Bittensor staking

Stake TAO to the root network or to a specific subnet, both requiring a validator hotkey and a subnet ID, with no unbonding period.

Stake TAO on Bittensor to the root network or to an individual subnet. Both yields require a validator (hotkey) and a subnet ID; the ID’s value is what distinguishes root staking from subnet staking.

Yields

Yield ID	Staking type	Provider	Validator selection
bittensor-native-staking	Native (root)	yield.xyz	Required
bittensor-subnet-staking	Native (subnet)	yield.xyz	Required

Key facts

	Root staking	Subnet staking
Network ID	bittensor	bittensor
Staked token	TAO	TAO
Unbonding / warmup	None	None
Minimum	0.03 TAO to enter, 0.02 TAO to exit	0.03 TAO to enter, 0.02 TAO to exit
Rewards	Claimed manually with a pending action	Auto-compounded

Enter and exit

Both yields take amount, a required validatorAddress (the validator’s hotkey), and a required subnetId. Root staking only accepts subnetId 0; subnet staking only accepts a subnetId greater than 0, and the request fails if the ID does not match the yield’s scope. Exit follows the same arguments and settles immediately since neither yield has an unbonding period.

Managing the position

Action	What it does	Applies to
CLAIM_REWARDS	Claims accrued rewards	Root staking (subnetId must be 0)

Related

Non-EVM staking coverage

Compare every non-EVM staking integration.

Preferred validators

How validator selection works for these yields.

Actions

Enter, exit, and manage a position through the Yield API.

Networks

Non-EVM network reference.