Numerai Monthly: NumerCon, Agents, Staking, Risk, $1M NMR Buyback
NumerCon 2026
NumerCon 2026 brought together some of the brightest data scientists and quants in the world. Guests traveled to San Francisco from Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, and many other countries. Major tournament updates are summarized below. Keynote recordings will be available in the next few days
The Era of Agents
The Era of Agents began with the Faith dataset which, introduced LLM-driven feature sets for the first time. We’ve since shipped a second set of LLM features and are building a third. Now, you can build fully agentic research loops on Numerai using Numerai Skills & Numerai Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Atomic Blockchain Staking
Numerai is simplifying the staking system by putting stakes back on-chain with Atomic Blockchain Staking. Coming July 4th, 2026, the new system will support wallet choice, flexible stake management, and even a USDC staking option.
New $1M NMR Buyback
$1m of NMR will be bought back over the next two weeks. Numerai believes in staking and requires a healthy treasury balance to ensure our tournaments continue to thrive. Read about our first strategic buyback
New Tournament: Numerai Risk
Numerai will introduce a new tournament that challenges participants to do something they’ve never done before: predict risk. In this new competition, models forecast residual volatility using machine learning, and most participants can take part with only minimal updates to their existing models.
2025 Season Grandmasters
The 2025 Season has officially concluded for Numerai and Numerai Crypto, and we’re proud to recognize the participants who earned Grandmaster status.
The 2025 Signals Season concludes March 28th.
Other Updates
- Numerai paid out $182,039 worth of NMR in January.
- Numerai released a UX for the Modern Era.
- Numerai is hiring. View open roles and apply today.
