Dear all,

We are proud to announce that registrations are open for Perpetual Alpha, a live algorithmic trading competition in which teams design, implement, and operate autonomous trading agents on the Hyperliquid testnet.

Build a trading agent, run it live on the Hyperliquid testnet, and if it wins, present it on stage at ICAIF — the ACM International Conference on AI in Finance.

With organizers from Intesa Sanpaolo, Scuola Normale Superiore, Politecnico di Milano, Università di Bologna and Milano Blockchain Week, and an expert jury scoring strategies, Perpetual Alpha runs as an official ICAIF 2026 competition. Prizes to be confirmed, more details coming soon.

Teams of 1 to 4, no Hyperliquid experience needed.

• Register by 20 September
• Practice: 5 to 18 October
• Live trading: 19 October to 6 November
• Award ceremony at ICAIF 2026, Bocconi, Milan: 14 to 17 November

Here is the website with more information: http://perpetual-alpha26.github.io

If you know students, researchers, or colleagues who might be interested, please feel free to share with them.

All the best,

Federico Gatta - Scuola Normale Superiore
Giorgio Guidetti - Milano Blockchain Week
Manuel Naviglio - Scuola Normale Superiore
Andrea Prampolini - Intesa Sanpaolo
Marcello Restelli - Politecnico di Milano
Francesco Tarantelli - Università di Bologna
Edoardo Vittori - Intesa Sanpaolo