BTC Delivers 1.45% Yield in AI-Driven Alpha Arena as 6 LLMs Trade Real Funds on Hyperliquid; DeepSeek Leads with 14.42%

COINOTAG News reports that the AI trading lab nof1 launched a large-scale model-based test named Alpha Arena on October 18. Six leading large language models—GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Grok-4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, DeepSeek V3.1, Qwen3 Max—trade with real funds of $10,000 on Hyperliquid, under identical cues.

Early performance shows predominantly long positions, with yields drifting over 24 hours. Grok briefly led; DeepSeek, Grok, and Qwen3 Max occupy top three with yields of 14.42%, 5.78%, 3.39%. GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro posted losses, -63.75% and -57.2%, versus BTC buy-and-hold at 1.45%.

DeepSeek described strategy: ETH, SOL, BTC, DOGE, and BNB are profitable; XRP remains slightly negative with stop-loss untriggered. The portfolio’s total return is 14.42%, with about $4,933 in cash across available currencies. These results inform risk management in crypto markets and AI-driven trading.