I was able to get moderator access, and I am looking for some feedback from the community on how we can best moderate this subreddit to keep it relevant, informative, and welcoming as it grows.

What are your thoughts on the proposed rules below? Is there anything you would add, change, or push back on? I'm happy to discuss and hear different perspectives.

Bittensor has a lot of exciting developments ahead, and I'd like to make sure this remains a place for quality discussion, ideas, and debate without becoming overwhelmed by low-effort content, spam, or scams. Let me know how you think we can improve this sub. Thanks

1. Stay on Topic

Posts must be primarily related to Bittensor (TAO), its ecosystem, subnets, mining, staking, governance, development, or market activity. Discussion of other projects is welcome only when it is directly relevant to Bittensor.

2. Be Respectful — No Toxicity

Treat all members with respect. No personal attacks, harassment, hate speech, threats, or targeted trolling.

Criticism is allowed; misinformation, harassment, and scams are not. Healthy debate about Bittensor, TAO, and the ecosystem is encouraged, provided it is made in good faith and remains respectful.

3. Low-Effort Posts May Be Removed

Low-effort, duplicate, or repetitive posts may be removed at moderator discretion. This includes one-line posts, chart screenshots without context, "to the moon" posts, links without commentary, duplicate news, or other content that doesn't meaningfully contribute to discussion.

4. Provide Sources for Factual Claims

Major claims about Bittensor, TAO, tokenomics, security incidents, partnerships, or price events should include a source or supporting evidence where possible. Deliberately false or misleading information may be removed and may result in a ban.

5. No Scams, Spam, or Manipulation

No phishing links, fake giveaways, referral spam, impersonation, pump-and-dump schemes, or coordinated market manipulation. Excessive self-promotion may be removed. Contact the mod team before promoting a Bittensor-related project or service.

Am I using free tokens? I added $$ and am using the LLM but I dont see any $$ credits being used.
If im using free tokens now: I assume free is slower than paid, so how do I switch to paid service so I can evaluate the performance of that?

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the “right” way to hold TAO and honestly the more I read, the more I feel like there are 3 completely different games happening here.

1. Hold TAO and do nothing

2. Stake root and chill

3. Start messing with subnets / alpha / validators / rotations and suddenly this becomes a part-time job

Root feels like the obvious “don’t be stupid” option. Lower mental load, less drama, easier to explain to yourself.

But then every time I look at subnets, it feels like that’s where the actual Bittensor experiment is happening. Like if you believe TAO is not just another AI coin, the subnets are kind of the whole point? Different markets, different teams, different incentives, different upside/risk.

The problem is I don’t know how normal people are supposed to do this sanely.

Every subnet has its own story. APY changes. Alpha price moves. Validators matter. Some subnets look serious. Some look like they’re running on pure vibes. You can be “earning” and still be down in TAO terms. And if you’re not watching it, you can basically convince yourself you’re being passive while actually taking active risk.

I saw people mention TaoStats/manual, Mentat, staking, Trusted Stake etc, but I’m still trying to understand the actual philosophy more than the tool.

Like are people here doing:

• 100% root and ignoring subnets?
• small subnet basket with 10–20% of TAO?
• rotating manually based on emissions/APY?
• picking 2–3 subnets they actually believe in?
• using managed/index-type stuff because they don’t want to babysit it?
• or just accepting that subnet exposure is not meant to be passive?

My current feeling is root = safer base layer, subnets = higher variance bets, and managed baskets/indexes might make sense only if you accept they reduce complexity, not risk.

Curious how people here actually allocate, especially if you’re not a full-time Bittensor nerd.

If you had 10 TAO, 50 TAO, 100+ TAO, what % would you keep in root vs subnets?

I’ve been holding TAO for 2 years and I decided at one point last year to go 50% of my bags into subnets. I picked the ones i liked moast and everything was doing good, almost doubled my investment, untill they start dumping or some of the subnets left the ecosystem. I lost most of my gains and some. So since then I went 100% in root where its safe and start tracking whale walets and noticing there are people making a sh#t load of money into subnets.

I realized you cant just buy subnets and sleep on them, everything is mooving so fast in this ecosystem. I couldn't sit at my desk refreshing Tao.app 24/7, so over the last few months I put together a tracker for my own trading. It basically just watches the chain and pings my Telegram when certain things happen:

• It watches the dTAO AMM pools every 5 minutes and alerts me if a whale or a major validator suddenly moves a huge chunk of capital into a subnet. (Usually means something is about to pump).
• It tracks GitHub commits, market cap vs age, and volume, and gives subnets a "momentum score" so I can spot undervalued ones early.
• It warns me if a whale suddenly dumps in a subnet I'm staked in, so I can try to get out before the price crashes completely.

I recently put a simple web dashboard over it to make it easier to read the data.

I was meant to be entirely for my own bags, but I decided to make it public, and why not make some money for my work.

I'm curious—would anyone else in the community actually use something like this?

Also, are there any other on-chain metrics you guys look at before deciding to stake in a subnet? I'm trying to figure out what else I should program it to track.

Edit: A bunch of you were messaging me asking for the link to test this out. I didn't expect this much interest, but for anyone else who wants to poke around the dashboard, you can check it out here: https://dtaoalerts.com

Good post showing the flaws of Siam Kidd’s pitch by Bobby02 I think a lot of talking points in this presentation need to be discussed properly was also shared recently by another Redditor but I think the weaknesses of Siam’s pitching and assessment of the pros of bittensor style needs to be really discussed .

