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Max Hamaha outmaneuvered seven elite traders to win WhiteBIT’s inaugural 2025 International Crypto Trading Cup, pocketing a portion of the $5 million prize bounty as the sole survivor of a titillating live trading e-sports style event over two days. On May 9–10, 2025, the crypto world witnessed a historic event that redefined competitive trading: the International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC) 2025, the first-ever live-streamed global crypto trading championship, sponsored by WhiteBIT, Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by traffic.  This e-sports-style showdown brought together eight elite traders from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, each of whom started with $50,0000 in a stablecoin to trade with, all competing for a prize pool of up to 5 million USDT. With expert commentators, in-depth strategy analysis, live trader interviews motes, and exclusive interviews, ICTC 2025 set a new benchmark for an e-sports style event in crypto, bringing together the traders for an event unlike any other. “Crypto trading has all the necessary components for a spectacular format: strategy, emotions, and strong personalities with extraordinary stories,” WhiteBIT Founder, Volodymyr Nosov, told the audience assembled at the Andorra Park Hotel for the awards ceremony. The event’s e-sports-like format, with traders competing under intense conditions—no bots, no external tools, and a minimum of three trades per hour—mirrored the high-stakes drama of poker or gaming championships. TradingView, the official technological partner, powered the live trading platform, while Tether, a title sponsor, ensured a secure and stable prize pool, denominated in a special stablecoin produced exclusively for the event called USDB. Participants of the first International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC) 2025. Source: crypto.news More than a competition, ICTC 2025 was a platform for learning. “Our mission is mass blockchain adoption, and with ICTC, we aim to make crypto trading accessible and exciting in a brand-new format,” Nosov added. The…

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