SAHARA Spot Trading Competition: Is it worth competing for the top 5000?
Let's do some calculations: a 2.4 million SAHARA prize pool, distributed among ranks 201-5000, totaling 4800 people, with an average of 500 SAHARA per person. As long as the trading volume meets the 500 USD threshold, you can qualify for this tier, which isn't too high of a barrier.
From a cost perspective, as long as you avoid zero-fee trading pairs, normal buying and selling counts towards trading volume. The 500 USD threshold is manageable for those used to short-term trading; completing a few transactions can easily achieve this, and the fee losses are controllable.
Now looking at profit expectations: even if $SAHARA only rises a few cents afterwards, those 500 coins can cover the costs, and you might even make a small profit. If the project sees a price surge later, this reward becomes pure incremental profit.
In comparison to the 1.6 million prize pool for the top 200, averaging 8000 coins per person, the competition is much fiercer, requiring a lot of volume manipulation, with high risks of fees and slippage. The tier for the top 5000 offers stable rewards at a lower cost, making it clearly more cost-effective.
Therefore, as long as you can easily achieve a trading volume of 500 USD and do not want to compete for the top ranks, this tier is very worthwhile to participate in, representing a low-risk, steady reward 'comfort zone'.
