7.2 Highest Eligible Trading Volume

This award will be given to the qualified Participant with the highest verified eligible trading volume.

The Participant must:

• satisfy all Main Leaderboard qualification requirements;

• have a final Absolute Portfolio Return greater than negative 25%;

• comply with all Anti-Abuse Rules; and

• pass enhanced wash-trading and account-linkage review.

If tied, the Participant with the higher final trading volume wins.

7.3 Most Consistent Performance

This award will be given to the qualified Participant with the most consistent trading performance.

AndX will evaluate:

• number of profitable trading days;

• Realized volatility;

• maximum drawdown;

• consistency of strategy activity; and

• final Absolute portfolio return.

To qualify, a Participant must:

• trade on at least 25 separate UTC calendar days;

• have at least 15 profitable UTC trading days;

• finish with a positive Absolute portfolio return; and

• satisfy all Main Leaderboard requirements.

The winner will be the qualifying Participant with the highest consistent trading performance.

Tie-breakers are:

1. Lower maximum drawdown;

2. Higher final Absolute portfolio return; and

3. Higher eligible trading volume.

7.4 Qualified Participant Raffle

Five qualified Participants will each receive 0.5% of the final unlocked prize pool.

To enter the raffle, a Participant must:

• satisfy all Competition qualification requirements;

• finish with an Absolute portfolio return greater than negative 20%;

• not receive a Top 10 Main Leaderboard prize; and

• remain in good standing.

Each eligible Participant receives one raffle entry.

The drawing will be conducted using a documented random-selection process after verification.

A Participant may win only one raffle prize.

The Qualified Participant Raffle will be offered only in jurisdictions where such random prize promotion is legally permitted. A Participant will not be eligible for the raffle where participation in a random prize drawing linked to the Competition would be prohibited or would require a registration, filing, permit, bond, or other regulatory action that AndX has not undertaken.

7.5 Best Strategy Write-Up

Participants may submit a strategy summary of between 500 and 1,500 words by:

October 10, 2026, at 23:59:59 UTC

The submission must describe:

• the strategy’s objective;

• markets traded;

• trading logic;

• risk controls;

• bot configuration;

• major adjustments made during the Competition;

• results;

• lessons learned; and

• any limitations.

The submission may not include confidential API credentials, personally identifiable information, or misleading performance claims.

Judging criteria:

• 30% clarity and educational value;

• 25% strategy design;

• 20% risk management;

• 15% originality; and

• 10% transparency regarding results and limitations.

A panel of at least three AndX-appointed judges will score eligible submissions.

The highest average score wins.

Each Participant represents and warrants that their submission is their original work or that they otherwise have all rights necessary to submit and permit AndX to use the submission as contemplated by these Rules.

By submitting a strategy summary, the Participant grants AndX a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to reproduce, publish, display, excerpt, and use the submission solely for purposes of administering, judging, announcing, and promoting the Competition.

7.6 Community Choice Award

AndX may publish up to five eligible strategy summaries for community voting.

Community voting will take place between:

October 13 and October 17, 2026

The eligible submission receiving the highest number of verified votes wins.

AndX may remove fraudulent, duplicated, automated, purchased, or manipulated votes.

If community voting cannot be conducted reliably, the award will be determined by the same judging panel used for the Best Strategy Write-Up.

7.7 Multiple Prizes

A Participant may win:

• one Main Leaderboard prize; and

• no more than one Side Pool award.

If a Participant qualifies for more than one Side Pool award, they will receive the award with the higher value.

The other Side Pool award will pass to the next eligible Participant.

8. Anti-Abuse and Fair Play

8.1 General Standard

Participants must trade honestly, independently, and consistently with the intended automated-trading purpose of the Competition.

AndX may investigate any activity that appears designed to manipulate:

• rankings;

• Absolute portfolio return;

• trading volume;

• order counts;

• Starting or Ending Equity;

• prize tiers;

• Side Pool awards;

• qualification requirements; or

• prize eligibility.

