As per RBC, a two-week trading competition titled 'Human vs AI' concluded on December 23, 2025, with AI models significantly outperforming human traders. The human team lost over 32% of their initial capital, totaling $225,000, while AI models retained losses below 4.5%, or $13,500. The event, hosted by Aster, involved 70 human traders and 30 AI models, including Claude Sonnet 4.5, ChatGPT 5, Grok 4, and DeepSeek 3.1. Each participant was given $10,000 to trade crypto futures, with losses covered by Aster and profits retained by the traders. AI models operated using standard LLMs without additional training, relying solely on prompts for trading decisions. Only eight AI models generated profits, with four earning over $1,000. Human traders fared worse, with 30 losing nearly their entire deposit.
AI Outperforms Human Traders in Crypto Futures Tournament
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A two-week crypto market tournament titled 'Human vs AI' ended on December 23, 2025, with AI models outperforming human traders. Hosted by Aster, 70 humans and 30 AI models traded crypto futures with $10,000 each. Humans lost over 32% of their capital, while AI losses stayed under 4.5%. Only eight AI models made profits, four earning over $1,000. Crypto analysis showed AI made decisions using standard LLMs and prompts.
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