shiyu-coder/Kronos at 25.9K Stars: Financial Foundation Model Pre-Trained on 12B+ K-Line Records From 45 Global Exchanges Accepted at AAAI 2026

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Kronos is a decoder-only foundation model family pre-trained on over 12 billion K-line (OHLCV) records from 45 global exchanges, using a novel two-stage tokenizer that quantizes continuous market data into hierarchical discrete tokens. Benchmarks show 93% RankIC improvement over leading time-series foundation models and 87% over best non-pre-trained baselines. The live demo was updated May 24, 2026, showing real-time BTC/USDT forecasts — a rare open-source entry in the financial AI space with peer-reviewed credentials.