3 Leading Bittensor Subnets Attract Attention Amid 100% TAO Growth.

Bittensor has increased by over 100% in March 2026, from around $180 to over $330 as its subnet ecosystem expands.
The number of subnets in the decentralized AI protocol has risen from about 80 to over 120 in the past year. According to data from CoinGecko, the Bittensor Subnet category currently has a total market capitalization of over $1.4 billion.
Almost all tracked subnet tokens have reported positive monthly returns. Three subnets are drawing particular attention from industry giants.
In an appearance on the All-In podcast, NVIDIA’s CEO, Jensen Huang, mentioned the Covenant-72B model of this protocol. Subnet 3 (Templar) has trained the model in a completely decentralized and permissionless manner.

Meanwhile, Subnet Chutes (SN64) is also seeing record activity. Recently, the company achieved an all-time high revenue, reportedly reaching $22,000 per day.

Finally, Manifold Labs, the development team behind the Bittensor-based computing platform Targon, has partnered with Intel to release a technical report titled “Decentralized Computing on Untrusted Hardware Using Intel® TDX and Encrypted CVM.”
“The proposed system provides enhanced security guarantees, transparent cost structure, and democratized access to enterprise-grade secure computing capabilities, paving the way for a more open, secure, and equitable platform for the development of next-generation artificial intelligence,” the paper states.

Thus, the price surge of Bittensor in March reflects a network moving beyond the speculative stage. With NVIDIA’s CEO mentioning AI models, subnets generating real revenue, and the collaboration with Intel, the TAO ecosystem seems to be gaining recognition from institutions.