According to the first “Status” report from Yuma, an AI-powered e-commerce platform, both sections of the distributed artificial intelligence network are “escaping speeds,” accelerating the growth of access to subnets, wallets and facilities.
A report covering the first half of 2025 now says 77% of consumers say decentralized AI is more beneficial than large-scale technological control systems, according to a Harris poll commissioned by the Digital Currency Group, Yuma's parent. Almost half of respondents already use open source AI tools.
Bittensor is a decentralized, blockchain-based network aimed at creating peer-to-peer marketplaces for machine learning. The explosion in AI use over the past few years has spurred many native blockchain projects, exploring how decentralization can prevent decentralization from controlling ownership of the huge datasets that power technology.
Against this backdrop, Bittensor's infrastructure is expanding rapidly, with 128 subnets currently live, covering use cases ranging from fraud detection to AI on devices, Yuma reports.
For example, Yanez's MIID subnet generates synthetic identities in the stress-testing financial compliance system. Natix's StreetVision CrowdSours will fit city video data from 250,000 drivers to improve maps and autonomous navigation. Flock's “Flock Off” subnet uses federal learning to develop lightweight language models that run directly on devices, keeping data private while scaling community contributions.
Chests such as BITGO, Copper, and Crypto.com have also participated through Yuma's validators, showing some degree of institutional interest and laying the foundation for the long-term growth of Bitenser, the report says.
Metrics enhance your expansion. In the second quarter, the network recorded 50% subnet growth, 16% miner growth, and a 28% increase in non-zero wallets. Stead Tao rose 21.5% while the token's market capitalization approached $4 billion by July. Subnet tokens have come close to $800 million collectively.
Barry Silvert, founder and CEO of Yuma, said that Bitenser is “changering the way AI is building and distributed,” adding that Yuma is preparing to introduce Yuma asset management to help investors gain exposure to the ecosystem.
With distributed intelligence that moves from niche experiments to working infrastructure, Yuma argues that adoption is no longer theoretical.
“It's already underway,” Silvert said.
