29.sept - 29.octCanada


Building the next generation of blockchain
and decentralized technology traders
MLG Blockchain Consulting

Students meet Cryptocurrencies

Next Top Blockchain Trader is Canada’s largest intercollegiate cryptocurrency trading event. Compete against the best and become Canada’s Next Top Blockchain Trader.



General Info

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Canada’s Next Top Blockchain Trader, hosted by MLG Blockchain in partnership with Huobi Canada. The goal of this competition is to encourage Canada’s top university students to educate themselves on blockchain trading, while thinking critically and strategically about its implications.

To get started, create a team of up to four members. In your team, develop a trading strategy addressing the way you a believe a winning portfolio would look in the current cryptocurrency landscape. Publish your medium article by September 29th, 2018 and share the link to the Next Top Blockchain Trader registration.

Each week, you will need to give an update of the main trades and how your portfolio is doing vs. the original expectations of your trading plan.

On October 27th, the top three teams will be invited to a day long in-person trading competition. At the end of the event, the winning teams will receive $5,000 Huobi Tokens prizes, an interview at MLG Blockchain and Huobi Canada, and the title of Canada’s Next Top Blockchain Trader! Second place will receive $3,000 (HT), and third place will be presented with $2,000 HT.

Trading Problem Statement

The trading competition will take place over the course of 1 month. In order to ensure that the trading strategies are fair and comparable, there will be strict rules on the allowed trading pairs.

The more detailed the information you include in your post the better. We do suggest you include these five topics.

  • - Available trading pairs: BTC/ETH, BTC/ USDT, ETH/TRON, 6 more pairs TBD
  • - The analyses you plan to use when making trading decisions
  • - Strategic Plan
  • - Action Plan (Timeline and Implementation)
  • - Risks and Mitigation (Potential drawbacks, regulations, how they will be taken into consideration in the model)
Rules
  • 1 - The contest is only open to students currently enrolled in any Canadian University.
  • 2 - First round articles must be published and sent by September 29th.
  • 3 - First round articles must be published on medium by team page.
  • 4 - Each team size has to no greater than four members.
  • 5 - Any sources must be provided in submission.

Judges



John Doe

Michael Gord

CEO of MLG Blockchain Consulting

Ross Zhang

Ross Zhang

General Manager of Huobi Canada

Michael Rabkin

Michael Rabkin

Cryptocurrency Broker, Shorcan DCN by TMX Group

Schedule

Submission dates for each phase



12:00 PM
Problem Statement will be released

First round opens on September 27th, 2018. By this time your trading strategy must be published with an email sent to the organizers with the link.

12:00 AM
First Public Analysis.

First public update on where your portfolio stands with current strategy. Highlight the main wins and losses of the strategy and how you plan to continue.

12:00 PM
Second Public Update & Top 3 Teams Invited to Toronto

Second public update on where your portfolio stands with ongoing strategy. Highlight the main wins and losses of the strategy and how you plan to continue. Top 3 teams will be announced and receive invitation for the final trading day in Toronto.

12:00 PM
Winners Announced & After Event

A full day of trading in toronto will take place, and the top 3 teams will present their strategies and results. Judges will then announce the winner in front of the crowds and distribute the prizes.

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Hosts

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Partners

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Contact

  • Toronto, Canada
  • hello@mlgblockchain.com