The new year hit the ground running. From a massive trading competition to the first official look at APE Season 2, here's everything that happened on ApeX Omni in the first two weeks of January.
New Year Trading Competition: Up to 300,000 USDT
ApeX Omni launched 2026 with its biggest competition yet. The New Year Trading Competition runs through the entire month of January, covering Perpetual Contracts, Prediction Markets, and Stock Contracts in one unified event.
Key details:
Prize Pool: Up to 300,000 USDT, unlocked based on aggregate trading volume
Winners: Top 100 traders on the leaderboard share the rewards
Scoring: Four metrics determine your rank: Deposit Amount, Trading Volume, P&L Percentage, and Referrals
Minimum Requirement: 100,000 USDT cumulative trading volume to qualify for rewards
Event Period: January 1 to January 31, 2026 (8:00 UTC)
The leaderboard updates every two hours, so you can track your standing in real time.
APE Season 2: The Next Chapter Begins
On January 9, we pulled back the curtain on what's coming next. APE Season 2 isn't just another points program. It marks a fundamental shift in what ApeX Protocol is building.
What you need to know:
ApeX is becoming the flagship broker for a new high-performance trading chain
A Builder Code mechanism will allow ApeX to capture value from volume across the entire chain
Your Ape Points are now your Genesis Builder ticket to the new network
Testnet launches mid to late February 2026, with early point holders receiving priority access
APE Season 2 officially kicks off within Q1 2026
If you retained points from Season 1, you're already positioned. If you're still active on ApeX Omni during the gap period, your trades count toward Season 2 retro calculations.
Platform Updates: Week 1
The first week brought a refreshed mobile experience and expanded prediction markets.
App (v3.41.0 to v3.42.0)
The app received a homepage UI revamp on January 4. Users who registered with an email address can now view their wallet address directly in the Profile section. Backend improvements also addressed WebSocket connection stability.
Mobile Web (H5)
The H5 browser experience got several upgrades: a new app download prompt (launched January 6), a navigation bar matching the native app layout, and a dedicated Personal Information page for account management.
New Prediction Markets
A wave of new prediction contracts went live throughout the week:
January 5 (Crypto Zone):
BTC_Above_92000_Jan8 (10x leverage)
Opensea_FDV_above_1B_24h_After_Launch (10x leverage)
January 5 (Football Zone):
CRY_Win_Against_AVL_Jan7_EPL (10x leverage)
BOU_Win_Against_TOT_Jan7_EPL (10x leverage)
January 8 (Crypto Zone):
BTC_Hit_100000_in_Jan (10x leverage)
ETH_Hit_3600_in_Jan (10x leverage)
SOL_Hit_160_in_Jan (10x leverage)
January 9 (Crypto Zone):
Fogo_FDV_above_700M_1day_After_Launch (10x leverage)
MegaETH_FDV_above_2B_1day_After_Launch (10x leverage)
Platform Updates: Week 2
Week two focused on streamlining the trading interface.
Unified Market Search (Web)
The market selector now combines Perpetuals, Crypto, RWA, Prediction, and Spot into a single unified search box. This small frontend improvement makes it faster to find and switch between trading pairs across all product categories.
Grid Trading Update
Grid trading bots no longer support Prediction contracts or RWA pairs. Due to the high-frequency listing and delisting of prediction events and current RWA pair limitations, grid trading is now limited to standard perpetual contract pairs only.
Mobile Web (H5)
The H5 interface received the same unified market search update as the web platform.
What's Next
The New Year Trading Competition continues through January 31. APE Season 2 testnet is on track for mid to late February. Keep trading, keep stacking points, and stay tuned for more details on the new trading chain.