(SeaPRwire) –   HONG KONG, March 25, 2026 — DeriW, a decentralized perpetual derivatives trading platform incubated by CoinW, today rolled out Edge Hour, a limited-time trading challenge program built to enable broader access to skill-focused competitive trading with a low barrier to entry.

The first season of Edge Hour comes with a $1 million prize pool. Participants can sign up for an entry fee as low as $5 to complete a multi-hour trading challenge, and stand to earn rewards worth up to 10 times their entry fee based on their performance in the contest.

Since its mainnet launch last August, DeriW has accumulated more than 67,000 registered users, with total trading volume surpassing $37.4 billion. Edge Hour builds on this positive momentum by transforming trading from a purely strategic activity into a competitive skill assessment, merging gaming elements, competitive features, and real-world market dynamics.

From Weeks to Just One Hour: Launching a Groundbreaking Fast-Paced Trading Challenge

Edge Hour introduces an innovative structure that combines live market trading with short-form competitive mechanisms.

Traders can join challenges running between one and eight hours by paying a small entry fee ranging from $5 to $200. Once they hit their pre-defined profit targets without exceeding allowed drawdown limits, they can earn rewards equal to two to 10 times their entry fee, depending on their individual trading results.

“Compared to traditional trading competitions and proprietary trading assignments, Edge Hour shortens the challenge timeframe from weeks down to as little as one hour, letting users test and refine their skills much faster under real market conditions,” said Tharaka Kahaduwa, PR Manager at CoinW. “The $5 low entry threshold makes this challenge accessible to a far wider range of traders.”

Uniform Capital and Anti-Manipulation Rules: Enabling Skill-Driven Results

During the challenge, every participant receives a standardized $10,000 virtual trading account to place trades. All transactions are recorded onchain, ensuring fully transparent and verifiable outcomes.

To curb speculative abuse, the program enforces strict rules, including a required minimum 60-second holding period for each trade, a cap on single-trade profits set at 75% of the target, and minimum trade counts that adjust based on the length of the challenge.

Edge Hour runs on DeriW’s proprietary Layer 3 chain built on Arbitrum Orbit, which supports zero-gas transactions, millisecond-level confirmations, and optimized liquidity matching. Traders can implement their strategies efficiently without transaction costs eating into their returns.

The platform also adds social incentives to boost user engagement. While challenges are active, users can invite friends to participate, earning a reward equal to 5% of their unmet profit target per successful invitation, while invitees get 5% extra challenge time and a 10% discount on their entry fee.

By combining standardized entry conditions, time-limited competition and onchain settlement, Edge Hour creates a new segment in decentralized trading: a gamified yet fully authentic space for demonstrating and refining trading expertise.

“Edge Hour marks a major milestone in DeriW’s growth journey,” Kahaduwa stated. “Looking ahead, DeriW remains dedicated to expanding its trading pair offerings and rolling out innovative products to deliver a secure, efficient, and reliable decentralized perpetual trading platform for users across the globe.”

About DeriW

DeriW is an industry-leading zero-gas-fee decentralized perpetual exchange that combines Ethereum’s security with Layer 3 scalability to deliver a centralized exchange-quality trading experience within a fully decentralized framework. Backed by the experienced CoinW team, DeriW leverages a throughput capacity of 80,000 TPS to offer users worldwide a fast, secure, and transparent on-chain trading experience.

For more information, visit DeriW’s official website, follow DeriW on X (Twitter), or join the official DeriW Telegram Group.

Disclaimer: This event is a trading challenge and should not be interpreted as investment advice or a guarantee of returns. Digital asset transactions carry significant risk, and users are fully responsible for their own financial decisions. Services may differ by jurisdiction and may not be available in all regions.

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