Masters of Trivia Launches March 1 “Year of the Horse” On-Chain Trivia Tournament on Solana With 1,000 MOT Token Prize Pool

TheNewsCryptoPublished on 2026-02-19Last updated on 2026-02-19

Abstract

Masters of Trivia announces the "Year of the Horse" on-chain trivia tournament on March 1, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. The Solana-native event features 30 timed questions themed around Lunar New Year traditions. A prize pool of 1,000 MOT tokens and handcrafted art sculptures will be awarded to top performers. The platform utilizes the MOT token on the Solana blockchain, with liquidity in the MOT/SOL trading pair. MOT is listed on CoinMarketCap, and the company was selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2026. Registration and details are available through the provided links.

(MOT39052-USD) (SOL-USD) Masters of Trivia, a Solana-native, token-powered trivia platform, today announced Global Tournaments: Year of the Horse, a Lunar New Year–themed on-chain competition designed to bring Web3 users into a fast, skill-based tournament experience across web and mobile web.

Tournament details (March 1, 2026)

The tournament will run March 1, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (17:00 GMT). Players will compete in 30 timed, multiple-choice questions centered on Year of the Horse traditions, history, and symbolism.

Registration link.
Tournament HQ / Details.

Rewards and prizes

Top performers will compete for a 1,000 MOT token prize pool, plus three in-kind prizes: handcrafted fine art horse sculptures carved from cedar and agar wood by a 7th-generation artist based in Hoi An, Vietnam. Full prize and reward details are available at the tournament HQ link above.

“On-chain communities are built around participation, competition, and culture,” said Dom Einhorn, founder of Masters of Trivia. “Year of the Horse is designed to bring Solana users and Web3-native players into a live tournament format where skill and speed matter—and where rewards are token-native.”

Solana-native token economy (MOT/SOL)

Masters of Trivia’s rewards ecosystem is powered by the MOT token (MOT39052-USD) on the Solana blockchain (SOL-USD). The project’s primary on-chain liquidity is concentrated in the MOT/SOL trading pair, supporting token access and on-chain market activity for participants across the Masters of Trivia ecosystem. (MOT39052-USD) (SOL-USD)

Token visibility on CoinMarketCap

MOT is prominently listed on CoinMarketCap, providing a widely used reference source for token information and market data.

Education credibility: HundrED Global Collection 2026

Masters of Trivia (Intelligent Games LLC) was selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2026 following HundrED’s multi-round evaluation process assessing impact and scalability.

How to join

Register here.
Tournament: March 1, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET (17:00 GMT)
Rules, prizes & rewards.
Telegram community: https://t.me/weareMOT

About Masters of Trivia

Masters of Trivia is a global trivia and knowledge-gaming platform that turns learning into competition through seasonal tournaments, themed challenges, and skill-based play across mobile and web, powered by a tokenized rewards ecosystem on Solana.

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