Exploit Summit Montreal recap: Gamma tokens, iota SDK, $12M run rate for Targon
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-29
A recap of Exploit Summit in Montreal centered on the Bittensor / decentralized AI ecosystem:
- Jacob Steeves outlined Gamma tokens, a proposal letting subnets buy services from each other using part of their emissions.
- Macrocosmos announced the iota SDK and Liquid Compute platform for training AI across distributed machines.
- Metanova Labs said candidates from its Bittensor competitions reached lab synthesis after further processing, with an ADME models competition planned.
- Targon Compute reported 27,000+ confidential workloads deployed this year and a $12M run rate.
- Dendrite covered how miners game incentive mechanisms, arguing for transparent scoring and ground truths miners can't control.
- KubeTEE centered its approach on verifiable attestation.
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