Bittensor's $TAO token follows Bitcoin's playbook—emissions halve every 4 years. But here's what makes the ecosystem interesting: it's not just TAO with this design.

Each subnet within Bittensor has its own alpha token, and they all operate under the same halving schedule. It's a carefully structured supply model:

$TAO: 21 million maximum supply
$BTC: 21 million maximum supply
Subnet tokens: 21 million maximum supply across the board

That symmetry isn't accidental. It mirrors Bitcoin's scarcity principle but distributes it across an entire ecosystem of specialized networks. Essentially, Bittensor built a multi-layer tokenomics framework where controlled supply isn't just a single token's feature—it's embedded into the architecture itself. Every piece of the network operates under the same economic constraints, creating alignment at scale.