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The AI Chip Supercycle Challenge
TL;DR
We’re launching the AI Chip Supercycle Challenge: a one-month Kraken Futures trading competition across six brand-new equity perps, running September 4–October 4, 2026.
A $20,000 USDG prize pool ranked entirely by Realized PnL: only closed positions count, so execution drives rank rather than position size.
Six eligible perps, one leaderboard: SK Hynix (SKHYNIX), SOXL, SOXS, Nebius (NBIS), Samsung (SAMSUNG), and SanDisk (SANDISK). Long, short, or both.
Availability varies by country (excludes EEA, US, UK, and Canada). Enroll before you trade — positions opened before opting in are not eligible.
Six names. One supply chain.
SK Hynix, SOXL, SOXS, Nebius, Samsung, and SanDisk are the six names in the AI Chip Supercycle Challenge. covering the AI chip supply chain from memory to compute to broad semiconductor exposure. All six are new equity perps on Kraken Futures, and for one month they share a single $20,000 USDG competition leaderboard.
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