去中心化 AI 的「楚门世界」:顶级团队 Covenant 出走,揭开 Bittensor 治理隐患与 $TAO 暴跌始末撰文: Max.S
资本市场对「去中心化AI」(DeAI)的信仰,正面临一场前所未有的压力测试。
近日,去中心化AI赛道绝对的龙头项目Bittensor($TAO)遭遇了极具破坏性的内部地震。Bittensor生态内最顶级的开发团队之一、刚刚成功训练出72B大语言模型的Covenant AI,突然通过社交媒体宣布全线退出Bittensor网络。在离场宣言中,Covenant AI将矛头直指Bittensor创始人Jacob Steeves,痛批其对网络拥有「绝对且独裁」的控制力,指责其随意切断子网的代币奖励,并直言所谓的去中心化AI不过是一场精心编排的「戏码」。
受此黑天鹅事件影响,$TAO代币价格在二级市场遭遇恐慌性抛售,单日跌幅高达15%至25%,市值瞬间蒸发数亿美元。加密社区在「吃瓜」顶级团队与创始人的公开决裂之余,也开始严肃审视一个深层次的行业命题:在极度依赖算力资本和复杂工程的AI领域,代币经济学驱动的「去中心化」,究竟是重塑生产关系的乌托邦,还是一套掩盖中心化权力的华丽外衣?
要理解此次事件的破坏力,必须先认识Covenant AI在Bittensor生态中的分量。
在Bittensor的多子网架构中,多数子网仍处于低阶的API调用、模型微调或简单的任务路由阶段,真正具备从头训练或大规模参数模型训练能力的团队凤毛麟角。Covenant AI正是这一生态中的「硬核」代表。就在宣布退出前不久,该团队刚刚向社区交付了一项里程碑式的成果:在去中心化网络环境下,成功训练出拥有720亿参数(72B)的开源大模型。
在当前的算力成本下,训练一个72B模型意味着需要调动庞大的GPU集群(通常等效于数千张H100持续运行数周),并付出极其高昂的硬件与电力成本。Covenant AI之所以愿意承担巨额的前置沉没成本,核心逻辑在于Bittensor的「Emissions」机制——只要其提供的模型和算力在子网评估中获得高分,就能持续获得$TAO代币释放作为丰厚回报。这正是DeAI叙事中最具吸引力的飞轮效应。
然而,飞轮在最高潮时戛然而止。据Covenant AI披露,在其投入巨资完成72B模型训练并上线后,创始人Jacob Steeves及其利益相关方通过控制验证者节点(Validators),在毫无预警和透明治理流程的情况下,直接切断了流向Covenant AI子网的代币奖励。
对于矿工和开发者而言,切断Emissions无异于「拔网线」。巨额算力支出的ROI瞬间归零,这种极度不可预测的系统性风险,直接触发了Covenant AI的愤怒离场。
Covenant AI在退出声明中使用的「戏码」(Charade)一词,精准地刺痛了Bittensor最为脆弱的神经:网络控制权。
Bittensor的底层设计依赖于Yuma共识,其核心在于由"验证者"来评估"矿工"的贡献,并决定系统增发的$TAO代币如何分配。从理论上看,这是一个基于质押量和算法的去中心化博弈系统。但Covenant AI的控诉揭示了残酷的现实:算力是分散的,但权力和资本却是高度集中的。
在当前的Bittensor根网络中,能够主导代币分配流向的头部验证者节点,其背后的质押筹码高度集中于早期投资者、基金会以及创始人Jacob Steeves的关联地址。这意味着,创始人不仅是规则的制定者,更是最大的裁判。
Covenant AI指出,当子网的产出不符合Jacob的个人意愿,或者可能威胁到其他「嫡系」子网的利益时,Jacob可以轻易利用其掌握的庞大质押权重,改变Yuma共识的分配结果。这种「一言堂」式的干预,使得智能合约层面的去中心化形同虚设。开发者花费数百万美元购买算力,其命运最终却取决于一位创始人的主观意志或暗箱操作。
客观来看,Jacob及其支持者或许会以「维护网络整体质量」、「防止特定子网利用规则漏洞刷币」为由进行辩护。但在缺乏透明的DAO治理机制、没有链上听证和申诉通道的情况下,这种「替天行道」的中心化干预,严重破坏了网络作为「可信中立基础设施」的核心价值。
$TAO单日暴跌15-25%,绝不仅仅是散户情绪恐慌导致的踩踏,更是机构资金对Bittensor「治理风险折价」的重新定价。
Bittensor之所以能支撑起庞大的市值,享有极高的估值溢价,是因为市场将其视为「去中心化OpenAI」的唯一现实标的。这个宏大叙事的基础,是系统必须具备极强的可预期性:只要你贡献算力和优质模型,协议就会自动用代码保障你的收益。
Covenant AI事件打破了这一预期。顶级金融从业者和机构投资者最厌恶的便是「不可预测的单一节点故障」,而在这里,这个故障点就是Jacob Steeves的权力。
如果连能够训练出72B模型的绝对头部团队,都会因为创始人的干预而瞬间颗粒无收,那么对于其他持币观望的算力提供商、AI研究机构而言,在Bittensor上部署重资产无疑是在进行一场随时可能被「掀桌子」的俄罗斯轮盘赌。当高质量的供给端(矿工和开发者)因为恐惧中心化暴政而拒绝进入,$TAO代币的应用场景和内在价值也就成了无源之水。资金的疯狂出逃,正是对这种基本面恶化的提前投票。
Covenant AI的出走,不仅仅是Bittensor一家的公关危机,更是整个去中心化AI赛道发展到深水区后必然面临的阵痛。它残酷地向行业揭示了DeAI领域的「不可能三角」:模型质量与规模、去中心化的可信中立、以及防作恶的激励对齐。
规模的中心化 vs. 机制的去中心化:前沿AI(如72B以上大模型)的训练是典型的重资本、中心化工程,需要高度协同的GPU集群。这与Web3倡导的无许可、分散式节点有着天然的物理鸿沟。
防刷量 vs. 可信中立:为了防止劣质节点通过互刷流量骗取代币(女巫攻击),网络必须引入主观的「质量评估」。但在AI评估标准尚未完全客观数学化的今天,这种评估权一旦交给少数验证者,极易演变为中心化的权力寻租。
