Bittensor surged nearly 20% over 24 hours as investor demand increased across the project’s decentralised artificial intelligence subnet ecosystem.
The rally followed a wave of attention surrounding the Templar Subnet after a viral social media post boosted interest in tokens linked to the network.
TAO traded around $284.75 during the move, climbing roughly 19% as investors bought the token to gain access to subnet tokens within the Bittensor ecosystem.
Several subnets connected to the project, including SN3 Templar, SN4 Targon and SN39 Basilica, ranked among the top daily gainers on crypto market trackers.
The surge also coincided with Templar’s announcement that it completed Covenant-72B, a decentralised training run for a 72-billion-parameter large language model.
The model was trained using roughly 1.1 trillion tokens through distributed computing across participants using standard internet connections rather than centralised clusters.
Crypto trader Michael van de Poppe said he sold part of his TAO holdings near $288 and rotated funds into other assets while maintaining significant exposure to AI-related crypto projects.
Analysts said continued activity within Bittensor’s subnet ecosystem and broader interest in the AI-crypto narrative could influence TAO’s price momentum in the coming weeks.
At the time of reporting, Bittensor price was $275.31.