The self-custodial competition, built with Decibel, lets traders compare tokenized stocks, gold and oil against BTC, ETH and SOL under the same rules from August 5 to August 19, 2026.
Tria has launched TradFi vs Crypto, a 14-day trading competition that places tokenized real-world assets and cryptocurrencies side by side on the same self-custodial platform, with a total $25,000 USDC prize pool. Developed with Decibel, the Aptos Labs-incubated perpetuals exchange (market for futures-like contracts without expiry), the event runs from August 5 through August 19, 2026, and is designed to compare how traders allocate capital when tokenized stocks, gold and oil face BTC, ETH and SOL under identical incentives, rules and timeframes. The Crypto arena will pay $15,000 USDC across its top 10 traders, while the TradFi arena will distribute $10,000 USDC across its top 10 finishers. First place earns $4,000 in Crypto and $2,500 in TradFi. Traders can enter both arenas at once, qualify automatically with their first eligible trade, and remain in self-custody rather than transferring funds to exchange-controlled wallets. Leaderboard eligibility requires $15,000 in cumulative trading volume during the contest, while a daily raffle entry is triggered by $10,000 or more in single-day volume for either a VIP tier upgrade or a cash prize. Rewards will be paid directly in USDC to Tria Decibel Wallets.