How Bittensor & DFINITY are about to Change AI & the Internet Forever

🚀 New Episode Alert: The Future of the Internet — Decentralized, Open-Source & Blockchain-Powered

In our latest episode of The Futurist, we dive deep into what the Internet could become when powered by decentralized, open-source protocols. We’re bringing together a powerhouse lineup of thinkers, builders, and leaders pushing the boundaries of technology — and what that means for our collective digital future.

🔎 What We Explore (Why It Matters):

The shift from a centralized, siloed Internet to a decentralized, open-source, peer-to-peer network — where power, data, and opportunity are distributed, not controlled by a handful of gatekeepers.

The promise of blockchain and protocol-level infrastructure (like DFINITY / Internet Computer) to enable a self-writing, self-governing Internet: where software, data, and services live on-chain, are transparent, and evolve autonomously.

How investors and blockchain-forward funds (like Patera Capital) see the long-term value and societal impact of decentralized infrastructure.

The role of Bittensor, a decentralized AI protocol that creates a peer-to-peer marketplace for machine intelligence using a blockchain and crypto-economic incentives. Creating a revolution by dividing into specialized subnets for different tasks, like text generation or image recognition, where "miners" provide AI models and "validators" ensure quality. Bittensor uses the native TAO token to reward participants, pay for AI services, and facilitate governance.

The intersection of sustainability, global development, and accessibility — discussing how entities like Bee’ah and UNDP can leverage decentralization to benefit communities worldwide.

🛠️ How It’s Built & What You’ll Learn:

We walk through how Bittensor’s peer-to-peer AI network operates — incentivizing contributions, enabling interoperability, and democratizing machine learning resources.

We explain the technical foundation behind DFINITY’s Internet Computer Protocol: how it allows smart contracts, web services, and data to run directly on-chain — redefining what “the cloud” means.

Through conversations with investors, builders, and global development experts, we map out the road from centralized cloud-based web to decentralized, open-source internet, and what roles institutions, investors, and communities play today.

We break down not just the tech — but also the economic, governance, and social implications of decentralization: ownership, equity, accessibility, sustainability.

Join us to reimagine the Internet’s future — decentralized, shared, and designed for everyone.

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Dr. Ala Shabaana
Co-Founder of Bittensor and Crucible Labs.
  / ashaabana  

Cosmo Jiang
GP / Investor, Pantera Capital
  / cosmojiang  

Will Squires
CEO & Co-Founder, Macrocosmos
  / willsquires  

Steffen Cruz
CTO & Co-Founder, Macrocosmos
  / steffen-cruz  

Dominic Williams Founder & Chief Scientist, DFINITY Foundation   / thedwilliams  

Khaled Al Huraimel
Group CEO, BEEAH Group
  / khaledalhuraimel  

Francesca Puricelli
Sustainable Finance Specialist, UNDP Global Centre (Singapore)   / francesca-puricelli  

Organizations

Bittensor / Opentensor Foundation https://bittensor.com
Bittensor   / bittensor  
Pantera Capital https://panteracapital.com
Pantera Capital
  / pantera-capital  
Macrocosmos https://www.macrocosmos.ai
Macrocosmos.ai
  / macrocosmosai  
DFINITY Foundation (Internet Computer) https://dfinity.org
DFINITY Foundation
  / dfinity  
Internet Computer (protocol site) https://internetcomputer.org
BEEAH Group https://www.beeahgroup.com
Bee'ah Group   / beeahgroup  
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) https://www.undp.org
UNDP   / undp