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BitGo has partnered with Yuma to deliver an institutional-grade solution for Bittensor subnet tokens, bringing custody, staking, and trading into a single platform.
The integration allows clients to manage exposure to the Bittensor ecosystem within a qualified custodian, while leveraging Yuma’s validator infrastructure for staking.
Custody and Execution Move Under One Roof
According to the announcement, clients can now stake and trade subnet tokens directly through BitGo’s platform, consolidating multiple functions that previously required separate tools and workflows.
BitGo, founded in 2013, operates as a federally chartered digital asset bank, making it one of the more established custodians serving institutional crypto participants.
Yuma, which has focused on non-custodial TAO staking infrastructure since 2024, provides the underlying validator layer powering the integration.
The partnership comes as Bittensor’s subnet ecosystem draws increasing attention from institutional participants evaluating exposure to AI-linked crypto assets. As that interest builds, subnets are being treated as distinct assets with their own risk and return profiles, driving demand for tools that support portfolio construction, custody, and benchmarking.
The recently launched TAO Institute reflects this demand, aiming to provide research and data to help structure these decisions.
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Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Yuma, described the launch as “a big moment for subnet tokens and meaningful step forward for institutional participation in Bittensor $TAO.”
The move introduces a structure more aligned with how institutions typically access digital assets, combining regulated custody with integrated execution and staking.
Expanding Access to Bittensor
This partnership introduces a new access layer for capital entering the Bittensor ecosystem, bringing subnet tokens into a structure more familiar to institutional allocators.
By combining custody, staking, and trading within a regulated platform, BitGo and Yuma reduce the operational complexity typically required to gain exposure to subnets, which has historically involved fragmented tooling and crypto-native workflows.
As more infrastructure moves in this direction, subnet tokens are increasingly positioned to be evaluated, held, and allocated alongside other digital assets within institutional portfolios.
