Breakout
Breakout is a one-day gathering built around two sides of the same challenge:
For those building within Bittensor: How do we break out? For those exploring Bittensor: How do we break in?
Bittensor is an open, decentralized network that uses incentives to coordinate independent contributors to build useful AI systems at scale. Breakout creates a shared space to examine how that system grows - from both perspectives at once.
This is a deliberately small, curated event designed to bring people who are already involved together with those who are trying to understand where they fit.
What we’ll explore
Across panels and open discussion, the day will explore questions from both sides of the system:
What’s missing - technically, culturally, or structurally - and how that looks from inside vs outside
How Bittensor is currently understood, misunderstood, or hard to explain
Product, product, product - what people can actually use, build on, or buy
Go-to-market realities for subnet teams and what signals adoption to newcomers
Miners, builders, customers: who each group is optimizing for
Where people get stuck when trying to engage - and what would make entry easier
What growth looks like if the network expands without losing its core properties
This is not a showcase or a pitch. It’s a shared working session on how an open system grows.
Who is it for?
People building on or contributing to Bittensor
Founders, operators, researchers, and investors exploring adjacent systems
Anyone interested in how open, incentive-driven networks actually grow
Bittensor Commons
This is the first of a series of sessions hosted by Bittensor Commons, a non-profit organization on a mission to advance decentralized AI awareness and create an inclusive, community-led support hub for the Bittensor network.
Accommodation
We’ve secured a discounted hotel rate for Breakout attendees until March 7th. Use this booking link: https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/SFORS/G-BTL6
We recommend booking early - rooms are limited. If you have any questions regarding hotels, please reach out directly at breakoutbittensorcommons@gmail.com
*The price of your ticket will be deducted from your ticket to our conference, Exploit Summit 2026, if you join us later this year