Bittensor's proposed Gamma credits would burn tokens when customers top up, before a service bills them.
Each subnet, a specialized network within Bittensor, has its own token called alpha. Customers could use TAO to buy and burn that alpha, or burn alpha they already have staked, in exchange for dollar-valued service credits for that subnet. The alpha would already be gone even if the credits sat unspent.
The service then deducts credits from the balance to bill the customer. The guide describes billing ahead of the work; the chain does not verify delivery. Each deduction destroys credits and pays no TAO or alpha to the service's designated spender. The customer is using up a prepaid balance, not triggering another alpha burn with each bill.
Sources: Bittensor's Gamma guide and Release 487 page, checked November 11, 2026.
https://www.bittensor.com/docs/guides/gamma
https://www.bittensor.com/releases/v487-upgrade
#Bittensor #TAO
Each subnet, a specialized network within Bittensor, has its own token called alpha. Customers could use TAO to buy and burn that alpha, or burn alpha they already have staked, in exchange for dollar-valued service credits for that subnet. The alpha would already be gone even if the credits sat unspent.
The service then deducts credits from the balance to bill the customer. The guide describes billing ahead of the work; the chain does not verify delivery. Each deduction destroys credits and pays no TAO or alpha to the service's designated spender. The customer is using up a prepaid balance, not triggering another alpha burn with each bill.
Sources: Bittensor's Gamma guide and Release 487 page, checked November 11, 2026.
https://www.bittensor.com/docs/guides/gamma
https://www.bittensor.com/releases/v487-upgrade
#Bittensor #TAO