Bittensor试图用代币经济学架起连接两者的桥梁,但Covenant事件证明,这座桥梁的承重柱(治理机制)目前仍然脆弱不堪。
Covenant AI的离场,戳破了Bittensor「绝对去中心化」的浪漫主义泡沫。对于$TAO而言,这或许是一次痛苦的去魅时刻,但对于整个DeAI行业,却是一次必要的警钟。AI引领采购变革的Coverbase,获得238亿韩元投资结合人工智能(AI)的供应链风险管理平台初创公司Coverbase近日获得1650万美元(约合238亿韩元)的A轮投资。本轮资金将重点用于平台技术升级及向其他行业拓展。
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Coverbase目前拥有约12名员工,本轮资金将用于构建合同管理功能与持续安全监控体系,并将销售团队规模扩大四倍。其SaaS收费模式根据客户交易量及风险评估量动态调整,客户 spectrum 涵盖拥有50家以上供应商的中小企业至管理超5万家供应商的大型企业。Solana’s Strong Recovery in 2023: SOL vs ETH Ratio Hits Yearly HighsSolana had a strong association with FTX, and the latter’s collapse last year had significant repercussions for the SOL token. However, the seventh-largest crypto-asset has pursued a strong recovery this year.
According to Nansen’s latest analysis, SOL has been trending positively since the summer. In fact, the SOL vs ETH ratio was found to have been breaking higher, nearing highs not seen all year.
Since the collapse of FTX, SOL has declined more than ETH, meaning ETH has been the better coin to hold…
But since summer, SOL has been trending positively, with the SOL vs ETH ratio breaking higher, nearing highs not seen all year
Will this momentum continue? pic.twitter.com/aDhh0wY92q
— Nansen 🧭 (@nansen_ai) October 19, 2023
During the second quarter of 2023, the SEC filed regulatory complaints against Coinbase and Binance, both of which had listed SOL as a security alongside other assets.
As a result of these complaints, SOL experienced a significant 34% decrease in its price.
However, the token rebounded stronger than the other assets identified as securities by the end of the second quarter and maintained that positive momentum into the third quarter.
Following a brief decline, possibly attributed to the imminent liquidation of Alameda/FTX’s SOL, the crypto asset closedthe quarter with a market capitalization of $8.4 billion, reflecting a 17% increase quarter-over-quarter.
Particularly noteworthy is SOL’s outperformance compared to assets with similar market capitalization; it climbed from the 10th to the 7th position in market cap rank over the same quarter.
Additionally, Solana’s DeFi TVL increased 32% QoQ to $368 million, as a recent Messari reportwhile the growth is fueled by DeFi and liquid staking protocols rolling out points programs, led by MarginFi, Jito, Cypher, and BlazeStake, among others.
Moreover, the total revenue, including all fees accumulated by the protocol, jumped by 19% in USD and reached a whopping $4 million. This marked a 10% growth in SOL terms, amounting to 185,400 SOL.
