginning-interview-with-the-president-of-the-whitebit-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">offered<\/a> a look into professional traders\u2019 techniques, as over 3,000 participants shared live screens and walked through their setups and decisions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-477006 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=980&amp;resize=980%2C653\" alt=\"crypto\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=1230 1230w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=630 630w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=980 980w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=750 750w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ICTC-25_Day1_Batch2_6.jpg?w=1140 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marc Principato, one of the tournament hosts and a market technician, emphasized the event\u2019s educational value:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The competition highlighted diverse trading styles, including standout performances such as Mauro Ciami\u2019s aggressive \u201cgo big or go home\u201d strategy that dominated day one, and Merlin and Excavo\u2019s high-risk overnight positions that paid off significantly on day two.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Principato considers that the one-of-a-kind event offers \u201cpriceless\u201d lessons for aspiring and experienced traders alike, as they come away with practical knowledge that can be incorporated into their style. Meanwhile, the founder and President of WhiteBIT Group, Volodymyr Nosov, stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this tournament, we\u2019re pioneering a new frontier. This is not just about trading\u2014it\u2019s about building community, sharing knowledge, and accelerating global adoption of blockchain. We\u2019re building the infrastructure for the future. ICTC 2025 was a first step to understand what works, what our traders and audience want, and where we can go from here. Our goal is to make this a recurring, global event\u2014bigger and better with each edition.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the crypto exchange is preparing for the next installment of the event, with registration now open for ICTC 2026, inviting \u201cnew and experienced traders worldwide to compete, connect, and make history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-476993 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ETHUSDT_2025-05-15_11-15-39.png?w=980&amp;resize=980%2C534\" alt=\"Crypto, Ethereum, ETH, ETHUSDT\" width=\"980\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ETHUSDT_2025-05-15_11-15-39.png?w=1101 1101w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ETHUSDT_2025-05-15_11-15-39.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ETHUSDT_2025-05-15_11-15-39.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ETHUSDT_2025-05-15_11-15-39.png?w=980 980w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ETHUSDT_2025-05-15_11-15-39.png?w=750 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhiteBIT, Europe\u2019s largest crypto exchange by traffic, hosted the first-ever International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025), crowning Ukrainian Max Hamaha as the competition\u2019s first winner after a dramatic comeback. WhiteBIT\u2019s First International Crypto Trading Cup Last week, WhiteBIT crowned Max Hamaha as the Top Trader in its ICTC 2025 event. 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