General

What is the Metagraph?

The metagraph is a tabular output of the data metrics associated to all subnets participants at any given moment in time. It can be accessed via the btcli s metagraph, but for easy sorting and organisation of the data, taostats displays this data for the community with some additionally calculated fields that are not in the CLI version.

Staking/Delegation

I have some tao. Which validator should I delegate it to?

Awesome - welcome to Bittensor. The Taostats: For Staking page has detailed information to help you decide which validator to stake with. There is no hold period for staking/unstaking.

Mining

How do I get started?

Here are some general ideas on how to get started mining. Taostats: For Miners describes important data characteristics you will want to track.

Mining is Subnet specific: You will want to learn about the Subnets,
Read the mining requirements for your subnet. Each github repository should have details with the hardware and software requirements.
Note the current and historical costs of registering a node on the subnet.
Start on a testnet (if possible);
Register for a neuron on mainnet.

Why did I get de-registered?

Mining in Bittensor is competitive - there are a limited number of slots available to mine on each subnet. If your miner falls to the bottom of the emission column in the metagraph of your subnet, it will be de-registered when a new neuron is registered. Taostats: For Miners shows how to read the metagraph to gauge the rank of your miner.

Tao

How do I buy tao?

The Tao Community exchange channel has an updated list of exchanges. The wallet channel contains information on wallets that support tao.

How is tao distributed?

Yuma Consensus is the consensus model used to distribute tao emissions. See the Tao Allocation page for a description of the emission and distribution mechanism.

Security

Is the data I send to a Bittensor secure? Can I send private information to a subnet?

Any data transmitted to Bittensor will pass through multiple servers, including a validator and a miner. There is no guarantee of data security, and you should use extreme caution in transmitting private or confidential information through the Bittensor network.