Yuma, an investment firm backed by Digital Currency Group, has launched a new fund to help institutional investors access the Bittensor ecosystem. The fund mixes Bittensor’s TAO token with a group of AI-focused subnets, so investors can get exposure to decentralized AI through one product. This launch follows growing interest from institutions in blockchain-based AI, with more asset managers adding products tied to the Bittensor network.
The Yuma Total Market Fund, announced on Thursday, is meant to make investing in the growing Bittensor ecosystem easier. Rather than picking individual subnet tokens, investors can access several AI projects through one managed fund. The fund started with seed money from an unnamed anchor investor.
Bittensor is a decentralized network that helps develop AI through specialized subnets focused on things like computing power, digital marketplaces, and identity solutions. Yuma says the network’s 128 subnets are worth over $900 million in total. But Taostats, a network tracker, estimates the value is closer to $300 million, showing there are different views on the ecosystem’s size.
Interest in decentralized AI has grown quickly in recent months. Earlier this year, Grayscale raised TAO’s share in its Decentralized AI Fund, then later adjusted the portfolio. Bitwise also filed for a TAO Strategy ETF with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grayscale has applied to turn its Bittensor Trust into a spot TAO ETF, showing that demand for regulated investment products tied to decentralized AI is rising.
This launch also happens as there is new debate about centralized AI infrastructure. The US Commerce Department put restrictions on public access to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, raising concerns about depending on just a few centralized providers. Some of these restrictions are now being relaxed, but the situation has made the case stronger for decentralized AI networks as a more resilient option.
Today we’re introducing the Yuma Total Market Fund. One allocation to access $TAO and the full Bittensor subnet ecosystem.
AI exposure is expanding beyond public equities and venture. https://t.co/TCeo4fZqHh
— Yuma (@YumaGroup) June 25, 2026
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