8.2 Multi-Accounting and Account Sharing

The following are prohibited:

• entering through more than one account;

• using subaccounts as separate entries;

• operating another Participant’s account;

• allowing another person to operate the Participant’s account;

• sharing login or API credentials;

• registering through a family member or associate;

• coordinating accounts to hedge results;

• coordinating accounts to increase prize odds; and

• concealing common ownership or control.

AndX may consider:

• KYC information;

• device identifiers;

• IP information;

• payment methods;

• wallet addresses;

• deposit and withdrawal patterns;

• API activity;

• account relationships;

• order timing; and

• trading patterns

when identifying linked accounts.

Shared internet access or a shared residence does not automatically establish misconduct, but affected Participants may be required to provide additional evidence.

8.3 Wash Trading and Self-Matching

Participants may not execute or coordinate trades intended to artificially:

• increase volume;

• affect price;

• unlock a prize tier;

• satisfy a trading-volume requirement;

• satisfy an order-count requirement;

• improve prize eligibility; or

• influence a Side Pool award.

Prohibited activity includes:

• trading between commonly controlled accounts;

• prearranged trading;

• self-matching;

• circular trading;

• coordinated round-tripping;

• offsetting transactions lacking genuine market exposure;

• artificial volume generation; and

• trading primarily intended to move the public volume tracker.

8.4 Market Manipulation

The following are prohibited:

• spoofing;

• layering;

• pump-and-dump coordination;

• manipulation of low-liquidity assets;

• creating a false appearance of supply, demand, liquidity, or activity;

• coordinated price movement;

• manipulating an asset’s Competition-end value;

• marking the close; and

• conduct prohibited by applicable law or AndX platform rules.

8.5 Automated Order Verification

Competition orders must carry an API, bot, or approved automated-strategy designation in AndX’s systems.

AndX may review:

• order-source records;

• API logs;

• API-key ownership;

• API-key permissions;

• bot-connection records;

• session information;

• device information;

• order timing;

• order patterns; and

• third-party platform records.

Orders identified as originating through the manual interface will be excluded.

Repeated attempts to disguise manual activity as automated trading may result in disqualification.

8.6 Third-Party Bots

Commercially available third-party bots may be used when:

• the bot is permitted by AndX;

• it connects to the Participant’s own account;

• the Participant selects or configures the strategy;

• the Participant controls the account and API permissions;

• the API key does not include withdrawal permission; and

• no third party actively manages the account.

The following are prohibited:

• managed trading accounts;

• undisclosed copy trading;

• pooled account control;

• live signal execution controlled by another person;

• rented accounts;

• another person operating or modifying the strategy;

• purchasing a fully managed Competition account; and

• giving a third party withdrawal authority.

8.7 External Loss Guarantees

Participants may not enter into an arrangement under which another person guarantees, reimburses, insures, or absorbs their Competition losses for the purpose of enabling artificial or excessive risk-taking.

8.8 Platform Exploitation

Participants may not knowingly exploit:

• software bugs;

• incorrect balances;

• stale or erroneous pricing;

• order-matching defects;

• latency conditions;

• outages;

• API vulnerabilities;

• market-data errors;

• incorrectly configured instruments; or

• another technical condition that creates an unfair or riskless advantage.

AndX may reverse or exclude affected trades, gains, volume, Absolute portfolio return, or rankings.

8.9 Information Requests

AndX may request information reasonably necessary to verify eligibility or investigate conduct, including:

• identity records;

• account-ownership records;

• source-of-funds information;

• bot configuration records;

• API logs;

• third-party bot information;

• device information;

• wallet records; and

• explanations of unusual activity.

Participants must respond within three business days unless AndX provides a different deadline.

Failure to provide complete and truthful information may result in disqualification.

8.10 Enforcement

Depending on the nature and severity of a violation, AndX may:

• exclude individual trades;

• remove trading volume;

• recalculate Composite score;

• recalculate profit;

• remove order-count credit;

• suspend leaderboard placement;

• disqualify the Participant;

• forfeit a prize;

• remove the Participant from Side Pool consideration;

• suspend or close the account under applicable AndX terms;

• recover an improperly paid prize where legally permitted; or

• report suspected unlawful conduct to the appropriate authorities.

