Huobi HTX has launched AERGO perpetual contracts and kicked off a contract trading party.

2025.04.18 14:40:42

On April 18th, according to an official announcement, Huobi HTX launched the AERGO/USDT perpetual contract on April 18th, and the maximum leverage is 20x. Meanwhile, Huobi HTX is hosting the AERGO Contract Trading Party from 3:00 PM on April 18th to 3:00 PM on April 25th (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $10,000. The event includes: 1. New User Benefits: Users who have never conducted contract trading and complete AERGO/USDT contract trading, with a cumulative trading volume ≥100 USDT, can receive an equivalent of 3 USDT in $HTX (a total of 3,000 USDT equivalent in $HTX in the prize pool); 2. Trading Party: Users participating in AERGO/USDT contract trading with a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥10,000 USDT can share an equivalent of $7,000 USDT in $HTX based on their trading volume ranking.

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