WhiteBIT announces the first seven participants for the ICTC2025 crypto trading cup

On April 17th, WhiteBIT officially announced the initial lineup of competing traders for the International Crypto Trading Cup 2025 (ICTC)—the world’s first live-streamed crypto trading tournament taking place on May 9–10, 2025. ICTC2025 will showcase real-time trading, highlighting a number of strategies and decision-making styles.

The largest crypto exchange by traffic revealed that participants of the ICTC2025 will ‘lock horns’ for the trophy and also offer viewers a rare chance to learn from their every move. ICTC is designed to combine competition, entertainment, and education, engaging both professional and aspiring traders.

WhiteBIT presents the top seven crypto traders based on reputation 

The crypto trading competition will feature eight traders challenging each other live on stage in a unique, demonstrative tournament format. Participants representing Europe, Asia, and the Middle East will bring distinct trading styles, strong track records, and deep market insights, offering a rare opportunity for the audience to observe and learn from professionals in real time.

The participants include the Italian Mauro Caimi, Merlijn The Trader from the Netherlands, Ukrainian Loza Eugene (EXCAVO), UAE-based Malik Roth Klindt Jensen (Coinvo), Muslim Abdullayev (Mus_money_) from Kazakhstan, the Chinese Mao Yijing (MEJ50749), and Ukrainian Fokeyev Denys. The name of the 8th main stage trader is yet to be disclosed. 

All participants come with different levels of experience in crypto trading, ranging from five years to well over 15 years. Caimi made headlines after accurately forecasting Bitcoin’s 2021 pea,k while Merlijn grew his capital from $10K to $100K and secured a $1M funded account. Eugene is a former #1 TradingView author and one of Bitcoin.com’s most popular traders, while Malik’s recent highlights include a 386% return in a single week and multiple 5–20x gains on high-risk assets.

Abdullayev rebounded from a $200K loss in 2019, while Mao boasts a remarkable 80% transaction win rate and an annual volume of 400 BTC, generating over $2 million in trading profits. Denys also outperformed over 1K global competitors across 37 countries to earn his spot by dominating the ICTC Qualifying Tournament. He has over 15 years of experience, and one of his notable achievements is a 500% return on his WBT investment.

WhiteBIT highlights the rules and sign-up procedure 

Volodymyr Nosov, the founder and president of WhiteBIT Group, said that the idea for the ICTC competition started as a friendly challenge to compete in live crypto trading. Nosov explained that the WhiteBIT team developed a vision for a global championship where top world traders would gather on one big stage to showcase their strategies and compete for the title of the world’s best.

The tournament organizers will also invite traders from around the world to participate—individually, in squads led by experienced captains, or as squad leaders in the ICTC2025. WhiteBIT’s ICTC will open its arena to global participation, offering a platform for traders of all levels to test their trading skills.

“Our mission is mass blockchain adoption, and with ICTC, we aim to make crypto trading accessible and exciting in a brand-new format.”

-Volodymyr Nosov

Interested participants will register and pass KYC on WhiteBIT, then select their participation type, which will be squad leader, squad member, or ‘solo’ trader. Successfully registered participants will confirm the creation of a sub-account on WhiteBIT and link it to their TradingView accounts, where they can trade futures on WhiteBIT.

ICTC2025 aims to set a new benchmark for live crypto events by fusing skill, strategy, and showmanship into the future of live crypto trading—the stream will be available via a link.

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