9. Position Concentration and Trading Risk

9.1 Spot Trading Only

The Competition is limited to eligible spot markets executed.

The following products do not qualify:

• margin;

• futures;

• perpetual contracts;

• options;

• leveraged tokens;

• lending;

• staking;

• earning products;

• OTC transactions; and

• prediction markets.

9.2 Concentration Limit

A Participant may not hold more than 40% of eligible account equity in a single non-exempt asset at any Competition valuation checkpoint.

The following assets are exempt from the concentration limit:

• BTC;

• ETH;

• USDT;

• USDC; and

• any additional asset expressly identified by AndX before registration closes.

AndX may evaluate concentration:

• at hourly account snapshots;

• when an eligible order is executed;

• at the Competition start;

• at the Competition end; and

• during compliance review.

9.3 Concentration Enforcement

A brief concentration breach lasting less than five minutes solely because of market-price movement will not automatically result in disqualification.

A Participant who places or maintains orders that intentionally create a concentration above 40% may receive:

1. A warning for a first minor breach;

2. Exclusion of affected trades for a repeated or material breach; or

3. Disqualification for an intentional, severe, or repeated breach.

No warning is required where AndX determines that the breach was deliberate or materially affected Competition results.

9.4 Trading Risks

Spot trading involves substantial risk, including:

• loss of some or all invested capital;

• rapid price changes;

• low liquidity;

• slippage;

• delayed execution;

• technology failures;

• cybersecurity incidents;

• bot malfunctions;

• API failures;

• third-party software failures; and

• concentrated-position losses.

Participants should not increase trading frequency, position size, concentration, or overall risk exposure solely to qualify for a prize, improve leaderboard standing, satisfy a Competition threshold, or contribute toward unlocking a higher prize pool. The value of any potential prize may be substantially less than trading losses, fees, spreads, slippage, taxes, and other costs incurred through participation.

10. Verification, Winners and Prize Payment

10.1 Provisional Results

All leaderboard standings, volume totals, prize estimates, award selections, and prize-tier calculations are provisional until verification is complete.

10.2 Verification Period

AndX will conduct an initial seven-business-day verification period after the Trading Period ends.

The expected verification period is:

October 8 - October 16, 2026

AndX may review:

• identity and eligibility;

• account ownership;

• bot and API activity;

• deposits and transfers;

• order-source records;

• eligible volume;

• linked accounts;

• manipulation indicators;

• concentration limits;

• Competition-end asset values; and

• compliance with these Rules.

AndX may extend the verification period where additional investigation is reasonably necessary.

10.3 Provisional Winners

Provisional winners are expected to be announced by October 17, 2026.

The announcement does not create an unconditional right to a prize.

10.4 Disputes

A Participant may dispute:

• a provisional ranking;

• Composite score calculation;

• volume calculation;

• excluded trade;

• qualification decision;

• prize-tier determination;

• Side Pool decision; or

• disqualification.

Disputes must be submitted through the official AndX Help Center under the category:

Bot Trading Championship Dispute

Disputes must be received by October 20, 2026, at 23:59:59 UTC.

A dispute must include:

• the Participant’s legal name;

• Registered AndX account email address;

• description of the issue;

• relevant dates, orders, or transactions;

• supporting documentation; and

• requested resolution.

10.5 Final Decisions

AndX will review disputes in good faith.

Except where prohibited by law, AndX’s final decisions regarding eligibility, calculations, enforcement, rankings, awards, and prize distribution are final and binding.

10.6 Final Winners

Final winners are expected to be confirmed by October 24, 2026.

10.7 Prize Currency

All prizes will be paid in USDT to the winner’s verified AndX spot account.

The number of USDT paid will equal the applicable USD-denominated prize amount on a one-USDT-equals-one-USD basis.

If USDT is materially depegged, unavailable, legally restricted, or operationally unsuitable at the time of payment, AndX may pay the equivalent amount in USD, USDC, or another legally permitted asset using a reasonable published valuation method.

