★ The Ladder · Trader path

The trader path: from a demo account to investor capital

Q: What are PNL and PMC?

Two ways to score a tournament. PNL is profit in USDT: everyone has the same starting balance, and whoever has more at the finish wins. PMC is a result in percent, so the size of the account gives no advantage. Only closed trades on the tournament pair count. Details in the tournament guide.

Five steps. Learn on a demo account, win Tour Pass in free tournaments, compete for USDT, build your rating — and get investors' money to manage with 30% of the profit. You pay nothing at any step.

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Five steps

2,021tournaments since 2022

131traders this week

447 USDTin prizes over 30 days

Step 1Demo account1,000 USDTpractice money, as a giftFree entry Step 2Free tournaments400 Tour Passevery dayFree entry · top 5

Step 3USDT prizes100 USDTon weekendsEntry 100 Tour Pass Step 4Rating and passport0–1000 pointsfive parts of the ratingFrom the first trade Step 5Investor capital30% of the profitis yoursNo money of your own needed

The start is freeThe top is investors' money

In short

The Ladder is the BuyCrypt trader path in five steps: a demo account with 1,000 practice USDT, free tournaments for Tour Pass, the BTC Battle with prizes in USDT, the trader rating and passport (0 to 1000 points) and investor capital in investor tournaments, where the trader gets 30% of the profit. No step costs anything.

16,487Took part in tournaments
934Won prizes
$42,953Prizes won by winners

Data as of Nov 15, 2026 · Tournament rules · Glossary of terms

Step 1 of 5

Demo account: 1,000 USDT to learn with

Sign in with Apple or Google and your demo account instantly gets 1,000 practice USDT. Prices are live, from exchanges, and you need no money of your own. Here you learn to open positions, set a stop loss and keep leverage under control — without risk.

Entry: Free
What you do: Trade futures on the demo accountin the app or in the web terminal
What you get: First trades and skilldemo trades already count towards your trader rating

Ran out of practice money? The free Demo USDT Tour runs every day — its prizes are demo USDT for your demo account. About the demo tournament

Open a demo account Trading guide →

Demo accountGift

1,000.00USDT

Practice money. The rate is real, from exchanges.

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BTC/USDT—

ETH/USDT—

Demo USDT Tour · every day, 15,000 demo USDT for 15 places

BTC and ETH prices are live and update once a minute

Step 2 of 5

Free tournaments: win Tour Pass

The 22'Hours ETH Tour Pass Fight runs every day: 22 hours, the ETH pair, results scored by PMC. Entry is free. The top five share 400 Tour Pass — tickets to tournaments with USDT prizes. First place gets 100 Tour Pass, exactly one BTC Battle entry.

Entry: Free
Duration: 22 hours, every dayon a demo account, the same rules for everyone
Prizes: 100 · 90 · 80 · 70 · 60 Tour Passplaces 1 to 5

For your first win in a tournament with 6 or more traders you also get a BUYT reward. Activity rewards

All free tournaments What is Tour Pass →

22'Hours ETH · Tour Pass FightEvery day, 22 hours

Every day

EntryFree

Prizes400 Tour Pass

1st place — 100 Tour Pass5 prize places

Table Join for free

The card of the next tournament — data from the BuyCrypt schedule

Step 3 of 5

Tournaments with USDT prizes

On weekends there is BTC Battle: from Saturday 07:00 to Monday 09:00 UTC, the BTC pair, PNL scoring, and everyone starts with 1,000 demo USDT. Entry is 100 Tour Pass, the prize pool is 100 USDT for 15 places. The schedule also has free tournaments with USDT prizes from time to time.

Entry: 100 Tour Passwon on step 2 or bought at $0.10
Prizes: Real USDTgo to traders with a positive result
Withdraw: From your BuyCrypt wallet to your crypto walletevery withdrawal is checked by the team — payout history

Invite friends: a friend gets 100 Tour Pass after their first demo trade, and you get +10% to your prize for every friend in the same tournament with a growing pool, up to +50%. Referral program

Tournament schedule How tournaments work →

BTC BattleSaturday 07:00 – Monday 09:00 UTC

Every weekend

Entry100 Tour Pass

Prize pool100 USDT

1st place — 15 USDT15 prize places

Table Join for 100 Tour Pass

In the last 30 days tournaments paid out 447 USDT — 54 prizes

The card of the next tournament with USDT prizes

Step 4 of 5

Rating and trader passport

Every closed trade moves your trader rating — from 0 to 1000. It is made of five parts: result, risk, self-control, experience and discipline — and shows not only how much you made but how. Your rating, level and all your tournaments are collected in your trader passport.

