The more time we spend in the Bittensor ecosystem the more we realise how big this assymetric opportunity is. $TAO, in our eyes, is the next evolution of cryptocurrency. First $BTC Second $ETH adding smart contracts Third $TAO incentivising intelligence

John, owner of Bitsec | Bittensor Subnet 60 τ, is one of the most respected subnet owners in the $TAO ecosystem. He’s here for just two things: to make Bittensor better and build a stellar subnet. We really like these calls and are happy we can add some value!

We consider three main stages a $TAO subnet can be in, and to be fair, most subnets are still in stage one. Stage 1: The product It doesn’t matter what the product is, whether it’s compute, vision, or leads, every subnet’s first priority should be building a stellar product.

Incentives don’t create loyalty, they create behavior. Confusing the two is one of the fastest ways to kill a subnet. A recent example is $TAO subnet 106, VoidAI, shifting from incentivized liquidity providing to Protocol Owned Liquidity (POL). The lesson is simple. VOID

$TAO 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝. That has some perks, but also some clear downfalls. Let us explain. From the moment a subnet launches inside Bittensor, it is effectively funded through emissions. Those emissions act like continuous

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 Not every $TAO subnet is meant to win long term. Thats not criticism, its a structural reality of Bittensor. A system designed around experimentation will always produce

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟑 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 $TAO 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 ✍️ Foundation layer - Idea and capital funding ✍️ Subnets, especially new and pre revenue ones,

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 $TAO Inside Bittensor, subnets don’t exist in isolation. They are economically tied to $TAO through their Alpha pools. That link is not cosmetic, its fundamental. And when a subnet starts

𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 Most people underestimate what happens when a new $TAO subnet launches inside Bittensor. They see one more project, one more team and one more experiment competing for emissions. But that’s not what actually happens. Reed’s

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