Crypto-asset foundations
Blockchains, consensus, wallets, keys and custody. Learn why decentralized networks reward work.
Duration2 hLevelBeginner
Academy
The mining curriculum
Seven modules that take you from zero to running production infrastructure on the network. Self-paced, hands-on and built by working miners.
About $BTN tokenWallets & btcli
Create coldkeys and hotkeys, secure your seed phrase and master the Bittensor command line.
Duration3 hLevelBeginner
Hardware & environment
GPU selection, cloud vs. bare metal, Linux setup, drivers and monitoring for 24/7 uptime.
Duration4 hLevelIntermediate
Your first miner
Register a hotkey on a subnet, deploy a miner, read your incentive score and iterate.
Duration6 hLevelIntermediate
Validator operations
Weight setting, staking, delegation and the responsibilities of scoring the network.
Duration5 hLevelAdvanced
Subnet economics & dTAO
Alpha tokens, liquidity pools, emissions and how to choose where to compete.
Duration3 hLevelAdvanced
Risk & security
Key hygiene, deregistration risk, market volatility and protecting your operation.
Duration2 hLevelAll levels
How you'll learn
Live testnet labs
Practise every command on the Bittensor testnet before you put real TAO on the line.
Mentor sessions
Weekly calls with active miners and validators who run the network every day.
Bilingual lessons
Every module is available in English and Russian, side by side.
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