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What's New in Docs

Key updates to this documentation.

23 July 2024

• The example in the Delegates section is clarified.

12 July 2024

• Release notes for Mainnet 1.2.3 are published.
• Release notes for Bittensor 7.3.0 are published.

05 July 2024

• A new doc for Schedule Key Swap is published.

02 July 2024

• Subtensor node installation instructions are updated in the following docs:

  • Using Source.
  • Using Docker.

• The Install Bittensor doc is updated.

26 June 2024

• Release notes for Testnet 1.2.1-pre-release are published.

25 June 2024

• Advanced release notes for Testnet 1.2.1-pre-release are published.

21 June 2024

• A new document, Errors and Troubleshooting is published.

17 June 2024

• The Commit Reveal document is updated with Python code example.

12 June 2024

• Release notes for Bittensor 7.2.0 are published.

04 June 2024

• Release notes for Bittensor 7.1.0 are published.
• Release notes for mainnet updates are published.

30 May 2024

• Created a new doc for the Commit Reveal feature. This feature is available on testchain only. See testchain updates for more.

28 May 2024

• Release notes for Bittensor 7.0.0 are published.
• Release notes for testnet updates are published.

22 May 2024

• A new btcli subcommand is added to set the delegate take % between 9% and 18%. See the doc for btcli root set_take.

16 May 2024

• In the Create a Subnet doc, added the missing step to install and run a local blockchain node for the local subnet option. Made additional clarifications elsewhere on this topic.

07 May 2024

• Removed Subnet Pages section due to lack of proper updates from the subnet owners.

22 April 2024

• Fixed the subtensor node installation instructions for testchain. See the updated command line settings for Lite node on testchain and Archive node on testchain.

16 April 2024

• Added a script bt-next-adjustment-block.js to query for how many blocks to go before the recycle register cost is recalculated. See Utilities for details.

09 April 2024

• Added a new section for Subtensor Nodes.

05 April 2024

• Added a brief note on subnet deregistration in Subnet deregistration.

04 April 2024

• A new doc Working with Keys that explains how to work with hotkey and coldkey is added.
• The Create Wallet document is enhanced by distinguishing the cases when only coldkey is sufficient from the cases when a hotkey is also required.

02 April 2024

• Added a diagram and description in the front page distinguishing the Bittensor platform from subnets and end-user applications.

22 March 2024

• Added a section on Checking the registration status of a given UID.
• Updated the Subnet 1 Prompting documentation and renamed the document to Walkthrough of Subnet 1.

11 March 2024

The following changes are documented:

• A new document Root Network is added.
• A newly created subnet now starts from zero emission. Previously, the newly registered subnets inherited the emission from the previous owners.
• The subnet registrations adjustment interval is changed from 0 to 0.97. See adjustment_alpha.
• Setting weights will now require a minimum of 1000 TAO. See the note in Root network vs subnets.

07 March 2024

• Added Lite node vs archive node section.

28 February 2024

• The Glossary section is revised and updated.

27 February 2024

• Added System requirements and Network requirements and port settings to the public subtensor installation document.

23 February 2024

• A new Questions and Answers doc is added, intended for first-time explorers of Bittensor.

22 February 2024

• Updated btcli wallet command options.
• Added a note on mining and validating on Windows.
• Added a note on running a public subtensor on cloud.

08 February 2024

• Added a new Subnet Pages) (removed) section.
• Opened the docs GitHub repo to public.
• Added a section on Immunity period for a subnet.
• Consolidated staking and delegation docs into Staking and Delegation section.

05 February 2024

• Enhanced the docs homepage to clarify that you do not need to create a subnet to participate in the Bittensor network. See Start here.

• Added a new homepage for the Bittensor API.

• Enhanced the rendering of the Python docstrings for Bittensor API.

• Added a new section on Miner deregistration.

29 January 2024

• Edited the Subnet Hyperparameters doc to describe only the allowed hyperparameters.

18 January 2024

• Add a new document Subtensor Nodes.

10 January 2024

• Added the btcli wallet history command description.

02 January 2024

• Added a new doc Staking with Polkadot JS.

21 December 2023

• A new OCR Subnet Tutorial is published. This document presents a step-by-step guide to convert a Python Notebook code into Bittensor subnet code.
• A new Emissions document is published. This document presents how to calculate emissions, trust, rank and consensus for a subnet.
• A new section Moving a subnet miner to a different machine is added.
• A new section for Subnets is added in the CLI document.
• Dark-mode display problems with Bittensor API Reference (see navbar above) are fixed.
• Styling for this documentation site is enhanced to reflect Opentensor Foundation visual theme.

06 December 2023

• A new Subnet Hyperparameters document published.

29 November 2023

• Release of new and revised documentation hosted on docs.bittensor.com, which will now be the default site for Bittensor developer documentation.
• A new Learn Bittensor Concepts section comprising of:
  • Introduction.
  • Bittensor Building Blocks.
  • Anatomy of Incentive Mechanism.
• A new Code Walkthrough of Text Prompting Subnet section.
• A comprehensive Bittensor API Reference section (see the top navbar).
• General revisions, removing obsolete content and cleanup.