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The "AI vs Human 1v1 Duel" trading competition hosted by Bybit has entered the final 9 days of the sprint. As of March 17, data shows that the AI legion is performing impressively: Gemini and Qwen are vying for the top spot, maintaining a return rate of around 38%, while two versions of DeepSeek have entered the top five, both surpassing a win rate of 52%.Despite the strong performance of AI, human traders, with their keen intuition and years of experience, are still holding onto an insurmountable moat in the duel. This afternoon at 4 PM, Bybit has invited NOFA.ai CEO Marc and two other founders to share AI trading strategies live on the Bybit APP. Users can click on the APP to participate in the hourly competition and witness the ultimate clash of technology and experience, sharing a prize pool of 362,388 USDT.

Recent market sentiment has been sluggish, and Bybit has launched a new copy trading competition to encourage trading enthusiasts. Both TradFi and cryptocurrency trading experts can participate in two rounds of competition for a prize pool of 300,000 USDT.The first round of the competition will take place from February 9 to February 24, and the second round will be held from February 27 to March 14, each with a prize pool of 150,000 USDT.Competition Rules:Copy traders must choose to register for either the classic version or TradFi trading type. Rankings are based on the trading volume and total profit and loss of the trading expert and their copy trading users' team. Participants must meet the minimum trading volume requirement, which is 75,000 USDT for the classic version and 1,500,000 USDx for TradFi.Rewards:The champion will receive 39,000 USDT, the runner-up will get 19,000 USDT, and the third place will earn 12,000 USDT. The 4th to 50th places will share a prize pool of 70,000 USDT.Additionally, this competition features a "like" reward mechanism, where the first 1,000 users supporting the top 3 trading experts can share 2,000 USDT, and those who maintain their copy trading status can enjoy a 500% bonus increase.

Decentralized AI Intelligent Network DGrid AI announces the official launch of its revolutionary product DGrid AI Arena today. This is a community-driven anonymous AI model battle platform designed to allow global users to participate in evaluating and defining the true quality of AI models in a fair and transparent "blind test" manner.DGrid AI Arena encompasses three core modules: AI Battle, Points System, and Rewards Section. Users can accumulate points by completing daily AI model voting tasks and inviting valid users. Points can not only be directly exchanged for USDT rewards but also participate in the weekly points leaderboard to share in an exclusive prize pool.In the AI Arena, users will see two anonymous models (displayed only as "Model A" and "Model B") answering the same question. Without knowing the identity of the models (which could be GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, or any other model), users vote for the winner purely based on the quality of the answers. The model names will only be revealed after voting. Each vote not only determines the battle outcome but also helps the DGrid decentralized network become smarter, more coordinated, and more transparent.DGrid AI is a decentralized AI intelligent network aimed at providing low-cost, highly available, and verifiable decentralized AI capabilities for Web3 developers and AI applications.

According to official news, Gate will launch the Gold & Silver vs. BTC & ETH King of the Duel event from January 22, 17:00 to February 5, 17:00 (UTC+8). Users can choose to join a team and charge forward to compete for market glory, with a total prize pool of 68,000 USDT, and an individual maximum reward of 10,500 USDT. It is reported that this event has three major prize pools:Team Duel: Users can choose to join Team A (XAU & XAG) or Team B (BTC & ETH) and complete contract trading of the corresponding specified cryptocurrencies. The system will conduct a PK based on the cumulative contract trading volume of team members, with the winning team unlocking a maximum prize pool of 48,000 USDT, and individuals can earn up to 10,000 USDT;New User Exclusive: During the event, newly registered users who complete at least $500 of specified cryptocurrency contract trading will receive rewards, with a total prize pool of 10,000 USDT, available on a first-come, first-served basis, and can be stacked with team rewards;Trading Star: All users who join a team, regardless of the team's win or loss, will receive a share of 10,000 USDT rewards based on their trading volume ratio, as long as they complete at least $1,000 of specified cryptocurrency contract trading, with a maximum of 500 USDT per individual.

MEXC officially launches the "AI Copy Trading Challenge," which will run from December 30 to January 13. Six major mainstream models, including DeepSeek, ChatGPT, and Grok, along with two mysterious traders, will operate real trades on popular perpetual contracts such as BTC, ETH, and SOL.This event supports both positive and negative copy trading, allowing users to either replicate strategies or perform reverse operations on specific models or traders. The competition features a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT, and users who copy trades for a full day can participate in sharing 18,000 USDT. Users who follow the leading models or traders have the chance to win an additional 2,000 USDT reward.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), two new wallets are engaged in a large-scale Bitcoin long-short showdown.Wallet address 0xfB66 opened a long position with 15x leverage at an entry price of $84,736.9, buying 300 Bitcoins (worth approximately $25.9 million), currently making a profit of $505,000, with a liquidation price of $72,424. Meanwhile, wallet address 0x4321 opened a short position with 20x leverage at an entry price of $86,373.6, shorting 447.38 Bitcoins (worth approximately $38.67 million), currently facing a loss of $337,000, with a liquidation price of $92,884.

According to 4E observations, a rare long and short whale counterpart appeared in the BTC market during Thanksgiving. Lookonchain monitoring shows that whale 0x0ddf9 opened a 3x BTC short position at $89,765.6, with a scale of $91 million (1,000 BTC), currently facing an unrealized loss of about $1.16 million; meanwhile, new wallet 0x2c26 opened a 20x long position at $90,278.7, with a scale of $51.4 million (563.68 BTC), currently facing an unrealized gain of about $524,000. The high-leverage long and short hedging sets the stage for volatility during the holiday period.The on-chain funding situation remains active. OnchainLens shows that Bitmine purchased 14,618 ETH from BitGo, with a total value of $44.34 million, continuing the trend of institutional asset allocation leaning towards ETH. The BTC reserve side has also strengthened—data indicates that the top 100 listed treasury holdings collectively hold 1,058,581 BTC, with 9 increasing their holdings and only 1 reducing them in the past 7 days, indicating that long-term funds are still steadily accumulating.On the investment side, structural differentiation has emerged. According to SolanaFloor monitoring, the Solana ETF ended 22 consecutive days of net inflow, with a net outflow of $8.2 million yesterday for the first time; among them, 21Shares saw significant outflows, while Bitwise still had a net inflow of $13.3 million. Signs of rotation in mainline funds have strengthened, and investors' short-term risk appetite remains in a state of repeated contention.4E reminds investors: the increase in BTC whale counterpart positions intensifies short-term volatility, and the ETF funding structure and stablecoin regulatory progress will become key observation points for sentiment adjustment in the future. Prioritize stable positions; rhythm is more important than direction.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, at 20:30 Beijing time on September 26, the Fed's favorite inflation indicator ------ PCE data will be released, and every detail of the report will be scrutinized by the market. Gold has been hovering at high levels this week, and a showdown between bulls and bears is about to unfold. Investors need to pay attention to potential risks.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana Foundation will launch a competition called "NFT Showdown," calling on creators to put their business ideas into practice. The submission window will open in early June, and 10 winners will receive direct support from Solana. (source link)