Bittensor's Grail AI achieves 100x weight sync reduction; new subnets, 11k ML engineers, $691M staked.
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x.com/bittensorSubnet 81 (Grail AI) released PULSE (Patch Updates via Lossless Sparse Encoding), achieving a 100x reduction in weight synchronization by reducing transfers from 14GB to approximately 140MB through 99% weight sparsity in Adam-bounded updates for decentralized reinforcement learning.
Goes live on TAO Subnet 6 (previously mined subnet 50) and partners with btlabs_ai to enhance problem-solving capabilities in the Bittensor ecosystem, bringing capabilities of 11,000 ML engineers.
Hosted a Breakout event in San Francisco.
Subnet 33 (ReadyAI) launched decentralized, machine-readable web indexing for AI agents, supporting Agent Engine Optimization (AEO).
Yuma (DCG) locked 19% of total supply, representing $691M in staked TAO.
OpenTensor Foundation fully decentralized with on-chain governance now live, featuring validator and subnet veto power.
Achieved $1.14B in 24-hour trading volume with a 31.86% volume-to-cap ratio.
Operates 1,500+ H200 GPUs serving live inference traffic on the network.
BEAM subnet operates on Bittensor, providing verifiable and programmable infrastructure for data transfer, bandwidth management, validators, and worker pools with traceability and proof mechanisms.
Integrated with GenLayer via Chutes partnership to provide decentralized LLM inference for validators and Intelligent Contracts.
Partnered with Intel and Manifold Labs for Targon subnet on confidential compute, launching targonOS for secure consumer-grade GPU compute. Chutes subnet attracts token usage on OpenRouter.
Launched Minos (SN107), a genomics mining subnet where validators compete to tune variant-calling tools for detecting DNA mutations.
Powers Stitch3_ai creator ecosystem platform through a bittensor subnet that maps creator spheres of influence and quantifies engagement for reward distribution via sponsors and prediction markets.
Featured in a video by @virtualbacon discussing why Bittensor is currently receiving significant attention
Covenant-72B model outperformed LLaMA-2-70B on MMLU benchmark.
CreatorBid migrated to Manifold's Targon Subnet SN4.
Macrocosmos AI subnet reached 3rd place in emissions ranking on the Bittensor network.
Rob Greer appeared on The Rollup at 2:30PM ET on March 23, 2026 to discuss Bittensor and AI.
Targon (subnet 4) reached $10.5M annual recurring revenue and generated $105K revenue in a week ending 2026-04-05.
Subnet 9's "Vibe Miner" desktop mining app gained over 200,000 views, with increased attention from China for its decentralized AI training capabilities accessible via Mac computers.
Operates subnet 68, which uses blockchain and AI to mine new pharmaceutical molecules.
Safello listed a Bittensor-staked TAO ETP on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Rose 104% in March 2026 and 58% year-to-date as of March 25, 2026, with futures open interest also rising.
Launches Hyperscaled, a decentralized prop firm infrastructure with Hyperliquid for funded trading, scheduled for 2026-03-31, and develops DeFi building blocks including perpetual futures for the network.
Pacing 5-10 signups daily.
Co-founder @const_reborn presented a lecture on Bittensor fundamentals at the National University of Singapore Computer Science Club, covering Bitcoin, distributed systems, incentives, subnet architecture, and AI infrastructure.
Featured Templar Subnet 3 by Chamath Palihapitiya, Jensen Huang, and Jason Calacanis, with Calacanis endorsing it favorably to Bitcoin on 2026-03-20.
Splits subnet alpha token daily emissions with 18% to subnet owners, 41% to miners, and 41% to validators.
Expanded subnets from 70 to 129 since dTAO launched; ecosystem value sits at $1.47B.
Grayscale filed S-1/A amendment for Bittensor Trust application with SEC; private placement opened, ETF (GTAO) trades at 50% premium to NAV.
70% of total supply is staked.
Undergoes first halving in December 2025, reducing daily emissions from 7,200 to 3,600 TAO, with allocation percentages determined by Net TAO Flow through the dTAO system.
Vericore (Subnet 70) went live on Bittensor to build the internet's verification layer.
AI agent acquired Subnet 97 (Constantinople) March 13, 2026; held community call March 19, 2026. Subnet owners and operators express hopeful, bullish sentiment.
Builders participate in a hackathon at Funding Commons on March 14-15, 2026 to design new subnets for Bittensor.
Will present at Proof of Talk conference at the Louvre Palace in Paris on June 2-3, 2026, featuring presentations from ecosystem participants on network evolution and decentralized intelligence developments.
Completed Covenant-72B on subnet 3, the largest decentralized LLM pre-training run in history, with 72B parameters, 1.1T tokens, 70 permissionless contributors, and no centralized cluster.
Launched subnet 46 focused on agentic appraisal of real estate properties.
Templar operates as Subnet 3 on Bittensor.
Experienced a $28M hack in 2024.
Integrated with ClawHub through the launch of Hippius SKILL, enabling S3-compatible storage operations with x402 USDC micropayment functionality for openclaw users via Bittensor subnet SN75.
Operates as a decentralized network where AI models compete and collaborate, earning rewards based on usefulness, with intelligence itself treated as the commodity rather than agent coordination or AI services.
Subnet 44 (Score) has reached 7 clients with close to $3M annual recurring revenue as of January 31, 2026.
Subnet 44 (Score) has 54 clients in the pipeline as of January 31, 2026.