This is for real, $TAO perpetual straight up—pushing to about 327.31, about +7.44% in 24 hours. Open around 304.64, high around 341.3, low around 304.14, with成交 (trading) of about 316 million U, and open interest about 102 million U.

Not a random pump: In just two more days, the Exploit Summit will kick off in Montreal (9/28-29). The official announcement explicitly calls out a showdown for decentralized AI. TAO Daily also mentioned about 60 guests and 36 subnets.

Personally, I think pre-meeting hype can surge, but the more important question is whether the post-meeting narrative can keep up—with contract volume this large, it shows the market is already rushing to secure positions.