What role does Stillcore play in the Bittensor ecosystem?
Stillcore is a U.S.-based, open-end, evergreen fund offered under Rule 506(c) that participates actively in the Bittensor network. The fund acquires and stakes TAO and backs emerging decentralized AI startups through subnets. By pairing technical and financial resources, Stillcore supports the growth and integrity of decentralized AI infrastructure.
How is Stillcore different from holding TAO directly?
Holding TAO is passive. Stillcore manages its participation actively: it allocates capital to promising subnets, stakes for protocol yield and supports critical infrastructure, and investors hold it with no wallets, custody or staking to manage. The aim is long-term capital appreciation through deep engagement with the protocol's evolution and governance.
How is a Bittensor fund different from a Bittensor ETF or trust?
Exchange-traded products and trusts that hold TAO give passive exposure to the token, where they are available. Stillcore is an actively managed fund: we hold TAO as the reserve asset and also back individual subnets, including through private, over-the-counter deals with founders that are not available on an exchange.
Who are Stillcore’s service providers?
The fund runs on institutional rails. BitGo provides custody and OTC trading, FalconX provides subnet custody and staking, and Kraken is a backup custodian. NAV Consulting is the fund administrator, Cohen & Co audits the fund and prepares its tax filings, and Horizons Law is fund counsel. The offering documents describe each provider’s role.
How are investor assets held?
The fund’s TAO and subnet tokens are held with institutional custodians, not in a partner’s personal wallet, and the administrator, not the manager, keeps the fund’s books and investor records. Investors hold an interest in the fund, so there are no wallets or keys to manage.
Who can invest in the fund?
Interests in the fund are offered only to verified accredited investors, and only through the fund's confidential offering documents. Open the fund overview or book a call to start.
What are subnets, and why do they matter to Stillcore's strategy?
Subnets are specialized markets within the Bittensor network. In each one, AI models compete to provide a specific service, such as inference, search or data processing, and the network rewards the best work. Stillcore tracks promising subnets as they emerge and contributes to their growth where it is technically and strategically aligned. How subnets work.
How is Stillcore governed and managed?
Stillcore operates as an open-end, evergreen fund under Rule 506(c), managed by partners with experience across finance, blockchain and artificial intelligence. The structure sets clear operational responsibilities, and investment decisions draw on performance analytics, subnet engagement and developments in the Bittensor protocol.