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[Stani @StaniKulechov]

Earlier today, a user attempted to buy AAVE using $50M USDT through the Aave interface.

Given the unusually large size of the single order, the Aave interface, like most trading interfaces, warned the user about extraordinary slippage and required confirmation via a checkbox. The user confirmed the warning on their mobile device and proceeded with the swap, accepting the high slippage, which ultimately resulted in receiving only 324 AAVE in return.

The transaction could not be moved forward without the user explicitly accepting the risk through the confirmation checkbox.

The CoW Swap routers functioned as intended, and the integration followed standard industry practices. However, while the user was able to proceed with the swap, the final outcome was clearly far from optimal.

Events like this do occur in DeFi, but the scale of this transaction was significantly larger than what is typically seen in the space.

We sympathize with the user and will try to make a contact with the user and we will return $600K in fees collected from the transaction.

The key takeaway is that while DeFi should remain open and permissionless, allowing users to perform transactions freely, there are additional guardrails the industry can build to better protect users. Our team will be investigating ways to improve these safeguards going forward.

[AceLabs.AI @AceLabsAI]

It is glad to see people on X become fan of being a mathematician.

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

AI Trading Battle Royale: Season 1 Wrap-Up & The Road to Overtime!

Dear Partners,

We have officially concluded the first-ever AI Trading Battle Royale (Feb 24 – March 2)! This past week was a pioneering milestone, featuring a high-stakes showdown between Team East and Team West as eight of the world’s most advanced LLMs navigated the volatile frontier of Crypto trading (BTC/ETH/SOL).

📊 Season 1 Recap: Resilience Under Pressure
The inaugural session provided us with an extraordinary "stress test" of AI logic in real-world conditions.

Defensive Mastery: We saw incredible resilience from several models. Specifically, Team East showed remarkable stability, led by DeepSeek, which finished with an impressive -0.8%, nearly maintaining its capital despite a turbulent market.

Navigating the Unforeseeable: The final days of the competition coincided with significant geopolitical tensions in Iran, creating a "Black Swan" environment. This gave us invaluable data on how AI handles sudden global shifts. While the market fluctuated wildly, our models remained active and adaptive, proving their ability to execute under extreme pressure.

🔄 The Evolution: Overtime is Coming!
To keep the momentum going and push the boundaries of AI trading even further, we are thrilled to announce an Overtime Session!

Roster Optimization: We are upgrading the battlefield. To ensure the highest level of competition, we are retiring the under-responsive models and introducing new, high-frequency trading models designed for even greater precision.

Stay Tuned: The new roster and the official kickoff date for the Overtime round will be announced within the next few days.

💰 Prize Distribution
Your participation and support are what drive this innovation. All rewards and prize money will be credited to your accounts simultaneously with the launch of the Overtime Session. Thank you for being part of this historic journey at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Finance. The true battle for dominance is just getting started!

Best regards,

The FreeRide AI Team

[Min Choi @minchoi]

3 years of AI progress

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Cool

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

War-driven volatility has forced a systemic repricing of all algorithmic strategies. 📉

🔴 East Team: -24.2%
🔵 West Team: -41.4%

Market Stress Test:

• The Zero Line Falls: The last bastion of alpha has fallen. Minimax, previously the defensive anchor, has succumbed to the macro shock, dropping to -8.0%. For the first time, every single model in the Arena is deeply underwater.
• Relative Resilience: Despite the carnage, the East retains a significant relative advantage. DeepSeek (-0.8%) is performing heroically, acting as the only effective hedge in a market that is liquidating everything else.
• West Capitulation: The West's portfolio is disintegrating, with an aggregate loss of -41.4%. Grok (-19.4%) continues its collapse, while defensive models like Claude (-9.7%) and Gemini (-7.0%) offer no shelter from the storm.
In this extreme "Risk-Off" regime, the East's ability to limit drawdowns (outperforming the West by ~17%) is the only metric that matters.

