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HTX Releases August Performance Report: 13th Anniversary Celebration Ignites Global User Engagement
HTX Releases August Performance Report: 13th Anniversary Celebration Ignites Global User Engagement

In August, leading global cryptocurrency exchange HTX marked its 13th anniversary with a major anniversary celebration. In an industry where leading projects come and go rapidly, few platforms have continued delivering quality services to users worldwide for 13 consecutive years. Even fewer have continued expanding their capabilities after weathering multiple bull and bear cycles.

Sep 8, 20268 min read


The AI Chip Supercycle Challenge
The AI Chip Supercycle Challenge

TL;DR

  • We’re launching the AI Chip Supercycle Challenge: a one-month Kraken Futures trading competition across six brand-new equity perps, running September 4–October 4, 2026.

  • A $20,000 USDG prize pool ranked entirely by Realized PnL: only closed positions count, so execution drives rank rather than position size.

  • Six eligible perps, one leaderboard: SK Hynix (SKHYNIX), SOXL, SOXS, Nebius (NBIS), Samsung (SAMSUNG), and SanDisk (SANDISK). Long, short, or both.

  • Availability varies by country (excludes EEA, US, UK, and Canada). Enroll before you trade — positions opened before opting in are not eligible.

Six names. One supply chain.

SK Hynix, SOXL, SOXS, Nebius, Samsung, and SanDisk are the six names in the AI Chip Supercycle Challenge. covering the AI chip supply chain from memory to compute to broad semiconductor exposure. All six are new equity perps on Kraken Futures, and for one month they share a single $20,000 USDG competition leaderboard.

Sep 4, 20263 min read