Solana transaction fees were found to be among the “steadiest and cheapest” of all networks.
In the third quarter, the average non-vote transaction fee was $0.0002.
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Tags: Alameda ResearchFTX ExchangeSolanaSolana (SOL) PriceStars Arena Recovers 90% of Stolen $3M, Gives Attacker 10% BountyAvalanche-based social app Stars Arena has recovered almost all the assets it lost during a recent security breach.
According to an official updatefrom the Stars Arena team, the hacker agreed to return the stolen $2.9 million in AVAX tokens for a 10% bounty and 1,000 AVAX lost in a bridge.
Stars Arena Recovers Lost Assets
CryptoPotatoreportedlast week that Stars Arena lost its total value locked (TVL) via a security breach in its smart contract. Before the theft, hackers had attempted to exploit the platform but managed to escape with $2,000.
After the first exploit, the Stars Arena team claimed they had patched the issue, seeking to dispel the “coordinated FUD” that had engulfed the crypto community. The team noted that they were “at war” with the attackers as they were bent on throwing away money to steal users’ assets.
It is worth noting that members of the X crypto community had warned about Stars Arena’s base contract being faulty, asking users who had shares in the protocol to sell while they could because the project was bound to be exploited.
Others slammed the protocol for failing to copy the Ethereum-based social platform Friend.tech properly. However, Emin Gün Sirer, the CEO of Ava Labs – the company behind the Avalanche blockchain – debunked the multiple warnings and insisted that the issue had been fixed.
After all was said and done, Stars Arena was hacked again two days later, with the attackers siphoning $2.9 million of the project’s TVL and leaving only $0.5. Following the incident, the project’s team warned users to stay away from the site as it was under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
Attacker Receives 10% Bounty
Fortunately for Stars Arena, the perpetrator behind its TVL swipe reached outon October 11 with an on-chain message revealing they were willing to cooperate. The exploiter has returned 239,493 AVAX out of the stolen 266,104 AVAX, leaving 26,610 AVAX for themselves.
“We have recovered approximately 90% of the lost funds. We reached an agreement with the individual responsible for the recent security breach. The funds have been returned in exchange for a 10% bounty fee + 1000 AVAX that was lost in a bridge,” the Stars Arena team said.
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Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Holds Steady at $27,500 Support – Is a Recovery Imminent?Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Holds Steady at $27,500 Support – Is a Recovery Imminent?
Bitcoin(BTC), the world's oldest and most valuable digital currency, couldn't climb above $28,000 recently.
This is because investors are feeling cautious due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which is becoming more intense.
However, the total value of all cryptocurrencies is currently at $1.07 trillion, and it has gone down by 1.50% in the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin's price is currently maintaining a stable position above $27,500. One of the reasons for this is that certain investors had to sell their Bitcoin holdings due to the rising tensions in the Middle Eastand the subsequent increase in oil prices.
In the past year, the value of Bitcoin has experienced a significant increase of 66.62%. However, if circumstances take a negative turn, Bitcoin may find support at approximately $27,195.
Impact of Israel-Hamas Conflict on the Crypto Market
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamashas caused some fluctuations in the global cryptocurrency market.
As a result of this tension, some investors have decided to sell off their riskier assets, including cryptocurrencies.
In the past 24 hours, the total value of the crypto market has dropped by 1.5% and currently stands at $1.11 trillion.
The crypto fear and greed indexis stable at 50/100. Optimistic experts are investing in Bitcoin funds with a price target of $29,000, but other cryptocurrencies are declining.
The Israel-Hamas conflict is impacting the market more than anticipated, with potential global economic effects. Bitcoin is trading at $27,624.20, and Ethereum at $1,584.73.
Market conditions are expected to remain uncertain due to geopolitical instability.
Charles Edwards' Insight on Bitcoin's Potential Surge
It is noteworthy that Charles Edwards, a cryptocurrency expert, has shared an interesting observation about Bitcoin's monthly chart.
He discussed a pattern he calls "Bitcoin's four bumps and runs," which could potentially trigger a surge in Bitcoin's value.
Edwards believes that this cycle's "bump and run reversal" (BARR) follows a similar pattern to previous cycles as we approach the 2024 halving event.
Over the next 12 to 18 months, Bitcoin's prices are expected to reach their highest levels in this cycle, based on several factors such as its duration, depth, and length.
As per CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin's current trading price is $27,520, indicating a decrease of 1.33% from the previous value.
As a result, many analysts and experts are keeping a close eye on these patterns to determine whether Bitcoin's price will experience a significant surge in the coming months.
