2026-01-02 11:27:11

Perpetual Contract Anti-Witch Shielding Guide

Here's a common pitfall that many people overlook: even if you are engaging in real trading on perpetual contracts, you can still be flagged as a witch account.

Recently, there was a user with a trading volume of several hundred million on a normal contract, who was directly labeled as a witch just because they used a fast VPN that caused their IP to be recognized as abnormal. Later, there was no way to appeal.

We won't speculate on the real reasons. What you can do is minimize the risk— the most effective method is to deploy your own VPN solution. This not only helps avoid IP risks but also makes your trading behavior appear more "normal." In short: don't let the exchange's risk control system catch you.

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consensus_failure

· 3h ago

Damn, a few hundred million in trading volume gets frozen just like that. This risk control system is really outrageous. Isn't this playing with fire? Trying to be anonymous with a VPN? Exchanges have been prepared for this long ago. Deploying your own system? Sounds simple, but actually operating it is another story. Once the "Witch" label is slapped on, it's game over; there's no appeal. So the key is not to let the risk control system catch you. That’s not wrong to say. Now, trading contracts really requires caution; even normal transactions can't escape detection. This is why you need to use a stable network solution—don't be reckless. The waters of contract trading are deeper than I thought. It feels like exchanges and users are just playing a cat-and-mouse game now.

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ContractCollector

· 3h ago

Wow, a trading volume of several hundred million and still being labeled as a witch? How ridiculous is this risk control system?

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SolidityNewbie

· 3h ago

The exchange's risk control system is outrageous; normal users with hundreds of millions can also be wrongly penalized.

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OfflineValidator

· 3h ago

Damn, this is outrageous. Real transactions can be blocked? So using a VPN before might have been risky too.

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BridgeNomad

· 3h ago

lmao the irony here... you do *actual* trading and still get nuked for ip anomalies? that's basically saying the risk model itself is the attack vector. seen this exact postmortem before with wormhole, except with accounts instead of tvl.

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