Bittensor Weekly Recap – 8 December 2025: News, Top Gainer, TAO.

Big Events in the Bittensor Ecosystem

TAO halving next week

Bittensor is set for its first halving event on December 14, marking the end of its inaugural 4 year cycle. This pivotal event will halve the daily issuance of TAO token from 7,200 to 3,600.

Bitcoin’s history shows that reduced supply can enhance network value despite smaller rewards, as its network security and market value have strengthened through four successive halvings […] Similarly, Bittensor’s first halving marks a key milestone in the network’s maturation as it progresses toward its 21 million token supply cap.

– said Grayscale Research Analyst Will Ogden Moore.

Taostats Launches Legacy Subnet Sales and OTC Desk

Analytics platform Taostats has released two legacy Bittensor subnets for sale, each bundled with substantial owner alpha and long-built liquidity, marking a notable expansion of on-chain subnet markets. Alongside the listings, Taostats also launched the first native smart-contract–powered OTC desk for Bittensor, enabling users to list and request alpha using TAO. Additional features are expected soon as the new marketplace infrastructure rolls out.

Subnet Updates

Apex (SN1) Evolution Goes Live

Apex has officially launched its next evolution, unveiling a new competition format and a bold winner-takes-all mechanism designed to push optimisation performance to the edge. The team introduced a redesigned dashboard and website showcasing their upgraded framework, while Macrocosmos highlighted that SN1 is now live, focusing on algorithmic and agentic optimisation. The first challenge – matrix compression – targets improvements in forward and backward neural activations, rewarding the single miner who delivers the greatest efficiency gains. With Apex SN1 stepping into a $200bn+ market, the project aims to disrupt the space by outsourcing innovation directly to Bittensor’s global network of miners.

Chutes (SN64) Teases Major TEE Security Upgrade Coming Next Week

Chutes has begun teasing what they call the most significant upgrade in the subnet’s history, hinting at a forthcoming enhancement centered on Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology. The team emphasized the importance of data privacy and secure computation, urging users who care about who sees their data to pay close attention ahead of next week’s reveal. With expectations rising, the announcement signals a pivotal step for SN64 as it strengthens its security model and prepares for a more privacy-preserving future.

Metanova (SN68) Signs MOU With Yalotein, Advancing Nanobody R&D & Decentralized Therapeutics

Metanova has entered a major strategic phase with the signing of an MOU with Shanghai-based biotech firm Yalotein, marking a transformative step into biological therapeutics and expanding beyond virtual small-molecule screening. The collaboration unlocks a powerful new modality for NOVA – nanobodies, a cutting-edge class of biological drugs – and bridges the gap between AI-driven predictions and real-world validation. As part of the agreement, Yalotein will advance 50 nanobody candidates identified by NOVA into in-vitro testing, effectively turning SN68 into the starting point of a tangible, decentralized drug-discovery pipeline.

With Yalotein’s expertise in AI-accelerated macromolecular therapeutics, this partnership represents a critical inflection point for Metanova, bringing its vision of a multi-modal, decentralized R&D ecosystem closer to reality.

Synthdata (SN50) Achieves 93% Miner Adoption for 1,000-Path Predictive Upgrade

Synthdata has rapidly reached a major milestone, with over 93% of miners now submitting correctly formatted 1,000-path predictions every three minutes across BTC, ETH, XAU, and SOL. The successful rollout of the HFT prompt upgrade dramatically enhances the subnet’s predictive granularity, delivering higher-resolution signals and more reliable trading insights. By accelerating feedback loops and improving data quality, SN50 is sharpening its competitive edge and reinforcing its role as a high-performance forecasting engine within the Bittensor ecosystem.

Tenex (SN67) Launches Permissionless Protocol Buyback After Hitting 50 TAO Threshold

Tenex has activated its first protocol buyback, triggered after the pool successfully accumulated 50 TAO. The mechanism executes a market purchase of Tenex Alpha, followed by a 100% token burn using the protocol’s precompile burn function – permanently removing all bought-back tokens from circulation. In a fully permissionless design, any user can initiate both the buyback and the burn directly from the Tenexium dashboard, marking a significant step in decentralized execution and long-term value alignment for the subnet.

Agent Builder (SN80) Rolls Out New API Docs, Refreshed UI/UX, and Enhanced Scoring System

Agent Builder has launched a comprehensive upgrade aimed at improving both developer experience and miner performance. The update includes a fully redesigned UI/UX, offering faster and cleaner navigation, alongside the release of complete API documentation to streamline integrations and development workflows. On the mining side, SN80 introduced a refined scoring model based on EPM (Edges Per Minute) and Perf (Performance Score), each weighted equally through L1 normalization, with real-time weight tracking now live on the dashboard. The system also features EMA smoothing to reduce noise, stabilizing miner scores within about 30 minutes. With independent validator code and LLM-as-a-Judge scoring on the way, SN80 continues to expand its toolkit for miners, builders, and cross-subnet developers.

TAO Market Update

Price: $291.55
Weekly result (7d): –9%
Ranking: #32
Market Cap: $3.04B
24h Volume: $179,81M

Over the last 24 hours, TAO traded in approximately the $275-$292 range, reflecting active trading and two-way interest. Despite this, the token has seen a moderate weekly pullback (~9%), suggesting some profit-taking or broader market pressure.

Top Gainer Subnet: Tiger ALPHA SN107

ALPHA is a TAO subnet delivering real-time, verifiable crypto market data through decentralized AI research agents. Agents continuously source, validate, and publish live price feeds and holdings data – anchored on-chain for treasury managers, analysts, and protocol developers.

Weekly change: +44.26%

Price: $1.34

Market Cap: $2.83M

Volume (24h): $219.56K