Halfway points are useful. They tell you who started fast, who found their pace, and who may have spent a little too long warming up.

TIFT 2026 has now reached that point.

With 33,000 registered traders competing across the team and solo championships, the tournament has moved into its second half. There is still 3,000,000 USDT in total rewards across TIFT 2026, and the leaderboards are starting to look considerably less theoretical.

The tournament runs through September 9, 2026, so there is still time to join. You can register through the official TIFT 2026 campaign page, choose a team, enter activities, and track your progress.

The team race is taking shape

Up to 1,500,000 USDT is available in the team championship, with the prize pool scaling based on total community futures trading volume.

So far, 16,000 traders have joined the six TIFT 2026 teams, with Turbo Titans, Volatility Raiders, and Leverage Legends currently leading the standings.

At the midpoint, the team championship prize pool has reached 150,000 USDT. That still leaves plenty of room for things to change, which is usually where leaderboards become interesting.

The top 10 performers in each team share 30% of their team's prize. The remaining 70% is distributed among eligible members who reach at least 30,000 USDT in futures trading volume.

In other words, finishing near the front helps. Being on a productive team helps too.

Solo traders are making their move

For anyone who prefers not to share the steering wheel, there is the solo championship.

A total of 26,500 participants are currently competing for a place among the top 300, with up to 600,000 USDT available in rewards.

The solo prize pool also grows alongside total community futures trading volume, with 100,000 USDT unlocked so far. To qualify for rewards, participants need at least 30,000 USDT in futures trading volume and must maintain at least 50 USDT in their account.

No team strategy required. Just the leaderboard and whatever you plan to do about it.

The rest of TIFT is still running too

The team and solo championships may be attracting most of the attention, but they are not the only ways to participate.

Race to Victory continues with 840,000 USDT in rewards across trading, deposits, copy trading, Event Contracts, Earn products, trading bots, and referrals.

There is also Rev Up the Hype, which puts another 10,000 USDT toward social challenges for participants who share TIFT content or create original memes, posters, and short videos.

Apparently trading competitions can have a meme division now. We support progress.

There is still race left

The first half has given us a clearer leaderboard. It has not given us a winner.

New participants can still enter, existing racers can still move up the standings, and the team and solo prize pools can continue to grow as the tournament progresses.

TIFT 2026 runs through September 9, 2026 at 10:00 UTC.

You can register through the official TIFT 2026 campaign page.

For full eligibility requirements, reward structures, activity rules, and terms and conditions, see the official TIFT 2026 announcement page.