July 27, 2026·Neutral·tokenomics

Bittensor Chain Updates Twice, Alters TAO Distribution

The Bittensor chain underwent two updates today, implementing spec change 440, which renames 'emission' to 'demand' and modifies how TAO tokens are distributed to subnets.

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For those in the know - the Bittensor chain updated twice today. Spec change 440 changes the way tao is distributed to subnets: What was 'emission' yesterday is now called 'demand', and it is run through a gate function to determine subnet emission: handy dandy explainer: