Swarm, one of the prominent subnets in the Bittensor ecosystem, has announced the launch of a new division called Ascend, with an ambitious goal: to build the world’s first self-flying drone fully powered by decentralized AI. According to Swarm (SN124), Ascend will begin testing with FPV-sized drones, sourcing and assembling every component in-house. While the…
TAO Synergies Inc. (Nasdaq: TAOX), a publicly traded firm positioning as the first “pure-play TAO treasury company,” has appointed Bittensor leader Joseph Jacks as an advisor to its digital asset strategy. JJ, the founder of OSS Capital and CEO of Latent Holdings, is widely regarded as one of the earliest champions of open-source commercialization and…
SUMMARY: Travis frames AI as a modern gold rush, noting that traditional startup investing is limited to accredited investors. He introduces Bittensor as a decentralized alternative that gives global investors early access to subnet opportunities, comparing their valuations to early-stage tech giants. Emphasizing research, community engagement, and careful subnet selection, Travis highlights how marketing, token…
DSV Fund, an early-stage investor focused on distributed AI infrastructure, has announced a follow-on $50,000 over-the-counter (OTC) investment into Bitcast, a decentralized content intelligence layer operating as Subnet 93 on Bittensor. This marks the fund’s second allocation to the project, underscoring growing confidence in Bitcast’s ability to bridge brands, creators, and audiences through AI-driven content…
August 26, 2025 — Novelty Search series will host a livestream discussion this week on decentralized AI training within the Bittensor ecosystem. The discussion will highlight key subnets pioneering distributed compute infrastructure. The session, featuring insights from @DistStateAndMe and hosted by @const_reborn, will receive participation from: Subnet 3: Templar — enabling decentralized, incentivized AI training across…
August 26, 2025 — Zeus (Subnet 18 on the Bittensor) has introduced a new version of Dendrite, the networking layer responsible for transmitting validator challenges to miners. The upgrade is designed to address one of the most persistent bottlenecks in Bittensor subnets: slow challenge distribution. In most subnets today, including Zeus, validators rely on the…
By: Aayushman H Narayan (@slayercoredev) The evolution of the eye was a key turning point for the human species. It dramatically increased our ability to absorb information about the physical world, work with objects by co-ordinating our body parts together and describe what we saw around us to each other, thus inducing the formation of…
This article is based on a hand-compiled August 2025 dataset (by Joseph Jacks) covering ~25 large-cap assets valued above Bittensor and below Bitcoin (excluding wrapped/staked/meme tokens). The uncomfortable snapshot JJ’s dataset paints a blunt picture of the non-BTC large-cap tier: ~10 years old on average — ~97% of these networks didn’t exist a decade ago….
SUMMARY: Travis breaks down the basics of Bittensor, using simple analogies to explain TAO, alpha, subnets, and the roles of miners, validators, and stakers. He highlights how alpha purchases impact emissions and introduces dynamic TAO as a key upgrade shaping subnet economics. For beginners, he recommends starting with staking to root (subnet zero) as a…
Bittensor’s Subnet 57 (GAIA) has taken a big step forward in weather forecasting by fine-tuning Microsoft’s Aurora AI model. The upgraded system now provides more accurate predictions of jet-stream winds — the fast-moving air currents that play a key role in global weather patterns and aviation. By training Aurora with specialized datasets, Subnet 57 achieved:…
