Root Subnet

The root subnet is netuid 0 — the coordinating subnet at the centre of Bittensor. Staking to root delegates TAO to root validators, whose weights across the other subnets determine how emissions flow through the network.

Key points

• Root uses only TAO — there is no alpha token and no subnet-pool price risk.
• Root staking is the "safe" option, but root's share of total emissions decreases over time by design as subnets mature.
• Under Root Reborn, root dividends are handled through validator baskets and redeemed with a manual claim_root.

Related

• Staking in dTao
• Root Validator Baskets
• Emissions: Root vs. Alpha Stake