Ray Dalio's Concerns and the Rising Appeal of Bitcoin
Ray Dalio, retired founder of Bridgewater Associates, thinks stocks are overvalued, and central banks are facing significant losses.
Some central banks have lost more money than they possess, which could require government intervention, increasing the budget deficit.
Dalio is also worried about potential political conflicts in the US amidst a declining economy and rising tension with China & Russia.
As traditional currencies continue to lose value, particularly in developing countries, Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a safe alternative.
More and more people are finding Bitcoin appealing as a means of protecting their wealth outside of the traditional financial system.
Even institutions are starting to consider investing in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Price Prediction
We are examining the technical analysis for Bitcoin (BTC/USD)on October 10th. As of Tuesday, Bitcoin is currently trading at $27,653, which is a 1% decrease.
Bitcoin maintains its top position as the leading cryptocurrency, with over $520 billion in market capitalization and around 18.8 million Bitcoins in circulation.
By analyzing the 4-hour chart, we can identify a few important price levels.
Potential price movements can be referenced to the pivot point of $27,760.
The immediate resistance levels start at $28,000, followed by $28,300 and $28,600. The immediate support levels can be found at $27,280, and subsequently, at $26,750 and $26,420.
Bitcoin Price Chart - Source: Tradingview
The market sentiment for Bitcoin is currently neutral, as indicated by the Relative Strength Index (RSI) standing at 45. This suggests that Bitcoin is not significantly oversold or overbought.
It can be concluded that the trend for Bitcoin is bearish when the pivotal level of $27,760 is breached, and bullish when it is not.
It is recommended for traders to closely monitor this vital level for any potential trading opportunities in the upcoming days.
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Disclaimer: Cryptocurrency projects endorsed in this article are not the financial advice of the publishing author or publication - cryptocurrencies are highly volatile investments with considerable risk, always do your own research.Ledger CEO:Recover服务预计将于年底上线PANews 9月20日消息,据The Block报道,硬件钱包制造商 Ledger 首席执行官 Pascal Gauthier 表示,其 Recover 服务预计将于年底上线。该服务希望通过将助记词分割成由 Ledger 和另外两家安全公司 CoinCover 和 EscrowTech 共享的三个分片来帮助用户恢复私钥,此前曾引起了用户的强烈反对。
该公司还强调,秘钥恢复服务(Ledger Recover)是可选的,并补充说,它将加快开源其产品路线图以及 Ledger Recover 协议的计划。Kiwoom证券16日诊断认为,HL Mando今年业绩改善幅度不大,但股价已提前反映了相当部分的未来预期,当前企业价值评估水平略显承压。这意味着在汽车零部件行业整体处于温和增长阶段的背景下,成本负担与需求放缓可能性叠加,其盈利能力恢复速度可能不及市场预期。 Kiwoom证券研究员申允哲预测,HL Mando今年第一季度销售额虽将达2.3万亿韩元,基本符合市场预期,但营业利润可能仅停留在804亿韩元,低于预期水平。拖累业绩的因素主要包括:主要客户销量增速放缓,以及用于高级驾驶辅助系统(即ADAS)的半导体原材料成本上涨。该产品线约占HL Mando合并销售额的10%,因此部分成本变动也可能对整体盈利能力产生不小影响。 年度增长前景亦不乐观。HL Mando提出的2026年销售额增长率指引——即公司公布的年度预期值——仅维持在1.8%水平。尤其值得关注的是,随着下半年主要汽车市场的环保汽车补贴减少或耗尽,销量可能走弱,这被视为潜在压力因素。包含电动汽车和混合动力车在内的环保汽车市场长期受补贴政策影响显著,若支持力度减弱,整车销售及与之联动的零部件需求也可能同步放缓。 尽管如此,Kiwoom证券判断当前股价已反映了相当程度的新业务预期。市场虽关注HL Mando可能进军仿人机器人关节执行器等机器人零部件业务,但认为现阶段仍需进一步落实实际客户获取与产品竞争力验证。申研究员解释称,此类预期已提前推高股价,致使当前市盈率(即利润对比股价的估值水平)处于高位。 Kiwoom证券评估指出,尽管HL Mando的12个月前瞻市盈率约为19倍,但未来市场盈利预期可能进一步下调。因此维持5.5万韩元的目标股价及"市场收益率"投资建议。这更倾向于表明当前需优先确认业绩表现,而非断定其具备强劲上涨动力。后续走势或将取决于HL Mando能否在未来业务中获取实际订单,以及传统汽车零部件部门的盈利能力能否实现稳健复苏。