Most people are reading Root Reborn and thinking it’s about yield.
It’s not.
This proposal is about who controls capital allocation across the entire Bittensor ecosystem.
Validators would go from scoring subnets to becoming capital allocators for billions in future value.
If it works, TAO could become one of the most productive assets in crypto.
If it fails, you’ve concentrated enormous power into the validator class.
This isn’t a debate about APY.
It’s a debate about who decides where the money flows.
The most important Bittensor discussion since Dynamic TAO.
bittensor:native
I feel like a Pokémon trainer in these Bittensor subnet tokens.
Running around the ecosystem trying to catch every wild Ditto I can find.
Gotta catch em all before everyone else figures out what’s happening.
bittensor:native @heydittoai
The @YumaGroup Root Reborn post is a big deal.
They are not saying the idea is dead.
They are saying this version gives validators way too much power over where root emissions flow.
Less sell pressure on subnets is good.
But turning validators into capital allocators creates a new game.
Who gets the flow?
Who already owns the subnet?
Who is lobbying behind closed doors?
That’s the problem.
Bittensor needs better capital flow, but not at the cost of trust.
bittensor:native
Week 6 of the 10 TAO to 100 TAO Challenge is here, and this one is not pretty.
The portfolio is down, the challenge is sitting around 8 TAO, and the pressure is starting to build. But we are not quitting. In this episode, I break down the current portfolio, watch the TAO price, talk through the APY opportunities in Bittensor, explain why Ditto is down on the week, and make changes to try and get this challenge back on track.
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Shizzy’s Monologue
00:01:09 - Intro Song
00:01:33 - TAO Price Watch
00:02:38 - Current Portfolio
00:07:13 - APY Is Huge in Bittensor
00:10:50 - Making Changes to the Portfolio
00:11:23 - The Reason Ditto Is Down on the Week
00:14:56 - Locking in the Changes
00:17:07 - Check Out ShizzyUnchained dot com
bittensor:native
Week 6 of the 10 TAO to 100 TAO Challenge is here, and this one is not pretty.
The portfolio is down, the challenge is sitting around 8 TAO, and the pressure is starting to build. But we are not quitting. In this episode, I break down the current portfolio, watch the TAO price, talk through the APY opportunities in Bittensor, explain why Ditto is down on the week, and make changes to try and get this challenge back on track.
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Shizzy’s Monologue
00:01:09 - Intro Song
00:01:33 - TAO Price Watch
00:02:38 - Current Portfolio
00:07:13 - APY Is Huge in Bittensor
00:10:50 - Making Changes to the Portfolio
00:11:23 - The Reason Ditto Is Down on the Week
00:14:56 - Locking in the Changes
00:17:07 - Check Out ShizzyUnchained dot com
bittensor:native
AI agents arent useful if they forget everything the second you close the chat.
That’s why Ditto matters.
@heydittoai gives agents memory, context, file access, and connects them into tools like Claude, Codex, and Cursor.
Same AI, but now it actually knows your workflow.
This is how agents stop being toys and start becoming workers.
#Bittensor bittensor:native
Bittensor is built for autonomous agents.
Agents will use Bittensor to hire work from subnets.
Need compute? Chutes
Need storage? Hippius
Need shopping agents? ORO
Need fresh data? Data Universe
Need verification? BitMind
The agent is the manager.
Subnets are the workers.
TAO is payroll.
People are looking for the next AI app.
I think the bigger play is the economy every AI agent will need to use.
#Bittensor bittensor:native
I got a chance to catch up with @sebyrubino and he broke sown what really happen with @heydittoai we also talked about the future of @zipcodenetwork $TAO
0:00 — Cold Open: "$100 Billion Vision" Despite The Pain
1:05 — What Actually Happened With Ditto
3:30 — The OTC Deal Structure With Beyond Finance
8:00 — How The Social Engineering Scam Actually Worked
9:01 — The Two-Wallet Vulnerability Explained
10:13 — "The Safest Place To Travel" — Moving Forward
12:45 — Clearing The Air: RESI To Zipcode Finance
13:18 — The Eureka Moment — Loans For Anyone
17:30 — What Backs ZipUSD (It's Not What You Think)
22:00 — How Gauntlet, Steakhouse & Alpha Growth Got Involved
24:00 — Bank of Bittensor or BlackRock of Bittensor?
26:00 — The Delta-Neutral Buyback Strategy
33:00 — Borrowing Against Multiple Houses — Is It Possible?
35:50 — Why Seby Wants To Stop Mining His Own Network
41:32 — "Glorified Grant Program" — Responding To The Critics
46:00 — The Real Vision For Ditto — One Interface For Everything
51:04 — Closing: Ditto Will Be Made Whole
Hash Rate - Ep. 173: Leadpoet $TAO Subnet 71
🧙 Guest: @gavinzaentz and Pranev of @LeadpoetAI
02:27 Insights from Proof of Talk Conference
05:42 Understanding Leadpoet's Functionality
10:51 The Value of Real-Time Lead Generation
15:03 Competitors
18:15 Pricing
20:34 Data Mining Strategies and Quality Checks
23:02 Incentive Mechanism
32:29 Building a Specialized Sales AI
37:39 Empowering Miners with AI Agents
50:09 Current Events: Root Reborn
118/Ditto has our full support.
In light of the event, we plan to bring back the old 118/HODL exchange under 88. Clearly there's a demand for a clean, secure, escrow-based exchange.
All profits flow to 88. It's a natural fit for our long-term growth. 🚀
https://t.co/hJ3F7Leity
Attention pays on Bittensor.
@Tom_dot_b from @Bitcast_network and @Stitch3_ai joins Shizzy Unchained
In this live episode, we talk about Bitcast, Stitch3, the attention economy, and how creators can actually get paid when attention flows.
YouTube has attention.
X has attention.
TAO has incentives.
Now Bitcast is trying to connect it all.
Creators bring the audience, drive the conversation, and create the value, but most platforms capture the upside. Bitcast is trying to change that with Bittensor incentives, creator campaigns, and a new way to reward attention where it actually happens.
We will break down what Bitcast is building, how Stitch3 fits into the creator economy, and why attention could become one of the most important markets on Bittensor.
$TAO #Bitcast
https://t.co/VQj2c5ndr0
🚨 Ditto responds to the reported $1M OTC incident.
According to the team, this was not a subnet exploit, wallet hack, or compromised cold storage.
The claim is that an escrow party was socially engineered into releasing funds before payment was received.
Cold keys remain secure.
Systems remain secure.
Now the real questions begin:
Who was the escrow?
Why wasn’t a trustless OTC solution used?
Can the funds be recovered?
This doesnt look like a protocol failure.
It looks like a very expensive lesson in OTC risk.