The TAO price has quietly started doing something that many altcoins struggle to achieve: outperforming Bitcoin. Over the past seven days, TAO has gained around 20%, compared with Bitcoin’s roughly 2% move during the same period.
That performance is raising an interesting question. Is Bittensor finally being valued for its own ecosystem instead of moving in lockstep with Bitcoin? The data behind the network gives traders plenty to look at, from reduced token issuance and heavy staking participation to growing AI activity and the possibility of a spot ETF.
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Bittensor’s Fundamentals Continue to Improve
We had a look at the metrics shared by analyst 2xnmore, and the supply picture stands out immediately. Following the network halving, Bittensor now issues 3,600 TAO per day, cutting new supply in half compared with six months ago. Fewer new tokens entering circulation naturally reduce selling pressure.
Supply becomes even tighter when staking is added to the equation. Around 70% of the circulating TAO supply is locked, leaving only a relatively small portion available for active trading.
$TAO is up 20% in 7 days.
— 2xnmore (@2xnmore) June 19, 2026
BTC is up 2%.
Something just changed.
For most of 2026, TAO moved like a classic crypto beta. BTC up, TAO up. BTC red, TAO red. The market priced decentralized AI as just another alt riding Bitcoin’s coattails.
That story is getting harder to tell.… pic.twitter.com/ynvbwMpdbI
Network growth also continues at a steady pace. Bittensor now has 128 active subnets, each operating as an independent AI marketplace that contributes real utility to the ecosystem. During the first quarter of 2026, those subnets generated a reported $43 million in revenue from AI services, giving investors actual usage data instead of relying only on future expectations.
Institutional interest is another factor supporting the TAO price. Grayscale has filed for a spot TAO ETF, with an SEC decision expected in August. Approval could introduce a new source of regulated demand for the asset.
The decentralized AI sector also benefited from broader market developments after restrictions on centralized AI access in the United States reportedly pushed around $2.87 billion into decentralized AI tokens over a seven-day period, with TAO leading much of that rotation.
The TAO Price Is Sitting at a Key Technical Level
The fundamentals look strong, but the chart is still asking traders to be patient. TAO/BTC daily chart shared by 2xnmore was analyzed, and the pair is currently approaching the rising trendline which has been supporting each correction from the low of February 2026 at 0.002000 BTC.
$TAO/BTC is sitting on the most important trendline of its entire 2026 structure.
— 2xnmore (@2xnmore) June 19, 2026
And the daily candle that just closed is not giving bulls permission to relax.
Since the February 2026 low at 0.002000, TAO has been printing higher lows against Bitcoin every single pullback.… pic.twitter.com/0EleZZ2rIa
During the recent session, TAO/BTC moved to the level of 0.003613 BTC before bouncing back to end the day near 0.003646 BTC, virtually sitting right on top of the support level. This maintains the integrity of the pattern but lacks any form of bullish confirmation. There are also some signs of caution from the momentum indicators. Daily RSI closed near the level of 50.98, with the signal line being 52.37, forming a small bearish crossover in the neutral zone.
MACD shows a similar picture. MACD line is at 0.000033, lower than the signal line at 0.000050, with histogram bars getting smaller in the negative zone. Momentum has not vanished but has slowed down at a crucial point for the price of TAO.
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What Could Be Next for the TAO Price?
The next daily close may decide where TAO goes from here. The price closing above 0.003750 BTC would indicate buyers had fought for the trendline convincingly and maintained the general uptrend intact.
In this case, the technical objectives of the upside would still be 0.004500-0.005000 BTC. A drop below 0.003613 BTC will invalidate the rising pattern seen all through 2026 and put the next level of support at 0.003000 BTC in play.
As things stand, TAO benefits from a combination of low daily supply, 70% of tokens locked up in staking, 128 operating subnets, $43 million of quarterly AI income, and the potential of Grayscale’s spot ETF. Whether that demand is enough to pull TAO further away from Bitcoin will likely depend on how the market reacts to this key technical level over the coming sessions.
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