Deribit concludes The Island Competition 2026 after $2.7 billion in trading volume

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Emilio Ghigini

30.08.2026

Deribit concludes The Island Competition 2026 after $2.7 billion in trading volume — Deribit finalizes island trading contest

Deribit announced the completion of 'The Island Competition 2026', a 35-day retail trading contest run with SignalPlus, involving 804 traders across 54 teams and totaling $2.7 billion in trading volume, with a prize pool of up to 600,000 USDC and various team and individual competition formats.

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Deribit, in partnership with SignalPlus, concluded 'The Island Competition 2026', a 35-day retail trading event that ran from July 6 to August 10, 2026. The competition involved 804 traders grouped into 54 teams, generating a total notional trading volume of $2.7 billion. Participants competed for a prize pool of up to 600,000 USDC, distributed based on eligible options and futures trading volume, with options weighted at 1.0 and futures at 0.5. The event featured solo and team leaderboards, a Mystery Box deposit system, daily missions, and other game-based arenas, with registration open to retail Deribit clients using SignalPlus.

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How to participate

To join the Deribit 'The Island' trading competition, ensure you have a funded Deribit account and access to SignalPlus. Register for the event during the campaign period through SignalPlus, and participate by trading eligible options and futures to accumulate volume and qualify for rewards. Additional activities include forming teams, joining missions, and referring new users. For details and registration, visit the official sign-up link.

Deribit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in 2016, specializing in futures and options trading for assets including BTC, ETH, USDC, SOL, XRP, LUNA, and AVAX. The platform offers leveraged trading up to 50x, supports various order types, and operates via a browser-based TradingView terminal and a mobile application for iOS and Android. For more detailed information about its features and commissions, see the broker profile on Traders Union.

In the previous Deribit update, the broker announced delays in listing various new USDC perpetual contracts, with no revised launch date provided at the time. For more details, see the previous Deribit update on Traders Union.

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