Key Highlights

• The decentralized AI network Bittensor is making significant progress, described as “hitting escape velocity” by Yuma, an AI-focused e-commerce platform.
• Rapid infrastructure development features 128 subnets integrated into operations from fraud detection to device AI solutions.
• Major custody service providers like BitGo, Copper, and Crypto.com are part of this movement, indicating robust institutional interest.

Overview

According to Yuma’s recent report, which examines the initial half of 2025, 77% of consumers favor decentralized AI over traditional systems controlled by big tech, as reflected in a Harris Poll conducted by Digital Currency Group, Yuma’s parent company. Nearly half of the surveyed users are already leveraging open-source AI tools.

Bittensor aims to offer a decentralized, blockchain-integrated marketplace for machine learning solutions, addressing the dominance of tech giants over data ownership essential for AI technologies.

Yuma’s metrics exhibit impressive growth: a 50% increase in subnets, 16% rise in miners, and a 28% boost in wallets with non-zero balances. The TAO token has ascended by 21.5%, with the market cap nearing $4 billion as of July, while subnet tokens approach a total of $800 million.

Barry Silbert stated that Bittensor is revolutionizing AI development and distribution, with plans for expanding Yuma Asset Management to offer investors opportunities within this evolving ecosystem.

“It’s already underway,” Silbert emphasized, highlighting a transition from theoretical adoption to practical implementation.