I just saw that Jason Calacanis, that Silicon Valley investor we all know from the tech podcast world, has once again made a pretty bullish comment about Bittensor. This time it was on his All-In Podcast recently, on April 11th, and things are getting interesting.

The guy is recommending everyone take a look at Ridges AI, which is a subnetwork of Bittensor (SN62). Basically, it's an AI assistant platform for coding that operates in a decentralized and open-source manner. Anyone can contribute, even anonymously. No typical hierarchical structures.

What caught my attention is what Calacanis is saying about the results. According to him, in just 45 days, this project reached 80% of Claude 4's performance, and all of this with only around 1 million dollars in TAO rewards. I mean, compare that to what it costs to train an AI model of that quality in the traditional world. It’s pretty crazy.

This kind of discourse on his tech podcast reflects something Calacanis has been hammering lately: that decentralization, open source, and Bittensor’s incentive mechanisms enable a speed of innovation that the traditional system simply cannot match. It’s not the first time we’ve seen him talk like this. Not long ago, he posted on social media “TAO>BTC,” so he clearly has a very strong stance on the matter.

Calacanis isn’t just any investor. He invested early in Uber, Robinhood, Calm, and other unicorns. He’s a guy who knows where the money is. Plus, he founded Stillcore Capital, a fund specifically focused on subnetworks within the Bittensor ecosystem. So when he speaks on his podcast, he’s not throwing around speculation. He has skin in the game and has bet heavily on TAO.