Revenue Search: Inside Bittensor

Conversation covers geopolitical risk, oil shocks, and how conflict can drive misinformation on social platforms. Deep dive into a decentralized semantic fact‑checking system that produces auditable evidence trails and bias scoring. Discussion of incentives that surface diverse sources, API integrations for agent tooling, and monetization ideas like paid calls, a personalized signal product, and prediction‑market mechanics.

A deep dive into a new private network and its premium VPN/proxy app built on decentralized routing. They unpack residential routing that evades detection and why that matters for crypto traders and streaming services. Discussion covers developer-facing proxy APIs, pricing and acquisition plans, and how app revenue ties back to subnet sustainability.

Marc (Numinous), founder of a forecasting subnet building agent-based leaderboards and Eversight, a research API for traders. He discusses LLM forecasting focused on geopolitics, sports and macro. Topics include how miners (agent code) produce forecasts, leaderboards and rewards, anti-copy measures, scaling to many events, and the Eversight product and API launch.

In this session Siam and Mark banter about experimenting with a Mac mini/“Claude bot” and runaway token costs before interviewing Gustave from Mentat Minds about their non-custodial way to allocate TAO into Bittensor subnets via themed index baskets (e.g., prediction/inference), a “Sum of Subnets” product, price-weighted entries with optional monthly rebalancing, and a 9% fee taken only from staking yield; they cover validator selection, user mix, roadmap (more verticals and curated third-party strategies), and address questions on licensing and fees, while the hosts share a portfolio philosophy favoring asymmetric, lower-price subnets near dereg floors and monitoring chain-buy flows for rotation.

Shak (Shaq) from Ridges, founder and lead of the Ridges subnet on BitTensor, joins to explain a full-stack partnership with Latent Holdings to speed shipping. They discuss keeping beta quality high, avoiding hype cycles, and the push for a polished viral launch. Also covered: subnet minting strategy, Astrid Bridge acquisition and incentive design, and network price-decay mechanics.

Felix, the founder of Tensorprox, dives into the revolutionary anti-DDoS solution that's shaking up the internet security landscape. He discusses how Tensorprox acts as a decentralized 'bouncer,' filtering out harmful traffic while ensuring legitimate requests get through effortlessly. With a low-cost fiat billing model and swift onboarding, Felix's service targets infrastructure providers and AI startups. He also reveals exciting plans for revenue allocation, including alpha buybacks and future app-layer security features, paving the way for a more resilient digital environment.

The hosts kick things off with travel tales and a PSA on wallet rumours. Yoav, Garrett, and Gyles unveil the revamped BitTensor wallet, designed for seamless onboarding with fiat/TAO toggles and easy staking. They showcase the app’s user-friendly features, like Coinbase Pay integration and secure biometric authentication. Discussion shifts to the potential of subnet profiles and self-management to drive liquidity. The need for institutional support is also highlighted, alongside plans for a community-driven growth strategy and advanced features for power users.

The hosts dive into a candid update on TAO and then chat with Akshat about Dippy's AI-friend app, boasting 8.6M users. Dippy is rolling out a tap-to-video feature and pivoting towards an image inference studio with plans to handle 100% of media through a self-serve API. The partnership with Bittensor enables advanced text processing, while a vision for interactive generative worlds hints at future gaming possibilities. Akshat also shares insights on moderation, user demographics, and the company's strategy for retention and revenue.

Max Sebty, the founder of Score, dives into the innovative world of computer vision beyond sports. He details a new incentive mechanism using VLMs to enhance performance metrics through twin-track competitions. The conversation touches on Score's evolution, featuring insights from cricket strategist Nathan Leamon on integrating AI into sports analytics. Max reveals Score's expansion into various fields like retail and car washes, and the exciting launch of 'Vision GPT' for automated video analysis. Notably, he shares Score's first recurring five-figure invoice, highlighting real commercial success.

In this chat, Greg 'Rizzo' reveals his role as an experienced BitTensor validator and subnet founder. He discusses an exciting partnership with Talisman to create an AI-powered smart wallet, allowing miners to gather sentiment signals and users to set automated trading triggers. Rizzo also introduces a community-driven Digital Asset Treasury aimed at providing liquidity solutions and easing sell pressure, while leveraging the expertise of a recruited advisory group dubbed the 'BitTensor Avengers' for strategic guidance.