Bittornado subnet mines root network for recursive self-improvement; 88 Root tops validators
const_reborn · x · 2026-10-20
A poster highlights a subnet mining Bittensor's root network for recursive self-improvement. The quoted post from Investing88ai gives the TL;DR: 88 Root is clearly outperforming.
Root Reborn began active weight setting on Aug 27, followed by active rebalancing. Using lifetime performance data from @Taostats, a chart of 88 Root alongside major root validators puts 88 Root on top. For context: 88 Root started as an sn88 validator on Aug 16 and only became a root validator across all 128 subnets on Sep 3 — its interim performance data is mostly noise from a single subnet. The author expects continued outperformance, though tight guardrails on active rebalancing leave limited short-term headroom.
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