10.8 Payment Timeline

Prizes will be credited within seven business days after final winner confirmation.

The expected payment deadline is November 4, 2026.

Payment may be delayed where additional:

• identity verification;

• sanctions screening;

• tax documentation;

• fraud review;

• legal review; or

• regulatory approval

is required.

No prize will be paid or credited where payment would violate applicable sanctions, AML/CFT requirements, court orders, regulatory restrictions, or other applicable law.

10.9 Prize Claim Requirements

A potential winner must:

• maintain an active AndX account;

• complete all requested verification;

• provide requested tax documentation;

• remain legally eligible;

• respond to AndX communications; and

• accept the prize within 14 calendar days of notification.

10.10 Unclaimed or Forfeited Prizes

A Main Leaderboard prize that is unclaimed or forfeited will pass to the next highest-ranked eligible Participant.

A Side Pool award that is unclaimed or forfeited will pass to the next eligible Participant under the applicable award criteria.

If no eligible replacement can be identified, the amount will be redistributed proportionally among the remaining verified winners in the same prize category.

10.11 Taxes

Participants are solely responsible for all tax, reporting, fee, and legal obligations associated with receiving a prize.

AndX may:

• request tax forms;

• issue required tax documentation;

• report payments to authorities; and

• withhold amounts where required by law.

10.12 Prize Transferability

Prizes are non-transferable.

Prizes may be credited only to the verified AndX account belonging to the winning Participant.

11. Technical Events and Competition Changes

11.1 Platform Outages

If a platform outage, API failure, market-data problem, cybersecurity incident, or other technical event materially affects the fairness, integrity or lawful administration of the Competition, AndX may take one or more reasonable corrective measures, including:

• pause the Competition;

• extend the Trading Period;

• exclude an affected period;

• exclude affected trades;

• remove an affected market;

• adjust qualification requirements;

• recalculate results;

• restart the Competition; or

• cancel or reschedule the Competition.

11.2 Material API Outage

A “Material API Outage” means an AndX-wide API disruption that:

• lasts at least 30 consecutive minutes;

• prevents a substantial portion of registered Participants from submitting or managing eligible automated orders; and

• materially affects Competition fairness.

Where a Material API Outage occurs, AndX will ordinarily extend the Trading Period by the duration of the verified outage, rounded up to the next full hour.

AndX may use a different corrective measure where an extension would not adequately restore fairness.

11.3 Force Majeure

AndX may suspend, modify, or cancel the Competition because of events outside its reasonable control, including:

• natural disasters;

• war;

• civil unrest;

• government action;

• regulatory changes;

• telecommunications failure;

• cyberattacks;

• vendor outages;

• banking disruptions;

• stablecoin disruptions; and

• other events that prevent fair or lawful administration.

11.4 Rule Amendments

AndX may amend these Rules where reasonably necessary for:

• clarity;

• fairness;

• security;

• legal compliance;

• regulatory compliance;

• technical functionality;

• correction of an error; or

• prevention of abuse.

Material changes will be announced through an official AndX channel.

AndX will not knowingly apply a material change retroactively to reduce a legitimately accrued prize position unless the change is:

• required by law;

• necessary to correct an error;

• necessary to address fraud or manipulation;

• necessary to respond to a technical failure; or

• necessary to preserve the lawful and fair administration of the Competition.

12. Legal and Risk Disclosures

12.1 No Financial Advice

The Competition and all related educational, promotional, leaderboard, and platform materials are provided for informational and promotional purposes only.

Nothing associated with the Competition constitutes:

• financial advice;

• investment advice;

• trading advice;

• legal advice;

• accounting advice; or

• tax advice.

12.2 No Guaranteed Return

Participation does not guarantee:

• profit;

• Positive Absolute portfolio return;

• a prize;

• reimbursement of trading fees; or

• recovery of losses.

Participants may lose some or all of the capital used during the Competition.

12.3 Independent Decisions

Each Participant is solely responsible for:

• deciding whether to participate;

• selecting and configuring a strategy;

• understanding their bot or software;

• protecting login and API credentials;

• restricting API permissions;

• monitoring account activity;

• evaluating risk; and

• complying with applicable law.

