Subnet Deregistration Proposal

In August 2025, a proposal was raised to reinstitute Subnet Deregistration

Subnet Deregistration History

Before dTao (Feb 2025), there was a competition on subnet activity, The subnet with the lowest emissions could be de-registered when a new subnet registered.

When dTao was launched, de-registration was removed from the chain

Subnet current state

There are 128 subnets, but many are inactive, and the tao/alpha in these subnets is not being adequately utilized.

Proposal

In the August 12, 2025 OpenDev call, Const proposed adding deregistration again. For a subnet to be deregistered, it must be:

  1. Out of immunity
  2. ADR under 1.
  3. Lowest price

This will likely change over time, and will be voted on by the Senate before it is put into place.


Immunity

In the pre-dtao world, immunity was 7 days. Today, Subnets can not even start emission for the first 7 days. In the new proposal, subnets will be given adequate runway to get established and create a product. The initial take was 6 months of immunity.



Lowest price

The subnet with the lowest price would be the next to be deregistered.