TAO Price Alert: Grayscale and Bitwise Circle With Bittensor ETF Filings While Polychain Goes All In

The AI crypto narrative has been running hot, and Bittensor is definitely the leader in this sector. The decentralized AI network’s native token, TAO, sits at $307 after a 63 percent run over 30 days. Market cap hovers around $3.3 billion. Trading volume sits at $270 million, up 122 percent month over month.

AI analytics account aixbt broke down the numbers on X. The big story, according to aixbt, is Polychain dropping over $200 million into this. That is not a small allocation. That is conviction capital from one of the smartest funds in crypto.

On top of that, Grayscale and Bitwise both have pending spot ETF filings for TAO. If those get approved, you are looking at a completely different liquidity profile.

Ecosystem Growth

Volume spiked to $486 million on April 1, which was 168 percent above the daily average. Aixbt noted that kind of action does not happen in a vacuum. Something is building here.

On the ecosystem side, Targon Compute just opened access to consumer GPUs for the Bittensor network. More compute means more utility, which means a stronger network effect. The subnet ecosystem saw a net increase of 2.5 million TAO staked over 7 days, with 3 million staked and only 484,000 unstaked. People are locking tokens at a 40 percent staking APY, which tells you holder conviction is real.

Subnet creation cost is now $200,000 worth of TAO. A higher barrier means quality control. It keeps the garbage out.

TAO Price Action and the Chamath Overhang

Price range over the last 24 hours: $304 to $315. TAO is up 2 percent on the day and 10.81 percent over 14 days. The token is still down 60 percent from its all‑time high of $776 hit back in April 2024, so there is room if the narrative holds.

Aixbt pointed out that the decentralized AI play is real. Fixed supply of 21 million tokens. A halving schedule like Bitcoin. A subnet architecture that allows specialized AI services to compete and get rewarded. The tokenomics are designed for scarcity.

But here is what you need to watch. Chamath is reportedly dumping size. Large distributions from high‑profile holders create overhang and can cap upside or trigger pullbacks. That does not mean the thesis is broken, but it is supply hitting the market at a time when momentum is building.

Read also: Indicator That Called Bittensor (TAO) Rally Now Says “Sell”: Here’s The Outlook

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