New Year HODL Rush: Trade Fest & Referral Rush Is Live In the Crypto.com Exchange Trading Arena

Happy New Year! Get ready to level up your trading game because we’re thrilled to announce the New Year HODL Rush: Trade Fest & Referral Rush.

Campaign Period: 5 January 2025, 07:00 UTC - 5 February 2026, 06:59 UTC

Part 1: Leaderboard Showdown

Climb the taker trading volume ranks and claim the top prize!

• Rewards eligibility: The top 10 participants by taker trading volume will earn a share of the prize pool according to the table below, with the top participant winning 4,500 USDC
• Eligible tokens: BTC, ETH, PEPE, SUI, LION, WLFI, SOL, XRP, LINK, HBAR, PUMP, DOGE, NEAR, TAO, MON
  
  Eligible trading instruments: Spot, margin*, and derivatives* 

The top 10 participants ranked by taker trading volume (‘Selected Entrants’) will win prizes according to the table below:

Track your position on the live leaderboard.

*Product availability is subject to jurisdictional limitations

Part 2: Refer and Earn

Turn your referrals into rewards when you invite your friends to join the Crypto.com Exchange!

• Performance bonuses: Earn up to US$1,000 in CRO when your referrals trade. Each trading volume tier is exclusive and three winners per tier will be randomly selected.
  
  Eligible tokens: BTC, ETH, PEPE, SUI, LION, WLFI, SOL, XRP, LINK, HBAR, PUMP, DOGE, NEAR, TAO, MON
• Custom perks: Sweeten the deal with extra trading fee discounts for your referrals
• Affiliate edge: Transparent tracking means you see real results. Maximise your potential and build a dedicated community.

Share your unique referral link (under the ‘Referral’ section in the main Crypto.com Exchange dashboard), watch your referrals trade, and be rewarded. 

How to Get Started

• Sign up or sign in: Crypto.com Exchange
• Register for the competition: Trading Arena 
• Deposit and trade: Follow the thresholds per part
• Refer and track: Grab your link from the dashboard and monitor progress in real-time

Campaign availability is subject to jurisdictional limitations. 

Campaign Rules: 

- The New Year HODL Rush: Trade Fest & Referral Rush Competition Limited Offer (the “Campaign”) is offered by Crypto.com to Crypto.com Exchange users. Not available in all jurisdictions.

- Eligible trading pairs are subject to jurisdictional limitations.

- Participation in the Campaign is strictly optional. 

- For Part 1 of the Campaign, please refer to the Official Rules for Exchange Limited Offer for further rules regarding eligibility. Users residing in the United States should refer to the United States Specific Official Rules for Exchange Limited Offer. 

- For Part 2 of the Campaign, please refer to the Official Rules for Exchange Giveaway for further rules regarding eligibility. Users residing in the Users residing in the United States should refer to the United States Specific Official Rules for Sweepstakes. Users residing in Australia should refer to Australia Specific Official Rules for Exchange Giveaway. 

- Any trades that are executed through bad trading practices in Crypto.com’s absolute opinion, including, but not limited to, wash trades, false trading, self-dealing, or trades that display any attributes of market manipulation (“Disqualified Trades”) will not be counted toward the transaction volume of the participant.

- Participants of the Campaign must have successfully completed KYC verification, and all other onboarding procedures specified on the Crypto.com Exchange, and comply with all Campaign rules provided by Crypto.com to be eligible.

- Crypto.com will disqualify any entry from participants who do not meet the eligibility requirements as solely and absolutely determined by Crypto.com.

- Crypto.com reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or postpone the Campaign or amend the Campaign rules at our sole discretion without notice to you.

- The rewards will be deposited in USDC/CRO into each Selected Entrant’s account on the Crypto.com Exchange within 21 days after the Campaign Period ends.

- All Selected Entrants will receive a confirmation email within 21 days after the Campaign Period ends.

- The determination of Selected Entrants shall be subject to Crypto.com’s sole and final discretion. 

- Only taker trades for the eligible trading pairs will be counted towards the rank for trading volume for this Campaign. 

- By participating in the Campaign, the participant acknowledges having read these rules and the Crypto.com Global Marketing Privacy Notice, which is published at https://crypto.com/privacy/marketing, and acknowledges that Crypto.com will use the information provided for the purposes of identity verification, assessing the participant’s eligibility to participate in the Campaign, Leaderboard inclusion, and prize redemption.

- Nothing contained herein shall be construed to be financial advice. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Crypto.com to invest, buy, or sell any digital assets. Purchasing cryptocurrencies involves a high degree of risk, and there is always the possibility of loss, including the loss of all or a substantial amount of your purchase price. Please seek professional advice before making any financial, investment, or trading decisions.

- Leaderboard rankings do not confer, guarantee, represent or imply eligibility or entitlement for any competitions, giveaways, offers or other campaigns (“Events”), or prizes from such Events, during that period. Participation in any Event is subject to applicable rules and eligibility criteria, governed by the terms and conditions specific to that Event, and subject to confirmation at the sole and absolute discretion of Crypto.com.

- In the event of any dispute, Crypto.com reserves the right to make all final decisions regarding the Campaign.