BTC vs Gold Current Trade Count (Round 2)🏅

Bitcoin currently remains in the lead this week:

- BTC Weekly Trade Count: 27,084
- XAUT Trade Count: 715

That means the current weighted reward pool stands at:

$1,250 for XAUT traders
$3,750 for BTC traders

Want to boost the reward pool for XAUT traders? Simply trade $20 or more on the XAUT/ZAR pair.

Right now, just 5 trades (+$20 each) could secure you a spot in the Top 10 XAUT leaderboard 👀

View all leaderboards.

And remember, even if you don’t make it in the Top 10, there’s still $1,000 in BTC & XAUT airdrops up for grabs for those trading eligible BTC & XAUT pairs.

Round 2 ends at 23:59 UTC 13 March, 2025.

So start trading and see if you can balance BTC vs Gold! ⚖️

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/bitcoin-vs-gold-trading-competition

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Refer & Earn Campaign for South Africans living overseas! 🇿🇦

All rewards have been distributed 💸

Check out our ongoing competitions for more ways to earn on VALR: https://valr.com/en/competitions

🔈 Happening today at 16:00 SAST!

Don't miss our AMA with Cointelegraph where Ben Caselin (CMO) & Gianluca Sacco (COO) will share insights on lending and newly launched trading competitions on VALR 🔥

https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1899505850093613230

Trade & Win Your Share of 15,000 USDT 💸

VALR’s Spot Margin Trading Competition is your chance to put your trading skills to the test and earn crypto rewards!

How to Join:

✔ Ensure your VALR account is fully verified.
✔ Trade at least $2,000 in volume on eligible Spot Margin pairs.

Eligible Trading Pairs:

Trade across 43 eligible pairs, including BTC, ETH, SOL, and more against USDT, USDC, and ZAR.

👉 [View all eligible pairs]

🏆 2 Ways You Can Win:

1. Top 20 Traders with the highest total trading volume across all eligible pairs share 10,000 USDT.

2. Top Trader per Pair - for each of the 43 trading pairs, the highest-volume trader on that specific pair wins a share of the 5,000 USDT reward pool.

Important Note:

- Traders can win from both reward pools and be a Top Trader on multiple pairs.
- Leaderboard updates are not in real-time but will be provided regularly throughout the competition.

👉 [View leaderboards]

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/spot-margin-crypto-trading-competition

Our AMA with Cointelegraph is happening now!

Tune in 🤝
https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/1899822814817099800

Can you balance the BTC vs Gold scales this week? ⚖️

Bitcoin is still in the lead:

- BTC Weekly Trade Count: 48,986
- XAUT Trade Count: 2,139

That means the current weighted reward pool stands at:

$1,750 for XAUT traders
$3,250 for BTC traders

To balance the scales, XAUT trade count needs to be more than 20,000.

Check your position on the leaderboard here: https://blog.valr.com/bitcoin-vs-gold-trading-competition

May the scales tip in your favour 🫡

Our Spot Margin Trading Competition is heating up 🔥

Check out the latest leaderboard featuring the Top 20 Spot Margin Traders by Total Volume.

Remember - there's 10,000 USDT up for grabs for the Top 20 traders.

[View leaderboards]

There’s still a chance to secure your spot on the leaderboard by trading pairs 28–43!

Simply trade at least $2,000 on these pairs to win your share of $5,000 USDT 💵

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/spot-margin-crypto-trading-competition

Solana’s birthday weekend is here (14–16 March) 🎉

Join the celebration and share in a $5,000 $SOL reward pool by referring your friends to VALR.

You can earn $5 per referral 💸

Plus, if you trade at least $50 worth of SOL during the weekend and you can earn an extra $10 bonus reward.

What’s in it for your friends?

All new fully-verified users can earn a share of $2,000 in $SOL rewards.

Here's how:

- The first 50 users who sign up and verify will receive $10.

- The next 100 users will receive $5.

- 10 lucky users will randomly win $25.

- 5 lucky users will randomly win $50.

- 5 newly referred users who sign up, verify, and trade at least $25 worth of SOL during the promotion period can win $100 worth of SOL each.

Please note:

Rewards are not guaranteed for all participants but will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis after the promotion has ended.

Ts & Cs apply: https://blog.valr.com/blog/solana-refer-earn-birthday-weekend-promotion

Happy referring 💜

The 5th edition of the VALR Nugget is here 📚

This week, we’re testing your knowledge on Solana - the blockchain turning 5 this year!

Answer all the questions correctly for a chance to win a share of 50 USDT💵

🔗 Take the quiz here → https://forms.gle/9Y1sHRGfrm2uy8PS6

📖 Make sure to read this blog to find all the answers: https://blog.valr.com/blog/what-is-solana-and-how-does-it-work

NB: 10 lucky winners with the correct answers will be randomly selected from our Global and Chinese-speaking community channels.

Winners will be announced on Monday, 17 March.

Good luck, VALRians!

🔈Average lending APRs on VALR (last 7 days):

$USDT - 13.19%
$USDC - 9.81%
ZAR - 8.75% (South African rands)
TRX - 3.94 %
SOL - 3.52%
AVAX - 3.11%
BNB - 2.63%
XRP - 1.31%
DOGE - 1.2%
WIF - 0.88%
SHIB - 0.88%
TRUMP - 0.88% (Official Trump)
BTC - 0.8%
ETH - 0.44%

See today's best APRs (Annual Percentage Rates) 👉 https://www.valr.com/en/lend