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Welcome to the 10th edition of the TAO Times, where we share weekly updates on all of the most important events occurring within the Bittensor ecosystem!

For validators, subnet owners, miners, token holders, & community members.

Here is what happened during the week of October 20th ↘️

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Highlights of the Week

🔥Weight copying among validators is a critical issue in the Bittensor ecosystem, highlighted by @Uncle_Luk's criticism of Owl Ventures' practices, sparking debate about how prioritizing short-term APY over network quality could undermine Bittensor's long-term potential, especially as TAO emissions become increasingly valuable. The controversy underscores a growing tension between validators focused on sustainable network development versus those potentially exploiting the system for immediate financial gain through minimal effort practices.

🔥 Const announced that a final incentivized RAO games dTAO test session will be held this week using the Finney chain state to help participants familiarize themselves before a testnet launch. 👀

🔥 Taofu successfully launched sTAO, a yield-bearing liquid staking token (LST) on Ethereum. I am excited about these types of initiatives as they extend TAO's accessibility and utility into other crypto ecosystems.

🔥 Tatsu has re-registered their enhanced Human Identity Verification Protocol 2.0 as SN36, featuring an expanded set of 22 verification parameters (up from 9) to improve identity verification accuracy. Additionally, the team is developing a new Document Understanding subnet to further expand their contribution to the Bittensor ecosystem.