Alpha o'clock!

I know some of my close friends will be wondering why I "hawk" Gateio so much
No, I didn’t sign any ambassadorial deal with Gate, nor did I sign up for the affiliate program. I do it because I’m the final boss lady of FREEWILL 😌🤏
So, it’s another Monday to do whatever I want because I can
WCTC S8 (Season 8) has been live for 3 days now, but I didn’t have the chance to involve y’all. I was busy getting this F1 bad boy at the Gate 13th Blue Carpet
Here I am… involving you
WHAT IS WCTC S8?
• WCTC S8 = World Crypto Trading Competition Season 8
• Hosted by Gateio
• A global crypto trading event for traders worldwide
PRIZE POOL
• 8,000,000 USDT total prize pool
COMPETITION PHASES
• 1st Half ends on May 5/6
• 2nd Half starts on: May 6, 2026
Below are the available categories 👇
1️⃣ WCTC S8 TRADING BATTLE
• Stage 1 unlocked, ~3,000 more valid traders to unlock Stage 2
• Create your team or join a team to participate
• Eligible categories: Spot, Futures, ETF, TradFi and Convert (applies to all categories)
• Stablecoin trading pairs like USDT/USDC, USDT/USD1, GUSD/USDT do not count (applies to all categories)
• API users, VIP 15, market makers, institutional accounts and sub-accounts aren't eligible to participate (applies to all categories)
2️⃣ BONUS EVENT
• Register to get 20 USDT position voucher (limited. FCFS)
• Claim 1 free chest every day. If the quota for today has been fully distributed, check back early tomorrow
• Share the event with friends on social media to get 1 more free chest
• Complete other daily tasks like Spot, Futures and Bot trading, upgrade to higher VIP levels to get more chests daily
3️⃣ SOLO TRADING
• Trade Spot, Futures and TradFi to enter the solo trading contest. Low trading volume may leave you unranked
4️⃣ CHAMPION SHOWDOWN (1v1)
• Get matched with another trader to compete
• Matchmaking is done based on each trader's level of trading (shrimps do not get matched with whales 🙅)
• Each battle lasts for 2 hours
• Each trader's trading volume must be ≥$100 or they'll lose the match automatically
• Trader with the highest ROI at the end of this 2-hour period gets the crown
5️⃣ LIVESTREAM GIVEAWAY
Starts on April 29. Anticipate
WHAT YOU CAN GET
• USDT, limited edition merch, gold bars, position voucher rewards
• Team bonuses
• Leaderboard ranking rewards
• Global exposure and bragging rights
You'll see something like 7,200 Valid traders and wonder, "Who is a valid trader?"
A valid trader is someone who reaches $10,000 trading volume across Futures, Spot, ETF, TradFi and Convert combined. Once you achieve $10,000 trading volume, you become a valid trader. For every 10,000 valid traders, a new stage with a larger reward pool unlocks
Get in now or lock in at the beginning of the 2nd Half. Your choice
If you already have a Gate account, here's the link to the event page:
If you have no Gate account, you can start here:
Happy new week and happy trading
#GateWCTCCheckIn