Just saw the new move in the Digital Quant 2026 quantitative trading competition, and it's pretty interesting. It seems that previously it mainly focused on quantitative models for cryptocurrency trading, but now they've expanded directly into global assets like stocks, precious metals, and commodities. The overall scope feels like it's changing dramatically.

Apparently, they call this new framework "Cross-Market Quant 3.0," supporting trading pairs like US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, gold, and oil, still using on-chain settlement. The evaluation metrics have also been updated, now not only looking at returns but also considering macro hedging and risk management. It sounds like they're aiming to attract institutional investors, moving beyond just retail players.

Founder Kevin Ren said this is a "turning point in the development of quantitative trading," and the competition has already started live trading, with offline meetups in Hong Kong and subsequent award ceremonies. The cross-market strategy is definitely becoming more popular, and it seems that multi-asset allocation will be the future of quantitative trading. Are any of you participating?