DCG Invests in Bittensor

Barry Silbert, CEO of cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group and an early advocate of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), advocated on Thursday for the inclusion of decentralized AI in portfolios through investments in Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO ).

Decentralized AI Exposure To Get Easier? Silbert promoted the launch of the Total Market Fund by Yuma, a DCG subsidiary, that provides a single allocation for exposure to TAO and tokens tied to AI projects built on Bittensor.

The fund is marketed as an institutional gateway to decentralized AI infrastructure, offering exposure beyond traditional equities and venture capital. “AI is becoming a core portfolio allocation.

But for most investors, it’s limited to a few, big players,” Silbert noted. “Bittensor offers access to a decentralized network of AI projects.” AI is becoming a core portfolio allocation.

But for most investors it’s limited to a few, big players Bittensor $TAO offers access to a decentralized network of AI projects @YumaGroup opens the door for investors to Bittensor and decentralized AI — Barry Silbert (@BarrySilbert) June 25, 2026 What’s Bittensor Moat? Bittensor is an open-source network that allows AI models to be shared, trained, and ranked by value.

Participation and contribution are incentivized by handing out rewards in the form of the native cryptocurrency called TAO.

DCG has long been backing Bittensor’s expansion.

The group made its maiden investment in Bittensor in 2021.

In August, DCG’s asset management division, Grayscale, launched a new fund, Grayscale Bittensor Trust, that would expose investors to the price moves of TAO Silbert himself has picked Bittensor as one of the top projects where the majority of cryptocurrency capital is expected to rotate into eventually.

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His thesis is that 5-10% of Bitcoin market cap would eventually rotate into privacy coins, including Zcash (CRYPTO: ZEC ).

Price Action: At the time of writing, TAO was exchanging hands at $213.40, down 3.48% over the last 24 hours, according to data Pro, valued at over $2.35 billion.

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