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OfficialX4SN412h ago
Openτensor Foundaτion@opentensor

Targon's new GPU capacity is being booked by enterprise customers within a day, often under year-long contracts. On the latest Novelty Search, @TargonCompute explains how Subnet 4 is building a confidential AI cloud that protects models and data even on third-party hardware. The team also unveiled a public revenue dashboard, with bare-metal servers, virtual machines and AI-agent sandboxes already available, and more cloud services on the roadmap. Hosted by @const_reborn Full episode in the first comment

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Official4SN419h ago

Bittensor’s eTao & Gamma + SN4 Targon Revenue, Buybacks & Roadmap

Bittensor’s protocol is evolving—and Targon is opening up about its business. In Novelty Search #92, Const joins Rob and Matt from Targon in Austin, alongside Mark Jeffrey and Mogmachine, to explore eTAO, Gamma and greater flexibility for subnet economics. The conversation covers proposed changes to miner, validator and owner emissions, how Gamma could connect applications with compute and storage across Bittensor, and what these changes could unlock for builders. Then we dive into Targon: its new revenue dashboard, infrastructure roadmap, Targon Tower plans and the team’s approach to reinvestment and token buybacks. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome & joining Targon in Austin 02:05 AI hardware at home & supplying compute 03:18 Introducing eTAO 04:05 Protocol changes: flexible subnet emissions 07:36 Why change subnet economics? 10:21 Building apps with eTAO, Gamma & subnet services 25:12 Mogmachine on Gamma, margins & buy pressure 30:01 Does eTAO introduce another token? 31:01 Protocol questions & constraints 40:53 AI development & Bittensor’s network advantage 45:04 Targon updates & merch 46:48 Revenue dashboard & transparency 49:08 Miner requirements & managed compute supply 51:41 Targon’s roadmap: hosting, databases & Kubernetes 56:43 Targon Tower & home AI hardware 59:28 Buybacks versus reinvesting in growth 1:04:31 Token holders, profits & buyback commitments 1:07:40 Expanding on-demand GPU capacity 1:08:53 Closing thoughts Subscribe for more Novelty Search conversations with the people building on Bittensor. #Bittensor #Targon #NoveltySearch

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OfficialX4SN41d ago

Tune in later today for some big news on the future of Bittensor and subnet capital allocation. We have some surprises dropping soon so stay tuned 👀

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This Thursday on Novelty Search :: Subnet 4 :: @TargonCompute Targon is building a decentralized GPU cloud on Bittensor, providing on-demand compute for AI training and inference. Its confidential VMs use Intel and NVIDIA hardware security to protect sensitive models and data, even from the providers operating the servers. Live on Thursday :: 9PM UTC :: via Bittensor Discord Hosted by @const_reborn

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OfficialX4SN41d ago
Openτensor Foundaτion@opentensor

This Thursday on Novelty Search :: Subnet 4 :: @TargonCompute Targon is building a decentralized GPU cloud on Bittensor, providing on-demand compute for AI training and inference. Its confidential VMs use Intel and NVIDIA hardware security to protect sensitive models and data, even from the providers operating the servers. Live on Thursday :: 9PM UTC :: via Bittensor Discord Hosted by @const_reborn

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On-chainChild keys4SN43d ago

Validator TAO.app (5CoZ…bifj) scheduled a child-key change on 125 subnets

Validator hotkey 5CoZxgtfhcJKX2HmkwnsN18KbaT9aih9eF3b6qVPTgAUbifj announced new child keys on SN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5, SN6, SN7, SN8, SN9, SN10, SN11, SN12 and 113 more, applying at block 9,281,605 (~24h). Stake delegated to it there routes through its children after that.

ValidatorTAO.appSubnetsSN1, SN2, SN3, SN4, SN5, SN6, SN7, SN8, SN9, SN10, SN11, SN12, … (125 subnets)

Between blocks 9,274,365 and 9,274,433

On-chainChild keys4SN45d ago

Validator Firepool (5Deo…zD9Y) scheduled a child-key change on 68 subnets

Validator hotkey 5Deo9Q3SnZWNPSEPRTgapbyy6egKu2oaNSqD4RQHHJEuzD9Y announced new child keys on SN4, SN6, SN8, SN9, SN15, SN16, SN17, SN19, SN21, SN23, SN27, SN29 and 56 more, applying at block 9,269,281 (~24h). Stake delegated to it there routes through its children after that.