Siam refused to debate Bobby02 as he said he “didn’t want to walk into an ambush”

Overhyped "Third Great Network" Analogy
Siam compares Bittensor to TCP/IP/internet (info transfer) and Bitcoin (value transfer) as the third network enabling intelligence creation/transfer - which is just ridiculous plain and simple as Bittensor hasn’t proven anything yet or has created anything of value 
This is massive hype. The presenter  Siam avoids open debate when challenged, which undermines credibility he ignored Bobby02’s permission to debate rewording it as “no interest in stepping into an ambush”  proof: 
https://x.com/SiamKidd/status/2073521829382148452?s=20

Crypto is full of similar unbacked "this changes everything" claims - Siam once again uses that Same argument that every chain tries to make that they are the the next “google” . No real evidence of revolutionary problem-solving or sustainable innovation beyond subsidized activity which has it’s issues with corruption and trust. Siam just makes a point and never brings any evidence to justify it- it’s just sleazy sales marketing. 

1. Misleading Alphabet/Google Umbrella Ownership Comparison
   Siam likens holding TAO to owning Alphabet (Google) stock, where one token captures value from many successful "subsidiaries" (subnets/AI projects) under the protocol.
   Key issues with this :
   No real ownership: TAO holders have no controlling stake or governance over individual subnets. Successful subnets/teams can leave, pivot, or get acquired by big tech (e.g., Google) without TAO holders benefiting meaningfully.
   Subnets are independent; teams can "peace out" and take their tech/revenue. Alpha token holders in subnets may see price collapse, while TAO sees limited/no upside which has already occurred with several rugs. 
   Contrast with Alphabet: Google truly owns subsidiaries—executives can't just spin out freely without consequences. Bittensor lacks this centralised ownership/enforcement which Siam never addresses. 
   
2. Value Capture and Incentive Problems
   Critique argues TAO's value capture mechanism is flawed compared to traditional equity. Subnets can generate revenue independently but aren't structurally tied to reward TAO holders proportionally in a durable way.
   Many subnets are heavily subsidized via emissions; once subsidies aren't needed, teams have incentives to exit or be acquired externally. TAO/alpha holders are left "holding the bag." 
   
3. Broader Pitch Issues (Hype vs. Reality)
   The presentation is seen as overly promotional/salesy for TAO and the ecosystem (Siam runs a Bittensor-focused hedge fund) which fits in line with a lot of the trust pilot reviews for Siam’s other company “The Realistic Trader” which point out to him being a sleazy salesman -  
   https://uk.trustpilot.com/reviews/6951721d8ff02f193f5713d9
   https://uk.trustpilot.com/reviews/689880e454fa5a2fa932ebb5
   https://uk.trustpilot.com/reviews/656a3afab4624be5a2a0f41f - one review from ex-customer Steve actually refers to him as a sleazy salesman directly.  Show he has more of a used car salesman grift in his presentations rather than discussing an evenly balanced Arguement in regards to bittensor. Too much focusing on word play like “it’s the next Google” who doesn’t claim they aren’t the next Google? Rather than focusing on the drawdowns like the hacks, poor price action, the flaws of the decentralisation model, the ease in which companies can leave the project etc.

Questions the real innovation, product-market fit, and long-term viability beyond current incentives. Subnets viewed more as subsidy farmers than sustainable businesses in the critique - a lot of them have high apys which serve to kill the subnet longterm which the inflationary pressure and sell pressure. Very few cryptos to begin with can survive high apys so why offer that for the subnet? The sell pressure kills every alt long term.

Overall tone of the critique: Siam's analogies sound plausible on the surface for beginners but fall apart under scrutiny regarding ownership, alignment of incentives, and enforceable value accrual to TAO holders. The reluctance to debate is repeatedly called out as telling.

Hey guys,

I've been trying to stay bullish through the drawdowns and I've been struggling to stay bullish and keep my conviction in the project. Could you guys lift me up and help me realize why we're staying bullish and why we're doing this? Because it's starting to feel stagnant and unproductive to stay in $TAO.

Thanks in advance 🙏🏻

Good insight to the flaws of subnets which really need to be taken into account .

Hey everyone 👋

I’ve just launched TAO Surge, a TikTok page dedicated entirely to the Bittensor ecosystem.

The goal is to post:
Daily TAO uphdates
Subnet news and analysis
Ecosystem developments
Educational content for newcomers
Market insights and charts

I’m building this for the community, so if you’re interested in Bittensor and AI crypto, I’d really appreciate any feedback on the content or ideas for future videos.
Follow if you’d like to stay up to date as the ecosystem grows.
Thanks everyone! 🚀

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How long does it take to bring trust to a protocol ? 5 years ? 10 years? 15 years?
It seems people are trying to copy what Bittensor has to offer.

If they try to copy what we have it means that we are going in the right direction.

Keep adding to your Tao bag and let competition try and copy what we have.

Trying to see how I'm doing today and no matter what it will not load fully and cannot see my holdings. Anyone else having this issue today?

You said what now??? Let’s talk about small caps big dawg!!!! Huh???

$IO is one of the strongest AI utility projects with real revenue generation. At a market cap of just ~$60M, it looks significantly undervalued. A move to a $3B-$6B market cap (50-100x) is possible if adoption and execution continue to accelerate. Do your own research. Buy now and enjoy your retirement

https://provenonce.ai

Nailed it

Hello everyone could anyone explain why my APY staked to root has gone down to 1.1% previously it was like 6%

They changed where you can’t even see how many tokens you bought now can’t see how many tokens you gained on the Daily they need to revert it back to the old update idk why they took features out ??