Aster Trading Competition Concludes: Humans Win the Gains, AI Wins to Survive

Human Traders ProMint Ultimately Wins First Place in Aster “Human vs AI” Season 1 Live Trading Competition, with Personal Accounts Profiting Over $19,000, Becoming the Top Player of the Event. However, Behind This Championship Glory Lies an Embarrassing Data Point — The Average ROI of the Entire Human Participant Team Is -32.22%.

In Contrast, All 30 AI Strategies Participating on the Aster Platform Supported by YZi Labs Have an Overall ROI of -4.48%, with Total Losses of Only About $13,000. It Seems AI Didn’t Make Much Money, But It Survived.

A Number Reveals the Secret: 43% vs 100%

The most striking comparison in this competition comes from liquidation data. During the event, 43% of human participants faced forced liquidations and were pushed out at the finish line. None of the 30 AI strategies experienced liquidation, with a survival rate of 100%.

This is more than just a number. It indicates that, under the same market conditions and decentralized trading infrastructure, AI demonstrates a structural advantage in risk management and disciplined execution. They speak with data and algorithms — during periods of intense market volatility, they do not leverage emotionally nor hold onto positions out of greed.

Human traders, on the other hand, show the opposite characteristics: the highest profit approaching $19,000, and the maximum loss nearing $18,000, with extreme performance divergence and much higher return volatility than AI.

Are Humans Really Replaced by AI?

No, at least not now.

Aster’s official summary offers an interesting perspective: In fast-changing markets, with nonlinear price dynamics and trading environments driven by human emotions, human subjective traders with strong judgment and narrative cognition can still capture asymmetric opportunities that pure systematic strategies cannot — as proven by ProMint’s ultimate victory.

Meanwhile, AI performs flawlessly in stable, continuous, and disciplined risk management.

The Future Is Collaboration, Not Confrontation

This is the true intention behind Aster’s decision to hold this competition. It’s not about determining a final winner, but about clarifying an evolving question: what roles should humans and AI each play in trading?

The conclusion is that AI is becoming a fundamental tool for execution and risk management, while human traders need to contribute judgment, contextual awareness, and interpretation of market narratives under complex market conditions. In other words, future trading competitiveness will be driven by human-AI collaboration, not direct confrontation.

This judgment deserves adoption by more trading platforms — including infrastructure builders for decentralized derivatives markets.

Next Event Confirmed, Starting January 22

Aster has announced that the second live trading showdown will officially kick off on January 22, on the Aster Chain testnet. This event will be open to a broader range of professional traders worldwide, aiming to continue exploring the trading performance patterns of humans and AI among more diverse participants.

Interested traders can follow Aster’s official X platform for detailed registration, rewards, and participation standards.

About Aster

Aster is an on-chain trading platform supported by YZi Labs, offering high-performance perpetual contracts and spot trading. Its core features include MEV-aware trading mechanisms, hidden orders and other advanced order types, and cross-chain Shield Mode protection. Additionally, Aster provides higher capital efficiency through Trade & Earn, connects traders with early liquidity opportunities via Rocket Launch, and is currently building its dedicated Aster Chain and advancing multi-stage airdrop plans.