‘Crypto King’ Barry Silbert Bets Big on AI Token Poised to Rival Zcash

• The total supply of Bittensor ($TAO) is capped at 21 million units and implements scheduled periodic reductions (halvings), mirroring the numerical framework of Bitcoin and Zcash.
• Entities affiliated with Digital Currency Group (DCG) have maintained uninterrupted investment positions in the decentralized Bittensor protocol since 2021.
• Subsidiary Yuma Group operates dedicated technical validators, while Grayscale Investments routes institutional capital through a dedicated, regulated artificial intelligence trust.

Digital Currency Group (DCG) founder Barry Silbert bets big on an AI token by reallocating his conglomerate’s institutional resources toward Bittensor ($TAO) this Friday, September 18.

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— Barry Silbert🎗️ (@BarrySilbert) September 18, 2026

The move seeks to replicate the early absolute scarcity theses the executive pursued over the past decade with Bitcoin and the privacy coin Zcash (ZEC).

Industry technical reports indicate that the Bittensor network maintains a fixed maximum cap of 21 million $TAO tokens. This algorithmic architecture incorporates halving events akin to the monetary issuance rules of Bitcoin and Zcash, establishing a strictly restricted supply environment.