Yuma, one of Bittensor’s largest contributors and the network’s third-largest validator, says the plan could introduce governance, regulatory and market structure risks that outweigh potential benefits.
Bittensor is reviewing a governance proposal called "Root Reborn" that would change how validators allocate capital across the network, but the plan is now facing sharper criticism from Yuma, one of the project’s largest contributors and its third-largest validator. Submitted by developer "unconst," the proposal remains under GitHub review and has not been implemented on mainnet. If adopted, it would allow validators to choose subnets and reinvest rewards into subnet assets instead of selling them for TAO, a shift that could alter reward flows and token-selling behavior within the ecosystem. Early feedback had already raised concerns around data processing and settlement if a subnet shuts down, which "unconst" said were fixed. Yuma’s new critique argues the redesign creates governance, regulatory and market structure risks that outweigh its potential benefits, adding a more substantive challenge as debate over the proposal broadens.