Bittensor Weekly Recap – 22 December 2025: News, Top Gainer, TAO.
Big Events in the Bittensor Ecosystem
SimplyTao finally shows off their exchange
Big news from the SimplyTao team to Bittensor community: SimplyTao has officially entered its beta stage, marking the final stretch before full release.
The platform now enables fiat payments for Bittensor subnets, making real-world access significantly easier. Users can already pay using card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Revolut Pay, with more payments methods coming soon to further lower the barrier to entry and open subnet participation to a broader audience.
Early Access launches on 5 January 2026 and will be available exclusively to newsletter subscribers. After this date, it will not be possible to join the beta tests.
A full public release announcement is coming soon.
Quantum Rings Launches Open Quantum, Expanding Free Access to Real Quantum Hardware
Quantum Rings has launched Open Quantum, a new platform that expands access to real quantum computing hardware. The announcement, shared by qBraid, presents a solution that removes long-standing barriers, including complex setup, slow approval processes, and high upfront costs.
Open Quantum lets users run quantum circuits on real quantum processing units (QPUs) through a unified API. Users can access the platform through a web-based interface or a Python SDK. A free entry tier enables students, researchers, and developers to start experimenting immediately. This approach moves early-stage quantum work beyond simulations and into hands-on interaction with physical hardware.
The launch reflects a broader industry shift toward faster experimentation and wider accessibility in quantum computing. By simplifying access and avoiding subscription-heavy models, Quantum Rings positions Open Quantum as a practical tool for learning, prototyping, and innovation across the quantum ecosystem.
The release represents another step toward growing the global quantum community and accelerating real-world engagement with quantum systems.
Subnet Updates
Tplr (SN3) and Gradients (SN56) Deliver the First Cross-Subnet Breakthrough in Decentralized LLM Training
A major advance in decentralized AI training comes from tplr_ai and Gradients, which completed the first cross-subnet collaboration on Bittensor. The project shows that large language models (LLMs) can train across independent, specialized subnets without central coordination.
The collaboration produced Covenant72B, a 72-billion-parameter model. The team pre-trained it on permissionless decentralized infrastructure and post-trained it for conversational use at Gradients. Post-training cut evaluation loss from 3.61 to 0.766, enabling instruction following, multi-turn dialogue, and reasoning.
Gradients also delivered key usability upgrades, including a chat template and a 32k token context window. These improvements move the model closer to practical deployment. While Covenant72B remains in progress and is not yet frontier-class, the results confirm a core insight: open training pipelines can scale and compose.
This milestone sets a foundation for future cross-subnet partnerships. It points toward an ecosystem where competitive LLMs train fully on decentralized infrastructure, with openness preserved at every layer.
Vidaio (SN85) Launches Vidaio Studio Beta with Advanced Video Clipping and Encoding Controls
Vidaio has introduced Vidaio Studio, a new video processing tool currently available in beta and free to use. The launch delivers a streamlined environment for creators who need precise control over video optimization without unnecessary complexity.
Vidaio Studio allows users to clip sections directly on the timeline, enabling selective upscaling or compression of uploaded videos. The platform supports modern AV1 and HEVC codecs, giving creators flexibility between efficiency and compatibility, while offering output resolutions from SD to Full HD and up to 4K.
Encoding options include both CBR (Constant Bitrate) and VBR (Variable Bitrate), with configurable bitrates of 15, 20, and 25 Mbps. This range makes the tool suitable for web delivery and higher-quality playback. While still in beta, Vidaio has confirmed that additional functionality is coming soon, positioning Vidaio Studio as an evolving solution for professional-grade video workflows.
Users can already explore the platform at vidaio.io/studio, marking the first step in Vidaio’s broader push toward accessible, high-performance video tooling.
Chutes (SN64) Introduces – Sign in with Chutes: Eliminating Inference Costs for AI Developers
Chutes has launched Sign in with Chutes, a new authentication and billing model that allows users to power AI applications with their own compute credits. Developers can now build and scale AI products with zero inference costs, while users pay a single $3-20 monthly subscription across all the AI apps they use.
Using a standard OAuth flow, one token handles both authentication and billing, unlocking access to 60+ models without infrastructure or scaling concerns. The launch simplifies AI unit economics and removes one of the biggest barriers to shipping production AI applications.
404-GEN (SN17) Becomes Top 11 Finalist at Chroma Awards with Indie Game The Dream
404-GEN has built and shipped a complete game in just one month, developed by a two-person team, demonstrating how modern technology can dramatically accelerate production while maintaining a distinct and cohesive artistic vision.
The project, titled The Dream, was submitted to the inaugural Chroma Awards, a global competition focused on AI-powered film, music video, and game creation. From more than 6,500 entries, The Dream has been selected as a Top 11 finalist in the Games category.
Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 21 at 5 PM PT during the Chroma Awards livestream, marking a major milestone for the team and the broader creative community exploring new production paradigms.
TAO Market Update
Price: $228
Weekly result (7d): -20% to -23%
Ranking: #35-#55
Market Cap: $2.1B-$2.4B
24h Volume: $60M-$80M
Over the last 24 hours, TAO traded in approximately the $216-$233 range, reflecting elevated intraday volatility and active two-way participation. Despite this movement, the token continues to show a notable weekly pullback (~20%+), indicating sustained profit-taking and broader market pressure rather than a purely technical retracement.
Top Gainer Subnet: Tenex (SN67)
Tenex (Subnet 67) is a decentralized long-only margin trading protocol on the Bittensor network that lets users leverage their TAO tokens to take amplified long positions on other Bittensor subnet tokens.
It functions like a DeFi margin platform within Bittensor, prohibiting short selling to avoid sell pressure, and also rewards TAO liquidity providers with mining emissions and protocol fees.
Weekly change: +58.52%
Price: $2.0518
Market Cap: $7.18M
Volume (24h): $578.39K