ValidatorFirepoolSubnetsSN4, SN6, SN8, SN9, SN15, SN16, SN17, SN19, SN21, SN23, SN27, SN29, … (68 subnets)

Between blocks 9,262,073 and 9,262,137

OfficialX4SN410d ago

Last week in Montreal, we sat down with a few of our fellow builders working to push the boundaries of permissionless intelligence on Bittensor. Innovation is happening rapidly, and we're proud to be shipping alongside such a talented group of passionate leaders. Thank you to everyone who joined us, we look forward to continue accelerating the growth and capabilities of decentralized AI.

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On-chainChild keys4SN413d ago

Validator Firepool (5Deo…zD9Y) scheduled a child-key change on 67 subnets

Validator hotkey 5Deo9Q3SnZWNPSEPRTgapbyy6egKu2oaNSqD4RQHHJEuzD9Y announced new child keys on SN4, SN5, SN6, SN8, SN9, SN10, SN13, SN14, SN16, SN18, SN20, SN21 and 55 more, applying at block 9,212,198 (~24h). Stake delegated to it there routes through its children after that.

ValidatorFirepoolSubnetsSN4, SN5, SN6, SN8, SN9, SN10, SN13, SN14, SN16, SN18, SN20, SN21, … (67 subnets)

Between blocks 9,204,985 and 9,205,045

OfficialX4SN417d ago

We're excited to share that Bare Metal and Sandboxes are now live on Targon.com Bare Metal → An entire physical machine dedicated to your organization → No hypervisor, no container runtime, no noisy neighbors → Full control of kernel, drivers and firmware-level GPU settings → Every operator is KYC-verified, keeping workloads secure without TVM Sandboxes → Short-lived, isolated Linux environments for development, testing, previews and agents → Provisioning to running within seconds → Browser terminal, graphical Linux desktop or SSH → Fork independent copies for parallel experiments and agent tasks → Publish a template from any setup worth repeating → Pause when idle to stop active compute billing, resume anytime The Targon team has been focused on expanding features and enhancing the Targon experience, and will continue rolling out new releases.

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How Targon SN4 Is Building Confidential AI Compute

This episode of Novelty Search welcomes Targon (Subnet 4) to explore the next evolution of decentralized AI infrastructure: confidential compute, verifiable execution, and permissionless cloud computing. Targon is building a confidential compute network on Bittensor that allows developers to deploy AI workloads inside hardware-backed Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), ensuring models, prompts, and data remain encrypted—even from the infrastructure operator. The conversation explores Intel TDX, remote attestation, virtual machines, the new Targon OS, and why confidential compute could become foundational infrastructure for the AI economy. Before the interview, Const covers the latest Bittensor protocol updates, including the Rust SDK and btCLI rewrite, multisig and Ledger support, the Subtensor monorepo migration, the latest emissions changes, and the launch of Conviction staking. The discussion then dives into how Targon evolved from decentralized inference into a permissionless confidential cloud, why ownership of compute matters, the challenges of modern AI infrastructure, and Targon’s long-term vision of enabling millions of independent compute providers around the world. Featuring: - Rob (Targon / SN4) * Const * Mark Jeffrey Links: * Targon: https://targon.com ( * Targon X: https://x.com/targon_ai * Targon GitHub: https://github.com/manifold-inc/targon * Targon Compute: https://compute.targon.com * Bittensor: https://bittensor.com * Bittensor Docs: https://bittensor.com/docs 00:00 Intro: Bittensor 4.3.1, Rust SDK, multisig & Conviction 12:09 Introducing Targon and the vision for confidential compute 17:18 Why confidential compute matters for AI 21:26 Trusted Execution Environments (Intel TDX) 25:38 Remote attestation and proving execution 31:10 Why ownership of compute matters 36:04 From inference subnet to confidential cloud 42:31 Targon OS and virtual machine architecture 48:57 Containers vs virtual machines 55:16 Memory encryption and protecting workloads

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