The TAO Pod EP11: Bittensor TAO Bridges and The Massive Catalyst for Buying Pressure
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Nov 12, 2025 The hosts dive into how TAO bridges create buying pressure for subnet tokens, driving demand. They explore Bittensor as a groundbreaking digital free market and discuss the restrictions imposed by OpenAI on certain inquiries. A conversation on new economic power structures reveals the importance of education and questioning existing systems. The blurring of crypto and stocks is highlighted, alongside the potential democratization of opportunities through accessible TAO purchases. They also touch on economic incentives that foster open-source innovation and the future of AI computing.
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Bridges Create Hidden TAO Demand
- TAO bridges force buyers to acquire TAO whenever they buy subnet tokens, creating systemic buying pressure.
- Wider exchange access to subnets will multiply TAO demand as subnet interest scales.
Wrapping TAO For EVM Liquidity
- Latent Holdings builds VTOW and VirtualTAO to wrap/stake TAO for EVM chains and improve liquidity.
- That enables buying TAO from Base, Arbitrum, Solana and brings stablecoin liquidity into subnets.
Choose Audited Bridges, Not Quick Hacks
- Bridges must be audited and trusted to avoid hacks; many are currently hacked together.
- James stresses choosing open-sourced, audited bridging solutions like VTOW to protect liquidity.