A new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managers

TechA new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managersRoot Reborn would have TAO validators pick which subnets to back and reinvest yield into, rather than constantly selling subnet tokens to pay stakers. It is a code proposal in review, not a live change.By Shaurya Malwa|Edited by Aoyon AshrafUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 1:11 p.m. Published Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowA new Bittensor proposal called Root Reborn would overhaul how yield is paid to TAO stakers by turning validators into active allocators of capital across AI subnets.Instead of automatically selling subnet tokens for TAO each block, validators would reinvest rewards into selected subnets, creating compounding baskets that stakers can still cash out to TAO at any time.The code, currently submitted for a test network on GitHub, has already undergone an automated review that flagged two serious issues the author says are now fixed, with further cleanup planned before any mainnet release.A new proposal for Bittensor, the decentralized AI network behind the TAO token, would change how the network pays its validators and turn them into something closer to fund managers.Bittensor is built from dozens of subnets, each a marketplace for a different AI task, with its own token. TAO is the network's main token. Users earn yield by staking TAO to validators on the root, the layer considered the network's safest place to park capital.The new proposal changes how yield is paid. Right now, the system funds it by selling the rewards owed to root stakers and automatically swapping out subnet tokens for TAO. That means the network is constantly selling the very tokens its subnets are built on, which drives down their prices.The proposal, called Root Reborn and submitted by developer 'unconst,' flips that. Instead of selling everything, each validator would choose a set of…

A new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managers

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