Odaily Planet Daily reports that Goldman Sachs predicts gold prices will gradually climb, reaching $5,400 per ounce by the end of 2026, with diversification providing upside potential. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs expects central bank gold purchases to accelerate again in 2026, at the pace seen in 2025. Their core view is that central bank demand, coupled with increased holdings by private investors (primarily in response to Fed rate cuts), will support a steady rise in gold prices. Goldman Sachs points out that if private sector diversification efforts (especially call option structures) increase, the market will face significant upside risks. Furthermore, while the medium-term trend remains upward, significant volatility is possible. (Golden Ten)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that FreeRide, an AI-powered automated trading platform, announced today that it will hold a 7-day live quantitative trading competition, "AI Trading Battle Royale," on February 24th. The platform grants its AI a high degree of autonomous decision-making power and incorporates an institutional-grade risk control framework at the execution layer, organically combining AI with high trading standards. This competition will apply eight AI models to a real-world crypto arena, divided into two opposing teams: the East Team (DeepSeek, Qwen, Minimax, GLM) and the West Team (Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude). All eight models will use the same prompt for fully autonomous live trading, competing based on real ROI. In addition to the technical competition, FreeRide has also opened an incentive channel for users to participate. Users do not need to invest capital; they only need to accurately predict the winning team, the highest-yielding model, or the lowest-yielding model to share the total prize pool. FreeRide is also launching a points program; completing registration and predictions will unlock points, which can be redeemed for PRO membership and are the sole proof of future access to the platform's native token airdrop. Freeride AI stated that following this event, it will invite community users to test its self-developed AI Trading Agent. This agent features a modular design, integrating cutting-edge AI model research and engineering with institutional-grade trading frameworks and risk control standards.

Token | Trading Volume 【BTC】3.21 billion 【OP】36.69 million 【ORDI】1.80 million 【ATOM】6.83 million 【CHZ】4.12 million 【ARB】31.77 million 【APT】6.64 million 【OM】22.29 million 【ZAMA】42.18 million 【DASH】10.04 million

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the probability of the US government confirming the existence of aliens by 2027 has surged to 24% on Polymarket, up from 11% previously. The contract reportedly stipulates that Trump ordered the declassification of all evidence regarding aliens, UFOs, extraterrestrial life, and unidentified flying phenomena, and the current contract value is close to $3.8 million.

According to Huoxun Finance on February 20, Goldman Sachs analysis indicates that, overall, central bank gold purchases and increased gold exposure by private investors in response to the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts will drive gold prices to slowly climb to $5,400 per ounce by the end of 2026.