what's Macrocosmos?
Macrocosmos is a decentralized AI and data infrastructure project that incentivizes the production of high-quality, real-time datasets through crypto mining and competitive algorithms. It bridges traditional web2 data scraping with blockchain-based incentives, enabling 256+ scrapers to build massive datasets at scale via platforms like SN13 on Bittensor. The project hosts specialized competitions, such as Matrix Compression v2 on Apex_SN1, where participants develop lossy compression techniques for efficient data handling. Top algorithms are integrated into ecosystems like IOTA_SN9, fostering advancements in AI model training and decentralized compute.
Macrocosmos reached 3rd place in emissions on the Bittensor network.
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x.com/macrocosmosaiReached 3rd place in emissions on the Bittensor network.
Founder serves as judge for the Opentensor Foundation x Hackquest Bittensor Subnet Ideathon, with registration live and Round 1 submissions closing on 2026-02-25.
Hired Sam to join the team.
Launches "Train at Home" application on IOTA Subnet 9, allowing non-technical Macbook users to turn consumer hardware into a distributed AI training node.
Macrocosmos published a detailed analysis of Taolore Labs subnet-native AI agents and upcoming developments.
Subnet 9 (iota) becomes one of the initial subnets supported by Project Rubicon, a new cross-chain liquid staking platform allowing holders to stake Alpha tokens and unlock liquidity via xAlpha tokens on Base.
Macrocosmos sells Bittensor Subnet 25 to new owner who rebrands it as Embryon.
New framework launches with data+pipeline parallelism and incentive design; 15B model training begins.
Mainnet launches this Monday with distributed training functionality implemented.
Subnet 9 pre-training relaunch scheduled for June 2nd, focusing on new model training challenges.