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# Verification Challenges

Verification Challenges are paid skill tests. Pass one to earn a verified badge on your Trader Score.

## The tiers

| Tier   | Price | Battles | Return Target | Max Drawdown |
| ------ | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ------------ |
| Bronze | $19   | 3       | +5%           | -15%         |
| Silver | $29   | 5       | +10%          | -10%         |
| Gold   | $49   | 7       | +15%          | -8%          |

## How it works

1. Purchase a challenge tier
2. Play the required number of battles
3. Hit the return target across those battles
4. Stay under the max drawdown limit the entire time
5. Pass = verified badge on your profile

All battles use live market data with real Pyth price feeds. No sandboxed prices. No easier conditions.

## Failing a challenge

If you exceed the max drawdown limit at any point during the challenge, you fail immediately. No second chances within that attempt. You can purchase another challenge to try again.

If you finish all battles but don't hit the return target, you also fail.

## Why it matters

A verified badge signals to the community (and future verified trader status followers) that you passed a structured skill test under real market conditions. It's a credential, not just a number.

## Strategy

* **Bronze** is the entry point. A +5% return across 3 battles with a generous -15% drawdown limit is achievable for any Retail-tier trader. Start here.
* **Silver** tightens the drawdown to -10%. You need discipline. Use low leverage and small sizes.
* **Gold** is genuinely hard. +15% across 7 battles with only -8% drawdown requires elite consistency. Most Gold badge holders are Market Maker tier or above.


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