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I had zero TAO beginning of this year but it caught my eye and I needed somewhere to move my AVAX bags to. I started accumulating in March of 26 and my conviction grew as AI was dominating. I started in root but as time went on I was researching and expanding to subnets through due diligence and advice on this sub. I am now split 60/40 root/ subnet and I think I've finally become comfortable with my holdings and ready to let it ride.

I have 20 TAO split with my main subnet holdings in Minos, Albedo, Zipcode, Nova and Score. Smaller holdings include Affine, Trishool, Nodexo and Bitsec.

I will continue to hold these, rotate half of my earnings to root if they climb 20-30% and possibly buy back in at lower prices if they continue to show promise.

This one just feels like a winner, it feels like the one that will go the distance and I am happy to be here with you guys

I've been trying to wrap my head around the "right" way to hold TAO and honestly the more I read, the more I feel like there are 3 completely different games happening here.

1. Hold TAO and do nothing

2. Stake root and chill

3. Start messing with subnets / alpha / validators / rotations and suddenly this becomes a part-time job

Root feels like the obvious “don’t be stupid” option. Lower mental load, less drama, easier to explain to yourself.

But then every time I look at subnets, it feels like that’s where the actual Bittensor experiment is happening. Like if you believe TAO is not just another AI coin, the subnets are kind of the whole point? Different markets, different teams, different incentives, different upside/risk.

The problem is I don’t know how normal people are supposed to do this sanely.

Every subnet has its own story. APY changes. Alpha price moves. Validators matter. Some subnets look serious. Some look like they’re running on pure vibes. You can be “earning” and still be down in TAO terms. And if you’re not watching it, you can basically convince yourself you’re being passive while actually taking active risk.

I saw people mention TaoStats/manual, Mentat, staking, Trusted Stake etc, but I’m still trying to understand the actual philosophy more than the tool.

Like are people here doing:

• 100% root and ignoring subnets?

• small subnet basket with 10–20% of TAO?

• rotating manually based on emissions/APY?

• picking 2–3 subnets they actually believe in?

• using managed/index-type stuff because they don’t want to babysit it?

• or just accepting that subnet exposure is not meant to be passive?

My current feeling is root = safer base layer, subnets = higher variance bets, and managed baskets/indexes might make sense only if you accept they reduce complexity, not risk.

Curious how people here actually allocate, especially if you’re not a full-time Bittensor nerd.

If you had 10 TAO, 50 TAO, 100+ TAO, what % would you keep in root vs subnets?

*Obviously this is all speculation*

Seven Bittensor subnets are going to be listed on Kraken.

The way this impacts Bittensor Tao is highly underrated and something that I didn’t see coming before.

If someone purchases Chutes or Targon etc. on Kraken, they indirectly bought Tao.

Example: User buys $100 worth of Chutes -> Kraken buys $100 worth of Tao -> Converts it to alpha and buys Chutes

These subnets are worth anywhere from .75 cents to $16 per share. That will draw all the retail investors that think Bittensor Tao is too expensive.

Each subnet will be easily available to purchase on their own and it pumps the price of Bittensor and the price of the subnet.

If someone just wants to invest in one of the subnets and not Tao or has no idea about Tao, they can easily do it and it benefits the whole ecosystem.

More subnets over time will be listed and more exchanges over time will be listing the same subnets. Imagine a day there are 50-128 subnets listed all being purchased on exchanges easily.

It removes the complication of downloading wallets and staking. It is possibly the biggest price catalyst news of this year.

Which limit sell settings would be optimal for TAO as well as FET, RENDER and such coins with high expectations? My current plan (starting price €180) is this:

• Sell 20% at 5x
• Sell 20% at 10x
• Sell 20% at 20x, 40x, 80x, 160x...

Initially I planned a more aggressive approach because I'm willing to take risk and wait for long periods because I don't want to have all my capital spent if it actually reaches the "new bitcoin" levels. But right now I believe I should sell at least something and not expect too much; noticeable amount of capital would be still left in the moonshot scenario even with a less aggressive stance. It's hard to make conclusions when predictions for year 2050 can vary anywhere from €1500 to €150000.

Share some of your limit sell settings if you wish :)

Hi Bittensor Fam. TAO coin was yesterday listed on Yellow Pro. a new exchange, a broker type trading platform powered by Yellow Network (AI Agent Infrastructure commerce provider).

If you want to know more about Yellow: Yellow dot com

This is a very unique feature of Bittensor. Making quality investments can increase your share without spending another dollar.

I don’t recommend doing what I did, I went from 10% to 95% staked into subnets. But if you do research, follow X accounts of subnets, and keep up with daily updates you can make informed decisions.

i was going to post the original article, whence I saw it was locked behind a corporate paywall (you need a company to access the article), so I can only provide with a low-quality article, however if interested here is the full in-depth article: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/hedge-fund-eyes-20m-fundraise-in-ai-crypto-push-9991b6d1 (you need a company-based subscription to access reading it)

TL;DR - DSV, a hedge fund focused on the machine learning Bittensor network, is turning to private investors for fresh backing, up to 20-25 million $$$

I currently have about $4 worth of $TAO on the subtensor network, and I can't sell. It's like the bridge site isn't working. What do I do?