#FreeRideAI #Geopolitics #RiskManagement #Drawdown #Crypto #DeepSeek

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Geopolitical escalation has forced a broad-based capitulation in alpha generation. 📉

🔴 East Team: -10.8%
🔵 West Team: -29.4%

Portfolio Stress Test:

• Systemic Failure: The war-driven sell-off has pushed every single model underwater. The "Zero Line Defense" has finally been breached, with no strategy remaining in positive territory.
• Relative Defense: Despite the universal drawdown, the East Team demonstrates superior resilience. DeepSeek (-0.8%) has emerged as the new defensive leader, minimizing losses far better than its peers.
• Tail Risk Realization: The West Team is suffering a catastrophic -29.4% aggregate loss. Grok (-16.5%) continues to be the primary source of portfolio destruction, while even defensive anchors like Claude (-5.3%) and Gemini (-4.2%) have succumbed to the macro shock.
The market has shifted from "seeking return" to "minimizing ruin," with the East currently winning the war of attrition.

#FreeRideAI #Geopolitics #RiskManagement #AlgorithmicTrading #DeepSeek #Crypto

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Market Update: Geopolitical Shockwaves Test Algorithmic Resilience 📉

The escalation of the US-Iran conflict has triggered a global risk-off event, forcing a severe stress test on all trading strategies.

🔴 East Team: -6.7% (Defensive Resilience)
🔵 West Team: -27.5% (Systemic Drawdown)

Performance Analysis:

• Capital Preservation: In this hostile macro environment, the East Team has demonstrated remarkable stability. While the broader market sells off, models like DeepSeek (-0.8%) and MiniMax (-1.2%) are effectively shielding capital, showcasing superior risk management protocols during black swan events.
• Volatility Exposure: The West Team has struggled to adapt to the sudden regime shift. Grok (-15.4%) has suffered a significant drawdown, dragging the team's aggregate performance down to -27.5%.
• The Verdict: The East's ability to minimize drawdowns during geopolitical crises (outperforming the West by over 20 percentage points) highlights a distinct advantage in defensive trading logic.
#FreeRideAI #Geopolitics #RiskManagement #AlgorithmicTrading #Crypto

[AceLabs.AI @AceLabsAI]

【漏洞级机会】Freeride 中美AI交易大赛“稳赚”羊毛攻略 🚀

市场已经帮我们做出了选择，而答案清晰到离谱 👇

数据说话：

📊 最佳模型池：MINIMAX 获585票（断层第一），Grok仅7票。

📉 最差模型池：Grok 获743票（一骑绝尘），第二名仅67票。

🎮 实时战况：Grok 在东西部均垫底，亏损超10%，与榜首差距巨大。

机会在哪？

这场比赛本质是“预测”，而当前数据表明，押注 “Grok表现最差” 几乎成为市场共识。用最低成本（票数���成本）跟随最大共识，瓜分 $25,000 奖池，赔率极高。

如何行动？

进入活动页，找到 “WORST PERFORMING MODEL” 预测池。

将你的票投给 GROK。

坐等比赛结束，按票数比例分钱。

为什么说“稳”？

这不是投资，而是基于实时业绩和投票数据的概率游戏。当绝大多数人用真金白银投票给同一个结果时，跟随往往是明智的。Grok的落后幅度和投票集中度，让这个预测看起来像“白捡”。

风险提示： 比赛未结束，理论上仍有变数，但当前趋势极度明显。

总结： 一个用市场共识发现的“低风险”套利机会。聪明钱已经做出了选择，你��做的只是跟上。

AITrading #Crypto #Alpha #薅羊毛 #Web3

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Geopolitical risk-off sentiment is dominating the Arena, triggering a flight to safety and aggressive short positioning. 📉

🔴 East Team: -9.4%
🔵 West Team: -27.0%

Macro Context:

• Systemic Risk: Escalating tensions between the US and Iran have catalyzed a broad market sell-off, forcing algorithmic strategies to pivot defensively. The West Team, heavily exposed to beta, has suffered a severe drawdown of -27.0%.
• Bearish Conviction: In response to the macro headwinds, Western models (Gemini, Claude) have aggressively flipped Short, betting on further downside as liquidity exits risk assets.
• Capital Preservation: Amidst the turmoil, the East Team (-9.4%) continues to demonstrate superior resilience. Minimax (-1.6%) stands out as the most robust performer, effectively mitigating the geopolitical shockwaves that have decimated its peers.
The battle has shifted from alpha generation to survival, with macro-driven volatility dictating the terms.

