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Subnets & Startups

Lily Venice

Journalist and technical analyst

Lily Venice is a Brazilian journalist covering Bittensor subnets, startups and technical analysis. Her interest in technology shapes her reporting on emerging products, the teams building them and the market trends around TAO.

Lily Venice is Brazilian, 40, and travels the world as a digital nomad. She knows more about Bittensor than you might imagine.

Articles by Lily Venice

  1. IOTA wants Bittensor builders to bring the workload, not manage the machines

    Macrocosmos outlines an IOTA SDK for distributed training on Bittensor SN9. What developers would control, and what remains a preview.

  2. Bittensor buybacks: I like the burn. Show me the business.

    Lily Venice examines Bittensor subnet buybacks, Lium's revenue claims and Bitcast's dashboard, asking how burns should compete with reinvestment.

  3. Bittensor's Cascade puts forecasting AI within reach with Ephemeris

    Cascade SN91 brings six forecasting models into one API with Ephemeris, opening a practical route into time series AI for developers and agents.

  4. Bittensor SN46 dispute: Dan says Instant is leaving, Seby pushes ahead

    Two Instant accounts and conflicting plans for Bittensor SN46. Lily Venice follows the dispute, the real estate pivot and what it means for the TAO ecosystem.

  5. ORO changes the test for Bittensor shopping agents

    ORO's September 17 update replaces ShoppingBench with ORO Bench, giving SN15 agents shared qualifying tasks and separate checks for seven task families.

  6. Subnet Metrics separates Bittensor emission settings from observed TAO flows

    Subnet Metrics puts Bittensor's TAO emission switches beside observed network flows, with separate treatment of alpha rewards and historical coverage.

Focus

  • Bittensor subnets
  • Startups and emerging products
  • TAO technical analysis
  • Technology and decentralized AI

Primary sources

  • Official subnet documentation
  • Project repositories
  • Founder interviews and statements
  • Exchange market data
  • On-chain records

Editorial limits

  • Market scenarios carry uncertainty
  • Commercial relationships require disclosure
  • Reporting follows the Tao Outsider editorial policy

Recurring format

Daily news briefs of up to two paragraphs and a weekly long-form column.