Practitioner: from 350 points7 days of trading, 20 qualifying positions
Established: from 500 points30 days, 100 positions, 5 tournaments among people; with a rating from 600 — access to investor tournaments
Experienced: from 650 points90 days, 300 positions, 15 tournaments; with a rating from 700 — Tier 2 investor tournaments

How the rating is calculated Leaderboard →

512of 1000

Establishedexample · 138 points to Experienced

Result 35%58

Risk 25%78

Self-control 15%64

Experience 15%41

Discipline 10%90

0Explorer350Practitioner500Established650Experienced

A sample passport. Yours appears in the app and on the site after your first trades

Step 5 of 5

Investor tournaments: investor capital and 30% of the profit

At the top you are trusted with investors' money. Investors put USDC into a shared fund, each investor tournament splits it among traders by rating, and you get a separate futures account on Hyperliquid with strict risk limits. If the account closes in profit, 30% of the profit is yours, 60% goes to investors and 10% to the platform.

Access: The Established level, a rating from 600 and identity verificationa photo of your ID and a short selfie video
Your account: A share of the fund by rating, from 50 USDCyou don't need to put in money of your own
If it's a loss: You don't cover the loss with your own moneybut you get no share either; a limit breach costs rating points

How investor tournaments work Experience levels →

Fund account · HyperliquidTrading · BTC, ETH, SOL

240.00USDC

Drawdown6.2% of 15%

Today1.1% of 5%

Leverage4× of 10×

30% to you60% to investors10%

How the account's profit is split10% to the platform

Tier 1Established levelup to 1,000 USDC

Tier 2Experienced level1,000 – 10,000 USDC

A sample account. The tier's fund is shared by all traders in the tournament

Questions

Trader path FAQ

Is it really free?

Yes. The demo account, free tournaments, the rating, the trader passport, identity verification and access to investor tournaments cost nothing. BTC Battle entry is paid with Tour Pass, which you win in the free Tour Pass Fight. If you don't want to wait, you can buy Tour Pass — at $0.10 each.

What is Tour Pass?

A ticket to BuyCrypt tournaments with an entry. You win it for free in the daily 22'Hours ETH Tour Pass Fight (the top five share 400 Tour Pass) or buy it in the app. 100 Tour Pass is the entry to BTC Battle with a 100 USDT pool. Details on the Tour Pass page.

How do I withdraw the USDT I've won?

Prizes arrive in your BuyCrypt wallet: Portfolio → All assets. From there you withdraw USDT to your crypto wallet; the team checks every withdrawal before it's sent. All payouts since 2022 are on the prize payouts page.

What are PNL and PMC?

Two ways to score a tournament. PNL is profit in USDT: everyone has the same starting balance, and whoever has more at the finish wins. PMC is a result in percent, so the size of the account gives no advantage. Only closed trades on the tournament pair count. Details in the tournament guide.

How long will the path take?

The first two steps — from day one. Practitioner takes at least 7 days of trading, Established 30, Experienced 90. The level comes from points and discipline, not days, so everyone goes at their own pace.

Can I lose my own money?

Not on the demo account — the money there is for practice. Tournament entry is paid with Tour Pass. In an investor tournament you trade investors' money: you don't cover a loss with your own money, but you are left without a share, and a limit breach costs rating points.

What do I get for wins besides prizes?

For your first win in a tournament with 6 or more traders, and for 300 Tour Pass spent on entries, BuyCrypt gives one-time BUYT rewards. And every tournament adds rating points and a line in your trader passport. Details on the BUYT page.

The first step — today

An account via Apple or Google, 1,000 demo USDT on your account and a free tournament every day.

Start for free Download the app

Demo money is for practice and can't be withdrawn. USDT prizes and the profit share in investor tournaments are real. Trading involves risk; results are not guaranteed. Terms as of Nov 10, 2026; the schedule, entry and prizes may change — the exact terms of each tournament are on its page. The passport and fund account on this page are examples.