Maksim is the pseudonym of the trader who led the Openworld squad to victory in Bybit's World Series of Trading 2023 — the largest crypto-trading tournament of that year, with 120,000 entrants from 188 countries trading $70.5 billion in cumulative volume against a $8 million USDT prize pool. Maksim posted a 5,772% return in the 30-day contest window. Crypto-tournament winners are commonly pseudonymous and rarely publish a verified personal identity for security and tax-residency reasons. The Bybit press team published an interview with Maksim at the Taiwan News and EQS News outlets in late 2023. He has not been publicly identified beyond the username and squad affiliation.