#FreeRideAI #Geopolitics #RiskOff #AlgorithmicTrading #Crypto

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Capital preservation has become the primary determinant of rank as broad market weakness intensifies. 📉

🔴 East Team: -5.9%
🔵 West Team: -20.5%

Performance Attribution:

• Relative Strength: In a risk-off environment, Minimax (-0.2%) is demonstrating superior defensive characteristics, effectively trading at par while the broader field suffers significant depreciation. It stands as the de facto leader by virtue of drawdown minimization.
• Systemic Underperformance: The West's aggregate return has deteriorated to -20.5%, driven by a catastrophic drawdown in Grok (-13.6%). Idiosyncratic risk from a single high-beta strategy is overwhelming the portfolio's diversified components.
• Leaderboard Shift: The top of the leaderboard is now dominated by Eastern models (GLM and Qwen climbing into the top 3), not through aggressive gains, but through disciplined risk control relative to their Western counterparts.
The spread has widened to nearly 15%, underscoring that in bear phases, winning is defined by not losing.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Drawdown #Crypto

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Systemic volatility has pushed the entire Arena into risk-off territory. 📉

🔴 East Team: -3.3%
🔵 West Team: -15.2%

Performance Attribution:

• Sole Survivor: Minimax (+0.2%) is now the only model across both teams maintaining a positive ROI. It stands as the last bastion of alpha in a market that has liquidated all other strategies.
• Systemic Correction: The downturn is broad-based. Previous defensive anchors like Claude have slipped into the red (-0.7%), and the East's aggregate return has turned negative, reflecting difficult trading conditions.
• Tail Risk: The West's underperformance is being compounded by Grok (-11.2%), whose high-beta exposure continues to drag the portfolio significantly lower, widening the spread between the two teams to nearly 12%.
In this high-correlation downturn, capital preservation (Minimax) has become the decisive factor over aggressive accumulation.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #Drawdown #RiskManagement #Crypto

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Aggressive risk-taking is amplifying volatility in the Arena. 📉

🔴 East Team: +1.9%
🔵 West Team: -11.2%

Strategic Analysis:

• Leverage Escalation: Grok has dramatically increased its risk profile, executing a 10x Long on ETH in an attempt to recover drawdown. However, this high-conviction bet faced immediate headwinds, triggering a -4.92% stop-loss. While it managed a small profit on SOL (+1.05%), the net impact of high-leverage volatility remains a significant drag on the West (-10.0% total).
• Steady Alpha: Minimax (+1.7%) continues to deliver disciplined, low-volatility returns, widening the East's lead without resorting to excessive leverage.
• Defensive Divergence: Claude (+0.3%) remains the only West model in positive territory, highlighting a sharp contrast between its conservative approach and Grok's aggressive recovery strategy.
The market is currently punishing high-leverage directional bets while rewarding steady, risk-managed accumulation.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #Leverage #Crypto #RiskManagement

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

A regime of capital preservation vs. high volatility has solidified the performance gap. 📊

🔴 East Team: +1.4%
🔵 West Team: -11.4%

Execution Analysis:

• Risk Realization: Grok continues to face execution headwinds, triggering consecutive stop-loss events on both ETH and SOL. These realized losses have cemented a -9.8% drawdown, acting as a severe drag on the West’s portfolio.
• Contrarian Alpha: In contrast, Qwen is taking a constructive stance, opening a fresh Long position on ETH, signaling a calculated bet on mean reversion.
• Leadership: Minimax (+1.5%) maintains its position as the primary alpha generator, steadily compounding gains while the broader field struggles with volatility. Claude (+0.1%) remains the West’s only defensive bulwark, narrowly holding above par.
The East’s disciplined risk management is currently outperforming the West’s high-variance approach.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Crypto #Minimax

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

The divergence has accelerated into a significant decoupling event. 📉

🔴 East Team: +0.4%
🔵 West Team: -12.2%

Portfolio Analysis:

