MEXC launches annual 0808 brand campaign with Stock Season and $500,000 prize pool

MEXC has unveiled MEXC 0808: Stock Season, the first edition of what it said will become an annual brand campaign built around its "0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities" message, with a $500,000 prize pool and 0-fee access across Stock Futures, Tokenized Stocks and RealStocks. Early bird registration runs from Aug. 5 at 08:08 UTC to Aug. 8 at 08:07 UTC, followed by the main campaign from Aug. 8 at 08:08 UTC to Aug. 28 at 23:59 UTC. The exchange said the initiative reflects a broader strategy rather than a one-off promotion, adding that its 0-fee program saved 3.44 million users more than 1.1 billion USDT in trading fees in 2025. MEXC said it chose Stock Season as the inaugural 0808 theme as stock trading gains traction on crypto exchange infrastructure. A report jointly released by MEXC and CoinGecko found that U.S. stock trading volume across six major centralized exchanges rose 337.4% month over month to $189.84 billion in June 2026, with U.S. stocks accounting for 48.3% of total TradFi trading volume and becoming the largest traditional asset category for the first time. MEXC said its stock offering includes RealStocks with access to more than 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs, more than 200 stock and index futures products, more than 200 tokenized U.S. equities and Pre-IPO Launchpad opportunities. It added that stock and index futures trading volume on its platform increased about 261% month over month in June 2026, underscoring demand for stock-linked products among crypto users. Participants can collect raffle tickets through referrals and an eight-task Opportunity Map for chances to win rewards including an ∞ Dream Fund prize of up to $3,888, an $88 Stock Futures position and APR boosters of up to 888%.