(HKUST Registration): HK University Web3 Investment Competition
Ready to showcase your trading skills and win big? Compete in real-time against fellow students in Hong Kong and claim your spot at the top of the leaderboard—all while gaining hands-on experience with crypto investing that are totally risk-free!
🚀 About the Competition
The Hong Kong Web3 University Investment Competition is a month-long event designed for ambitious students at HKUST, HKU, and CUHK. Proudly sponsored by Hashkey Exchange—Hong Kong's first fully regulated crypto exchange—this competition is your safe gateway to the world of digital assets and Web3 finance.
Crypto is rapidly becoming the asset class of choice for the new digital generation, and now’s your chance to get ahead of the curve. Trade in a simulated lifelike environment, learn by doing, and see how you stack up against your peers without risking a single dollar.
Organizers
Roostoo Labs (EdTech x Web3 Startup)
HKU Quantitative Research Society
Traders@UST
CUHK Financial Technology Society
Sponsor
Hashkey Exchange (Hong Kong’s first regulated web3 exchange)
Competition Timeline
Opening event: October 9, 6:00pm HKT
Location: TBD
Start: October 10, 6:00pm HKT
End: November 10, 6:00pm HKT
Note: You can join even after the competition has started!
Who Can Join?
All current undergraduate and postgraduate students at HKUST, HKU, or CUHK
🏆 Prize Pool & Rewards
HashKey Group is sponsoring a generous and growing prize pool. To be eligible for prizes, you must register a HashKey account online or offline:
Guaranteed Bonus: Every participant who registers for a HashKey account receives HK$400 (online registration) or HK$300 (offline registration) airdropped to their account!
Winner Prize Pool:
Starting pool: 1,000 HSK tokens
Bonus: The winner pool increases by 50 HSK for every registered participant (e.g., 100 participants = 6,000 HSK, currently worth ~HK$20,000 depending on market value)
Top 10 Leaderboard Prizes:
🥇 1st Place: 30% of the pool
🥈 2nd Place: 20% of the pool
🥉 3rd Place: 15% of the pool
4th–10th Place: 5% each
Note:
To be eligible for cash prizes from HashKey, you must register for a HashKey account either online or offline at the opening event.
Online: Register via this link: https://exchange.hashkey.com/zh-TW/register?invite_code=EUK9AG (Referral Code: EUK9AG)
Offline: Please bring your mobile phone, HKID, HK address proof (last 3 months), and passport/PRC ID (for non-PR residents). HashKey staff will assist with registration at the event.
Registration is however optional— Roostoo will still open up for anyone to compete for leaderboard glory!
Roostoo and Hashkey reserve the final discretion and judgement on winners and leaderboard results.
👉 How to Get Started
Sign Up: Fill out this Luma application form to express your interest
Meet & Greet: Attend the opening event at your university (optional, but recommended!)
Download Roostoo: Install the app on iOS or Android
Join Code: Receive the Roostoo competition join code 3 days before kickoff
Edit Profile Name: Update your Roostoo profile name to include your university in brackets before your name (e.g., “(HKU) Paul Chan”) for our university identification.
Compete: Enter the code on Roostoo and start trading!