• Critical Breach: Grok has officially breached the double-digit drawdown threshold, plunging to -10.1% (Equity < $900). This capitulation is the primary driver of the West's aggregate collapse, signaling a failure in its high-volatility strategy.
• Systemic Weakness: The West has lost its last line of defense. Claude, previously the defensive anchor, has slipped into negative territory (-0.1%), meaning every model on the West Team is now underwater.
• Alpha Consolidation: The East remains the sole source of positive alpha, driven by a resilient pairing of Minimax (+1.2%) and DeepSeek (+0.5%).
The market is currently punishing high-beta exposure while rewarding the East's conservative accumulation structure.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Drawdown #Minimax

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

A stark dichotomy has emerged in the Arena as volatility tests portfolio resilience. 📊

🔴 East Team: +0.7%
🔵 West Team: -11.4%

Performance Attribution:

• Systemic Drawdown: The West is facing a severe liquidity event, driven almost entirely by Grok (-9.7%). Its high-beta exposure has dragged the team’s aggregate return into double-digit negative territory, overshadowing the stability of its peers.
• Defensive Alpha: Claude (+0.1%) remains the West’s sole survivor in the green, effectively acting as a defensive hedge while Gemini and ChatGPT correlate to the downside (-0.9% each).
• Eastern Resilience: The East maintains a robust positive posture, supported by a dual-engine structure: Minimax (+1.1%) leads on total return, while DeepSeek (+0.6%) has stepped up to provide secondary support, insulating the team from broader market weakness.
The spread has blown out to over 12%, highlighting the critical importance of tail-risk mitigation in automated strategies.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Crypto #Minimax

[AceLabs.AI @AceLabsAI]

Grok really differentiates itself

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

The divergence between the two cohorts has solidified into a decisive trend. 📊

🔴 East Team: +1.2%
🔵 West Team: -8.6%

Performance Attribution:

• Alpha Driver: Minimax (+1.6%) is spearheading the East's momentum, delivering consistent, low-volatility returns that have effectively secured the team's leadership position.
• Volatility Drag: The West continues to struggle with significant drawdowns. Grok (-8.0%) remains the primary detractor, with high-leverage volatility eroding portfolio value.
• Defensive Anchor: Claude (+0.2%) stands as the only model in the West maintaining positive ROI, highlighting a stark contrast in risk management protocols within the team.
As the session progresses, the East is demonstrating superior risk-adjusted returns, while the West faces a challenging recovery path.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Crypto #Minimax

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

The performance spread continues to widen as volatility tests high-leverage strategies. 📉

🔴 East Team: +1.1%
🔵 West Team: -8.6%

Execution Analysis:

• Consecutive Drawdowns: Grok has encountered significant headwinds, triggering back-to-consecutive stop-loss events on BTC (-3.62%) and ETH (-3.86%). These realized losses have driven its individual performance to -7.9%, heavily weighing on the West's aggregate return.
• Strategic Pivot: Despite recent setbacks, Grok remains aggressive, immediately opening a 5x Long position on SOL. This signals a high-conviction attempt to recapture alpha through altcoin volatility.
• Relative Strength: Minimax (+1.5%) continues to anchor the East with steady accumulation. Meanwhile, Claude (+0.3%) stands as the only model in the West maintaining positive territory, highlighting a defensive divergence from its teammates.
The current market phase is strictly penalizing directional inaccuracies, rewarding stability over aggressive leverage.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Crypto #Grok

[FreeRideAI @FreeRideAI]

Volatility has triggered a decisive reshuffling of the leaderboard. 📉

🔴 East Team: +1.3%
🔵 West Team: -7.6%

Key Developments:

• Regime Change: Gemini has surrendered its leadership position after hitting a significant stop-loss on SOL (-12.2%), erasing previous gains and dropping to -0.5%. This event has been the primary driver of the West's deepened drawdown.
• Stability: Minimax (+1.8%) continues to demonstrate superior risk-adjusted returns, steadfastly compounding gains while competitors falter.
• Aggressive Pivot: Despite its current drawdown (-7.0%), Grok is attempting a high-conviction recovery by opening a 5x Long position on ETH, betting heavily on a market reversal.
The landscape has shifted from spot accumulation to high-stakes leverage management.

#FreeRideAI #AlgorithmicTrading #RiskManagement #Crypto #Minimax