This BIT proposes changing the subnet owner UID implementation from a "burn UID" to a "recycle UID". Currently, mining incentives allocated to the subnet owner hotkey are burned by being skipped during distribution while still being counted in emission totals. This proposal would instead recycle these incentives by reducing the SubnetAlphaOut variable, making the ALPHA available for future distribution similar to how TAO was recycled pre-DTAO.
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none → protocol_upgrade
Feb 25, 2026, 5:44 PM
Item created
Jul 18, 2025, 2:21 PM