Bittensor Weekly Recap: September 15, 2025

Big Events in the Ecosystem

OpenTensor - Mainnet Upgrade

What’s new:

• Child hotkey incentive update: better alignment for nested/derivative keys participating in network activity.
• Auto-staking for miner rewards: compounding rewards by default to streamline miner operations and reduce manual overhead.

TaoStats - “doug” Agent for Subnet Intelligence

Launch of doug, an agent that surfaces detailed subnet insights, developer activity, and network health signals.

Subnet Updates

VoidAI (SN106)

Milestone: Mainnet subnet now live with incentives for alpha liquidity on Raydium Protocol—a strong step for adoption and market depth.

Ridges (SN62)

Update: New incentive mechanism rolled out. Agents scheduled for benchmarking (SWE‑Bench, Polyglot) starting Monday—clear emphasis on technical validation.

Zeus (SN18)

Signal:@dsvfund confirmed a \$100k OTC allocation into the Zeus alpha token, indicating external confidence.

Score (SN44)

Launch: First sub‑subnet focused on a neural architecture competition measuring how position & movement patterns drive outcomes. Their agent @sire_agent also launched as a mini‑app on @baseapp.

ReadyAI (SN33)

Release:TAO Agent 2.0 Terminal, the subnet’s first token‑gated product.

Vidaio (SN85)

Announcement:Enterprise Track, an invite‑only trust layer designed to unlock enterprise revenue.

Macrocosmos (SN13)

Update: Major UX/UI upgrades to Gravity plus new feature releases.

Bitcast (SN93)

Roadmap: Preparing a no‑code creator portal to broaden subnet accessibility.

Chutes (SN64)

Change:Updated pricing model to optimize subnet economics.

Sportstensor (SN41)

Build: Developing a computer vision stack designed for all sports applications.

TatsuEcosystem (SN84)

Progress:ChipForge moved onto testnet, advancing readiness.

Omega Labs (SN21 & SN24)

Share: Published a dual‑subnet roadmap outlining near‑term development.

Playinfgames (SN6)

Update:@aion5100 launched a new website, showcasing an expanded vision for their agent.

Candles (SN31)

Preview: Sneak peek of an upcoming website redesign.

$TAO Market Update

• Price (end of week):$339.48
• Weekly change:+0.18%

The price of TAO was very stable this week and did not change significantly in either direction.

Top‑Gaining Subnet: Sportstensor (SN41)

Weekly change:+175.71%What they do: A decentralized platform enabling AI developers to build and deploy sports outcome prediction models.

New Subnets This Week

SN35 LogicNet → Cartha (@0x_Markets)

The future of trading is decentralized. We bring the world’s most powerful financial markets to everyone.

SN80 AI Factory → TaoQuant (@taoquant)

A decentralized Bittensor fund where miners compete with investment strategies across subnets.