Garrett and Keith discuss the actions taken to eliminate MEV from the Bittensor ecosystem, and discuss subnet culture as it applies to governance.

Chapters

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:31 Death of MEV
• 6:09 Subset Governance
• 37:24 Subnet Community
• 51:54 Maturity of the Investment Landscape

Your favorite root vegetable and point object discuss MEV in a post-MEV-Shield world. They also go over Alpha burn and its implications.

Takeaways

• MEVShield enhances security against MEV attacks
• Tactics used by MEV attackers
• Defense against MEV bots
• Alpha burning overview

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and MevShield
• 00:44 MEV Shield on TAO.com app, MEV overview
• 4:02 State of MEV today in Bittensor
• 10:58 Trading against MEV bots
• 22:44 Defending against MEV
• 29:36 Alpha Burn
• 39:05 Recycling vs. Burning
• 51:21 Emission Split and Subnet Owner's Alpha

In this episode, Garrett and Keith delve into the intricacies of subnet deregistration and the impact of the SubnetMovingAlpha on the Bittensor ecosystem. As they look back on 2025 and into 2026, they explore the challenges and opportunities within the network, discussing the balance between emissions and subnet performance, as well as subnet limits.

Garrett and Keith tackle the topic of MEV and the recent upgrade to Bittensor that solves it. The conversation dives into the future of Bittensor in 2026, including chain decentralization, governance, and more.

Takeaways

• MEV and Anti-MEV
• Chain Decentralization and Governance
• Community Engagement and Collaboration

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Holiday Greetings
• 01:56 Understanding MEV
• 05:10 The Anti-MEV solution
• 18:46 Bittensor in 2026: Chain Decentralization
• 29:54 The Future of Governance in Bittensor
• 37:32 Bittensor Aspirations for 2026
• 44:33 Community Engagement in Bittensor

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In this inaugural episode of the new podcast series by TAO.com, Garrett and Keith discuss the recent Bittensor Halving, Tao Flow, the Growth of Bittensor, and a look at the new TAO.com wallet app.