TAO Blockchain + Decentralized AI

TAO is the native token of the Bittensor network, a project that combines blockchain and decentralized AI.

A quick summary

TAO = Incentive token for decentralized AI networks

Who contributes better AI models/computing power/data to the network, who can mine TAO.

What is Bittensor?

Bittensor aims to create an “AI Bitcoin”:

• Not relying on a big company to train AI
• People worldwide can access the network to provide models, computing power, or evaluation capabilities
• The network automatically rewards “smarter” models with tokens

👉 AI capability = consensus resource

What roles are there in the network?

Miner

Provides AI capabilities (such as LLMs, recommendation models, image models, etc.)

Validator

Evaluates which models are better, determines reward distribution

Subnet

Each subnet focuses on a specific area (LLM, images, financial prediction, search, etc.)

What is the purpose of the TAO token?

TAO = Network fuel + core incentive

Mining reward:

Provide valuable AI → earn TAO

Staking:

Vote on your preferred subnets/models

Governance rights:

Decide network parameters, subnet rules

AI value pricing unit:

Measure the “value” of AI contributions with TAO

How is it different from traditional AI projects?

Comparison Item OpenAI / Google Bittensor

Control Company Network

Model Source Internal Anyone globally

Incentive Method Salaries TAO mining

Open Source Partial Highly open

Censorship Resistance Weak Strong

Why is TAO considered promising?

🧠 One of the most hardcore combinations of AI + Crypto

🔗 Not just an “AI concept coin,” but a real network

🌱 Subnet ecosystem expanding rapidly

🪙 The token is directly linked to AI output

Many see TAO as:

“If AI truly decentralizes, it’s most like the underlying asset”

Risks also need to be clarified

High technical barrier, difficult for ordinary people to participate

Quality of subnets varies

Intense competition in the AI track

TAO’s price is highly volatile

In summary

TAO is a project that “mines AI intelligence” through a token mechanism

It’s not about hype but exploring:

“Can AI be shared and priced globally like computing power?”

$TAO Is this coin VC-backed? Will there be large unlocks later?

Answer: The token release mechanism of TAO (Bittensor project) is based on continuous emission from mining and validating rewards, with no typical large initial unlock or pre-sale allocation. The project adopts a fair launch model, with tokens gradually released through network activity, rewarding every 12 seconds. Currently, the daily emission is about 3600 TAO (after the first halving in December 2025, halved from 7200). This can be seen as a slow release, with no gradual unlock or large one-time issuance, and it is not a VC coin.

Bittensor has not sold tokens to VCs, nor does it have a VC vesting schedule. All tokens are distributed through farming (mining rewards). If VCs want to participate, they can only buy on the market or mine themselves.