# Social Features

Vela serves the DeFi trading community by offering next-gen tools for perpetual markets, OTC, and the strongest commitment to support.

Web3 is a social space, and we have included the ability to share trades, as well as to see how a trader compares on the leaderboards. Frequent trading competitions encourage the Vela community to improve and to learn with cash prizes , while other unique incentives help foster a stronger relationship between traders and the platform. We are dedicated to giving back to our community through VELA buybacks, an initial beta tester airdrop, NFT giveaways, and more.\
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We build powerful tools for users, and we also listen to trader feedback. We have a dedicated support team who will assist and a developer team who will continue to build based on the great ideas that our Vela family can provide. \ <br>

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