TAOBittensor: history, founders and key events
From 2021 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timelineLatest close in our data: $273.28 (Coinbase Exchange TAO/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Origin story
Bittensor is a network where machine learning models compete in subnets and earn TAO for useful work, as judged by validators. It was started by Jacob Steeves and Ala Shaabana through the Opentensor Foundation.
Like Bitcoin, TAO has a fixed maximum of 21 million coins and a halving style issuance schedule.
Founders: Jacob Steeves and Ala Shaabana; Opentensor Foundation.
Source: Binance TAO/USDT daily closes 2024-04-11 to 2025-02-19; Coinbase Exchange TAO/USD daily closes 2025-02-20 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Apr 11, 2024milestone
First daily close in our data $623.40 (Binance TAO/USDT daily close, 2024-04-11)
Our sourced TAO price history begins on this day. - Dec 8, 2024rally
Highest close in our data $712.90 (Binance TAO/USDT daily close, 2024-12-08)
The highest daily close for TAO in our price history. - Feb 11, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $145.76 (Coinbase Exchange TAO/USD daily close, 2026-02-11)
The lowest TAO close in our data after its highest close.
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Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.