Bittensor targets full decentralization in about 18 months, co-founder says

Core protocol upgrades remain under team leadership to preserve development speed in AI’s early stage, while token distribution, network ownership and ecosystem access are already decentralized.

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35d ago

Fact Check

Multiple independent reports (PANews, BlockBeats, Phemex, KuCoin, Wu Blockchain) all attribute to Bittensor co-founder const a roadmap targeting full decentralization within about 18 months. They consistently state that core protocol/economic-incentive upgrades remain under team leadership to preserve development speed in AI's early stage (explicitly analogized to Bitcoin's early Satoshi-led phase), while token distribution (no premine, 5+ years live), network ownership, and permissionless ecosystem access (128 subnets, 20+ validator teams) are already decentralized. This precisely matches the claim. The original X statement from @const_reborn is cited as the primary source by the news coverage.

Summary

Bittensor still keeps core protocol upgrades under team leadership to preserve innovation speed in AI’s early stage, while token distribution, network ownership and ecosystem access are already decentralized, co-founder Const said. He said the network has operated for more than five years without a premine and now includes 128 subnet teams and more than 20 core validator teams. Planned changes previously outlined include restoring validator competition, opening two-way liquidity pool investment, introducing a conviction mechanism for Alpha token holder voting, and refining TaoFlow, derivatives and issuance allocation algorithms. Full decentralization is being targeted in about 18 months.

Terms & Concepts

premine: Tokens created before public launch or public distribution.
validator: A network participant that helps verify activity and support protocol operations.
liquidity pool: A pool of tokens used to facilitate trading, swaps, or other market activity.