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Bittensor runtime 469 changes tiny Root claims and failed-call fees
Finney runs runtime 469, with bounded dust handling for Root claims and weight refunds on selected failed staking calls. Here is who is affected.
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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.
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Yuma reports more than $200 million staked with its Bittensor validator
Yuma's September 14 update puts the reported dollar value of TAO and subnet tokens staked with its validator above $200 million.
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Bittensor runtime 467 lowers fee coefficients and revises Root claim charges
Runtime 467 halves two native fee coefficients, lowers the EVM base-fee setting and subsidizes Root claim work while retaining execution limits.
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Bittensor merges a fix for stalled Frontier block lookups
A Subtensor node change ends repeated lookups of unavailable history after warp sync, addressing a reported stall in Ethereum-compatible mapping.
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Bittensor Runtime 454 repairs Root claims and contract proxy stake transfers
Finney is running Bittensor Runtime 454, which narrows coldkey-wide Root claim accounting, handles minimum-unit basket redemptions and restores one contract proxy path.
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Bittensor's Red Queen: The Upside Below the Top 32
The Top 32 emission gate does not end the race. It may create Bittensor's most asymmetric subnet research opportunity below the line.
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Bittensor Runtime 452 is active on Finney while its release still says proposed
Finney is executing Bittensor Runtime 452, adding bounded Root basket failure handling and stricter EVM precompile call-frame checks.
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How Bittensor Rewired Subnet Emissions, Runtime 421 to 450
A source-bound investigation of Bittensor subnet emissions, the V440 gate, MinerBurned, Root Reborn, Conviction and beta pricing through Runtime 450.
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Talisman brings Bittensor Conviction locks into its wallet
Talisman v3.7 adds a wallet interface for creating, tracking and managing Bittensor Conviction locks without using the command line.
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Bittensor merges typed currency units into SDK work, still marked WIP
A merged Subtensor pull request starts carrying TAO, alpha and netuid type identity through runtime metadata and SDK tooling, but the work is still being iterated.
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SubnetRadar adds code evidence to Bittensor discovery
SubnetRadar's new CODE column scores public repository activity across Bittensor subnets. It is a discovery signal, not an official protocol ranking.
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Bittensor Conviction is now fully live for subnet ownership
Opentensor says Conviction is fully live for Bittensor subnets, turning locked alpha into a visible ownership and commitment signal.
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Root Reborn shipped in Bittensor Runtime 441, but the strategy gate remains
Root Reborn code is packaged in Bittensor Runtime 441. Validator-directed subnet baskets remain gated until governance enables root weights.
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Bittensor Spec 421 changed emissions again
Bittensor Spec 421 moved subnet emissions back toward price EMA logic, with root proportion and miner burn now shaping who earns.
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