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Protocol Changes
Last reviewed 2026-09-23
Recent and upcoming protocol-level changes on Bittensor, each with a full explainer.
Root dividends held in the validator's basket of subnet alpha, rebalanced by trading.
Conviction v2The revised conviction-locking mechanism (PR #2658).
Price-based emission sharesSubnet emissions switched to price-based shares (PRs #2779 + #2781).
The emission gateEmission gating mechanics (spec 440).
Miner collateralCollateral requirements for miners (PRs #2953 + #2960).
Runtime 445Fees recycled not paid to authors, miner-burn scaling restored, EVM precompile expansion (spec 445).
ShortingFixed-Liability Covered Continuous-Unwind shorting model (PR #2764).