Today, on May 9th, the inaugural International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC-2025) kicks off — the world's first live international crypto trading championship. For the next two days, May 9 and 10, from 15:40 to 22:00, viewers worldwide can watch the best traders compete live by trading futures. This event is organized by WhiteBIT, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Europe.

Competing for the title of the best crypto trader on the main stage are several representatives from Ukraine:

• Yevhenii Loza (EXCAVO) — a long-time #1 TradingView author from Ukraine and one of the most popular traders on Bitcoin.com.
• Maxim HAMAHA — a well-known YouTuber and trader, managing the HAMAHA crypto fund with a record capital of over $6 million.
• Konstantin Kudo — a top trader, co-founder and CEO of the trading academy Cryptology Key, which has already trained over 1000 traders.

Among the leaders of Ukrainian teams (squads) are also leaders of large crypto communities: Artem A01k, Oleksii M22, Artem Crypovo.

For the first time in crypto industry history, competitions will be held on stage, with real-time commentary, expert analysis, and interactive engagement for viewers.

A special Ukrainian studio will operate during the championship, where well-known influencers such as Anton Murafa, Anton Skuratov, Kyrylo Evans, Mika, and Danilo Krokus from Cryptology Key will comment on everything happening on the arena.

What makes ICTC-2025 unique?

• Global debut: top traders competing on one stage in a live broadcast for the first time;
• Combination of show and learning: viewers can watch, analyze, and learn from professionals;
• Interactive format: viewers can vote for their favorites and win prizes — a total of 6500 USDT will be awarded;
• Opportunity to participate: anyone can join as a trader — solo or in a squad.

How to get involved?

Tune in to the live stream and cheer for our team! Ukrainians have long demonstrated world-class prowess in both traditional and esports. Additionally, you can vote on the competition results — users who accumulate the necessary points through simple actions (registration, completing KYC, etc.) will be able to make predictions and compete for a share of the prize pool up to 6500 USDT across five categories.

Besides viewing, you can register as a trader — either solo or as part of a team — and trade futures pairs on the TradingView platform with WhiteBIT, competing in one of the categories for corresponding prize pools.

ICTC 2025 is held with the support of leading partners pushing innovation in the industry. TradingView is the official technology partner, Tether is the title sponsor, Anda Seat is the event partner, and XTraveler is the official travel partner. Renty.ae supports the championship as an official partner.