Ecosystem
Analysis of S1E6 Carrot and the Stick (Subnet Liquidity, Mechanisms, and More)
Bittensor subnets were already a breakthrough: each subnet is its own marketplace where miners compete, validators judge performance, and rewards flow to whoever produces the best intelligence. But now, a new concept is starting to take shape across the ecosystem. It’s called subnet mechanisms, and if it works the way people expect, it could completely…
Analytics for the Top Daily Earning Subnets and Miners in Bittensor
Contributor: School of Crypto in the past couple of weeks i’ve delved deep into the bittensor miner analytics – particularly in how much each miner makes and which subnets are the most profitable to mine. i posted a tweet a little while ago showing the top earning miners in one day on bittensor. people seem…
Mentat Minds Makes Earning Passive Income From Bittensor Simple and Automatic
Bittensor offers opportunities to earn passive income by staking TAO tokens on validators and subnets. The problem is that doing this well requires constant research, monitoring dozens of validators, tracking over 100 subnets, and manually rebalancing your positions as things change. Most people don’t have time for that. Mentat Minds solves this by handling everything…
Bittensor Ecosystem Highlights of the Week – January Week 5
By: Victor SUBNET UPDATES & ACHIEVEMENTS ➤ Synthdata (SN50)Synth released its price distribution forecast API alongside newly introduced subscription plans, expanding access to its predictive intelligence stack. Details are available here. The team also expanded tokenized equity coverage, adding support for TSLAX, AAPLX, and GOOGLX, further broadening its financial prediction scope. More information can be…
Exploring BitStarter: Bittensor’s First Crowdfunding Platform
Imagine Kickstarter, but instead of getting a t-shirt or early product access for backing a project, you get tokens that could increase in value if the project succeeds. That’s BitStarter in a nutshell. Launched in late 2025, BitStarter is a crowdfunding platform specifically for Bittensor AI projects. Teams building new AI subnets can raise money…
The Carrot and the Stick Pod: Death of MEV, Subnet Culture
The latest episode of Carrot and the Stick tackled two issues that matter more than anything else in Bittensor right now: the elimination of MEV attacks and how the network should govern subnets going forward. Watch the episode here: First, the big win. MEV on Bittensor is effectively dead. After nearly 11 months of sandwich…
Why Join the Bittensor Subnet Ideathon?
The Bittensor Subnet Ideathon, run by the OpenTensor Foundation with HackQuest, is a global online event for builders interested in decentralized AI and incentive design. Participants design new Bittensor subnets by defining miner and validator roles, reward mechanisms, and real-world use cases. It is free to enter and structured to take ideas from concept to…
Const Explains Bittensor: Rebuilding AI With Bitcoin’s DNA
During a Hackquest event in Tsinghua university, Beijing, Const (the co-founder of Bittensor), explains why Bittensor exists, how it generalizes Bitcoin’s mining model, and why incentive-driven networks may outperform centralized AI labs. His conversation focuses on Bittensor’s fundamentals, not token prices. Watch below: Speaker (Const) Background Why AI Changed After 2012 The Universal Pattern of…
Bittensor Ecosystem Highlights – January Week 4
By: Victor Here’s a structured rundown of the most important developments across the Bittensor ecosystem this week, covering subnet milestones, investments, launches, ecosystem updates, and new research and media. Subnet Updates & Achievements ➤ Templar AI (SN3)Covenant72B training has been completed, making it the largest model ever trained on decentralized infrastructure. ➤ Score (SN44)Score introduced…
Bittensor & Subnets: 2026 Outlook!
Gordon sat with Jared Lawrence for a conversation that breaks down where Bitcoin and Bittensor are heading as markets sit at a critical inflection point. With Bitcoin hovering around key technical levels and multiple macro-driven scenarios in play, attention is increasingly shifting to Bittensor’s fast-evolving ecosystem. From major infrastructure moves like Astrid’s acquisition of TaoFi…