12.4 Legal Eligibility

Each Participant is responsible for confirming that their:

• participation;

• automated trading;

• use of bot software;

• cryptocurrency trading;

• receipt of a prize; and

• related promotional activity

are lawful in their jurisdiction. Eligibility is also subject to the geographic, sanctions, and restricted-person requirements set forth in Sections 1.6, 1.7, and 2.5.

12.5 Bot and Third-Party Software Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, AndX is not responsible for losses caused by:

• a Participant’s strategy;

• bot malfunction;

• third-party software;

• incorrect configuration;

• exposed credentials;

• unauthorized access;

• device or internet failure;

• market volatility;

• low liquidity;

• slippage;

• delayed execution; or

• failure to monitor an account.

Nothing in these Rules excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

12.6 Governing Terms

These Rules will be interpreted together with the governing-law, dispute-resolution, arbitration, and jurisdiction provisions contained in the AndX account agreement applicable to the Participant.

If these Rules conflict with a mandatory law applicable to a Participant, that mandatory law will control only to the extent required.

13. Privacy and Publicity

13.1 Data Processing

AndX may process Participant information for:

• Competition registration;

• eligibility verification;

• leaderboard administration;

• fraud detection;

• sanctions screening;

• prize payment;

• tax reporting;

• dispute resolution; and

• legal compliance.

Information will be handled according to the applicable AndX Privacy Policy.

13.2 Public Leaderboard Information

The leaderboard may display:

• username;

• masked account identifier;

• country or region;

• Absolute portfolio return;

• eligible trading volume;

• ranking;

• drawdown; and

• bot or strategy category.

AndX will not intentionally publish a Participant’s full legal name without consent unless required by law.

13.3 Winner Publicity

Where legally permitted, winners may be asked to participate in reasonable promotional activities.

Participation in promotional activities will not require a winner to disclose confidential strategy details, API credentials, private financial records, or information that AndX is legally required to protect.

14. Marketing Summary

The following summary may be used in marketing materials when accompanied by a link to these Official Rules:

• Registration: September 4-7, 2026

• Competition: September 8–October 7, 2026

• 30-day automated spot-trading competition

• Bot, API, and approved automated-strategy trading only

• Manual trades do not count

• $1,000 minimum Starting Equity

• Minimum qualified volume: greater of $10,000 or five times Starting Equity

• Minimum 10 executed bot orders on each of 25 trading days

• Ranked primarily by Composite score

• Up to $100,000 in prizes

• Prize pool unlocked by cumulative eligible volume

• 50 Main Leaderboard winners

• Five Side Pool award categories

• KYC required

• One entry per person

• Provisional results subject to verification

• Geographic and legal restrictions apply, U.S. Persons and persons located in the United States are not eligible.

• Trading involves risk of loss

Volume Tiers

• $30 million unlocks $10,000

• $150 million unlocks $25,000

• $400 million unlocks $45,000

• $600 million unlocks $65,000

• $800 million unlocks $85,000

• $1 billion unlocks $100,000

Any reference to the maximum prize pool must state:

“Up to $100,000, unlocked according to cumulative eligible Competition trading volume.”

Marketing materials may not state or imply that:

• $100,000 is guaranteed;

• participation guarantees a prize;

• automated trading guarantees profit;

• losses are limited or reimbursed; or

• the Competition is available in every jurisdiction.

15. Participant Acceptance

By registering for or participating in the AndX Bot Trading Championship, the Participant confirms that they:

• have read and understood these Rules;

• accept the Competition schedule;

• understand that bot trading is mandatory;

• understand that manual trades do not count;

• understand the $1,000 Starting Equity requirement;

• understand the qualification thresholds;

• understand that the maximum prize pool is not guaranteed;

• understand that the final pool depends on verified eligible volume;

• understand that trading involves a risk of loss;

• meet all eligibility requirements;

• consent to Competition verification; and

• agree to be bound by these Rules and all applicable AndX platform terms.