# DEXmas Winners Announced: Samurai Winter

> Samurai Winter has been live on X with daily DEXmas challenges, and you guys really showed up.

**Published by:** [Pumex](https://paragraph.com/@pumex/)
**Published on:** 2025-12-26
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@pumex/dexmas-winners-announced-samurai-winter

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Below is the full winners list! Total prize pool: $750. This is $250 more than originally planned - merry Xmas! Payout timing: we’ll send prizes early next week.Finals podiumWe judged the finalists on precision, clarity, and how well the post would actually persuade a DEX trader without drifting into vague hype. 1st place: @Velaryon69 Velaryon won because the entry hit the trader pain points fast (bad routes, slippage, idle assets), then gave a clear “do this first” action that makes people open the app and look around. It’s persuasive, readable, and structured like a real CT post. 2nd place: @sozdettrader Prime’s post was the most technical and system-aware. It referenced routing, liquidity direction, and “reading the dashboard” before swapping. Strong accuracy vibe, just slightly denser than the 1st place entry, so it lands 2nd on clarity. 3rd place: @1974akkoca Ugur’s post was clean and trustworthy, focusing on simplicity and reliability. It’s a good sell, just lighter on specifics, so it takes 3rd on precision. PlaceHandleWinning postPrize ($)1st@Velaryon69 Velaryon @Velaryon69 Stop Bleeding Money on Bad Routes Traders, let me ask you a simple question about your bottom line: "Do you realize how much potential profit you are losing to high slippage and idle assets?" Stop treating DEXs like simple exchange booths. While others are just places to swap 58 6:32 PM • Dec 25, 2025 1202nd@sozdettrader Prime . 🤖ボッ @sozdetrader When I first came across @PumexFi , I thought “just another DEX.” I was wrong. The first thing I noticed was that I didn’t have to chase the tx. The router auto scans native and whitelisted sources, I just see the result. No chasing slippage, no switching routes, no gas calc. 21 6:23 AM • Dec 26, 2025 1003rd@1974akkoca Ugur @1974akkoca Honestly, what I like about @PumexFi is that it doesn’t try to distract you with a million complicated features or aggressive "moon" marketing. It feels like it was built by people who actually trade and got tired of the usual friction. It’s clean, it’s straightforward, and it 1 12:04 PM • Dec 26, 2025 80Daily winnersPrizes were progressive from the start, and we had some genuinely strong entries to choose from each round. A lot of you didn’t just post for the sake of it, you actually answered the prompt properly, kept it trader-first, and made other people want to click through and check Pumex out. That’s exactly what this run was meant to do: keep the timeline active, keep the posts useful, and reward the people who executed cleanly. Winner (in day order)HandleWinning postPrize ($)1@burakarh216 Bᴜʀᴀᴋ 💤 @burakarh216 When a position reaches the level I originally planned for, I’m satisfied. I don’t chase extra profits and risk giving back what I’ve already earned. I know when to be content. I also avoid trading coins everyone is talking about, especially those pushed by scammy accounts. My 3 10:10 AM • Dec 15, 2025 102@anrstsapience LazyMan @anrstsapience Hey @BurakEth33 and @0xGutso , if you’re already trading on DEXes, you should join Pumex because the DEXmas run makes on chain trading feel fast and actually fun, plus daily rewards for staying consistent. 4 9:26 PM • Dec 15, 2025 153@Sevilaga Sevil @Sevilaga For me, the most important thing on a DEX is UX. Because a fast, clean, and intuitive interface reduces mistakes and makes trading stress free. When UX is strong, using routes and tools becomes naturally more efficient. 47 3:04 PM • Dec 16, 2025 204@bhrbkl35 bhrbkl @bhrbkl35 • Chains: Injective & Solana • Platforms: Helix & Jupiter • The issue to escape: Network lag and frozen execution. ​For a Samurai, the greatest failure is a blade that jams at the moment of the strike. When the market moves, I’ve had enough of "frozen" transactions holding me 2 4:07 PM • Dec 17, 2025 255@Hazmaniaxbt HazmaniaXBT @Hazmaniaxbt Wooaaa. that's the kind of question i like. and yes, I'm a fan of Japan culture and samurais. i think my name would be "ZENI-ARASHI" (銭嵐). the meaning comes from combining the Japanese words Zeni, meaning metal coin, and Arashi, meaning storm. if i had a merchant title, it 3 6:52 PM • Dec 18, 2025 306@elmidar996801 Lamiya @elmidar996801 The snow knows me as Kurogane Frostveil, silent but relentless in the winter dojo. I trade with calm hands and a frozen gaze, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Behind the mask, patience is my sharpest blade. 2 5:31 AM • Dec 19, 2025 357@AqayevGAL Ali 🎏 @AgayevGAL For a Samurai, the greatest danger is an ambush. For me, that sneaky ambush in DEXs is 'Hidden Price Impact.' Just when everything seems fine, swinging my sword (making a swap) in a pool without deep liquidity means watching part of my balance vanish into the void. A sharp eye 3 5:53 PM • Dec 19, 2025 408@anrstsapience LazyMan @anrstsapience Samurai present, I trade perps and I care most about routes, because clean routing means cleaner fills when the market gets noisy. 0 9:07 PM • Dec 20, 2025 459@sozdettrader Prime . 🤖ボッ @sozdetrader On a $900 swap on other DEXs, I lost nearly $140 purely to price impact. Liquidity looked fine on the surface, but once the trade executed, the fill told a very different story. No gas issues, no failed transactions, just quiet value loss through execution. Since moving into the Pumex @PumexFi Day 8 - Icebound Fee Treasury Raid Today we raid the fee treasury and log what the ice is hiding. QUOTE TWEET this post with: 1. The worst fee hit you’ve taken on a DEX (fees, price impact, routes, failed tx costs, anything) 2. One rule you use now to protect your 4 1:41 AM • Dec 22, 2025 5010@tckriptoss SHEBO⚔️ @tckriptoss My relic is Limit orders Instead of chasing the market, it allows me to wait for the price to come to me, so I can avoid impulsive decisions and make strategic and calm trades A true samurai discipline 1 8:47 AM • Dec 23, 2025 5511@Velaryon69 Velaryon @Velaryon69 Lesson: I blindly bridged and swapped on Ethereum mainnet for a small trade, paying more in gas fees than the potential profit of the trade itself. Change: I now calculate the break even point considering gas fees before any move and prioritize Layer 2 solutions (like Arbitrum 2 2:07 PM • Dec 23, 2025 6012@1974akkoca Ugur @1974akkoca Lesson learned: I blindly bridging and swapping a small transaction on the Ethereum mainnet and paid more in gas fees than the potential profit from the transaction. Change: I now factor in gas fees before making any moves. I sometimes perform my transactions on DEXs and 0 2:49 PM • Dec 23, 2025 65PayoutsWe’ll pay prizes early next week. Keep an eye on your wallet!If we’re missing anything from you, we’ll DM from @PumexFi. Be aware of scam accounts trying to DM you.Big thanks from the Pumex team!Massive thanks to everyone who took part in Samurai Winter and helped turn DEXmas into something that actually felt alive on the timeline. Whether you won a day, pushed for the finals, or just showed up and posted anyway, you helped prove the point of the campaign: keep trading sharp, keep the content useful, and keep the clan active when most CT goes quiet for the holidays. Extra respect to the finalists for putting real thought into the prompt and writing posts that were clear, trader-first, and not just noise. From all of us at Pumex: enjoy the holidays, spend time with your people, and come back refreshed. We’ve got more planned in the new year. - Pumex Team

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