Thank you to all the traders who participated in the first BitMEX Trading Challenge. There were over 350 participants but there can only be one winner.

A trader with the username JMG decidedly won the first challenge. His account balance was an impressive 553.3853 XBT, for a return on equity of over 1,000%. BitMEX has sent 5 XBT to JMG’s personal Bitcoin address. BitMEX will also donate 5 XBT to The Water Project. The Water Project helps provide clean, safe water in developing countries.

The second 0.5 XBT prize was given to a trader with the username EZK27. He finished in the top 10, and was chosen at random to receive the prize.

The BitMEX Trading Challenge II is now live. All traders have been given a fresh start with 50 fake XBT. The real launch of BitMEX is weeks away. Keep learning and trading so you can start making real Bitcoin by the end of this month.

Below are the final results of the top 50 traders:

Username Margin Balance JMG 553.3853 XBT Fokchi123 237.2251 XBT ppw22 172.5015 XBT EZK27 142.9241 XBT faeynheart 117.4818 XBT joshlim 110.1306 XBT NaskiaUtamu 106.9839 XBT Username 106.3250 XBT floopfloop 88.7515 XBT binaryfin 74.5933 XBT fisher 72.3535 XBT MelonaD 69.6251 XBT Bountoh 69.3479 XBT medimatrix 67.5764 XBT TrevinHofmann 65.3933 XBT panislepickova 64.4395 XBT apg 64.4217 XBT facetedsubset 63.6886 XBT antony 62.7164 XBT shuckc 62.5893 XBT mavoik 61.6366 XBT alex1337 60.7224 XBT MrSegfault 60.4425 XBT Indeed 60.4272 XBT Eff 60.0172 XBT Yolos 58.1880 XBT dashwoo 58.0261 XBT mystisking 57.3277 XBT darandull 57.1099 XBT Davidjnamdar 56.2313 XBT bos 55.5255 XBT Merchant 55.2945 XBT lordsonkit 54.1511 XBT gigi 53.9036 XBT Rizky 53.5595 XBT fruitdealer 53.5230 XBT ccrock 53.1972 XBT Bkcoins 52.5674 XBT rhk 52.4286 XBT frederich 52.2450 XBT mandi 51.7320 XBT thegreatscott 51.4665 XBT vnct 51.4356 XBT sinedolo 51.2265 XBT jm12 50.8369 XBT BitInvest 50.7542 XBT TheGlobe 50.7385 XBT sixthsense 50.6588 XBT pipor 50.6442 XBT coffeens 50.6216 XBT