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Bittensor's breakthrough conference is here.

Sept 28-29th, 2026
Montreal, Canada

Break it down. Build it better. Join the debate.

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Why Exploit

The forefront of incentivized compute. The frontier of decentralized AI.

Join leaders from the intersection of machine learning, incentive design, and distributed networks for Exploit Summit, Bittensor's breakthrough conference.

Exploit's talks, debates, workshops, and live demos reveal Bittensor's signature concept: game-theoretic competitive design.

Across two days of debates, demos, and workshops, Exploit gathers the ecosystem and beyond to stress-test ideas, challenge assumptions, and evolve together in public.

Adversarial by design, Bittensor's game-theoretic network has generated a thriving sub-economy of start-ups who are using the network to unlock unreasonable performance.

There are now over 100 subnet teams leveraging distributed compute and other resources across the board, from code-ready AI agents to quantum, robotics, and drug discovery.

And this September in Montreal, we invite you to discover how.

Convene. Compute. Compete.

Two sides. One goal. Relentless debate.

Game on for game theoretic AI.

Welcome to adversarial machine learning competitions, driven by free-market economics - and powered by the world's largest network of distributed compute. In the race towards AGI, those who can harness Bittensor's underlying infrastructure design have an advantage. The protocol's thriving economy of protocol-native start-ups are incentivized computing pioneers - presented together for the first time at Exploit Summit.

Open source? Open debate.

Proprietary vs. permissionless, black box vs. white hat: right now, the future of compute, data, and software are hotly disputed. Bittensor's open competition encourages an evolutionary dynamic, exposing ideas of every kind to experiment - validated, benchmarked, and built in public. Relentless drive, real results: enter the ecosystem and join the debate at Exploit.

Exploit the exponent

Open networks mean unlimited scale - unlock access, unleash initiative, and drive unreasonable growth. Bittensor's ecosystem is inherently exponential, but this unique problem space can only be explored by experimentation. This is a protocol powered by participation - nothing official, nothing off-limits, expanding what works and exposing what doesn't. Critical mass is close; we invite innovative builders to take part and break through.

Speakers

Line-up? Game on.

Incentive experts, industry insiders, all-innovator - introducing Exploit's 2026 speaker roster…

Jacob Steeves

CEO / Affine

Jacob Steeves

CEO / Affine

Founder & CEO of Affine, an incentivized RL environment that pays miners for incremental task improvements. After founding Bittensor and guiding its early growth, Jacob now builds subnets that commoditize reasoning through permissionless, incentive-driven collaboration.

Max Sebti

Co-founder & CEO / Score

Max Sebti

Co-founder & CEO / Score

Co-founder & CEO of Score Technologies, focused on computer vision. Previously co-founded CrunchDAO, coordinating 6,000+ data scientists to generate financial alpha, and scaled decentralized AI pipelines at HUMAN Protocol through incentive-aligned systems.

Marcus Graichen

Founder / Taostats

Marcus Graichen

Founder / Taostats

CEO & Founder of Taostats and co-founder of Hippius, Vidaio, and Blockmachine. A leading voice in Bittensor, mog has incubated pioneering subnets and built early user-facing apps, championing open, community-driven intelligence.

Micaela Bazo

CEO & Co-founder / Metanova Labs

Micaela Bazo

CEO & Co-founder / Metanova Labs

CEO & co-founder of Metanova Labs, a crypto-native biotech running the world's first decentralized drug discovery platform, NOVA (Subnet 68). Former Google Strategy Partner translating climate and ecology science into real-world systems.

Sam Dare

Core Contributor / Covenant

Sam Dare

Core Contributor / Covenant

Founder of Templar. Previously blockchain lead at OTF, with senior roles across DeFi, privacy, and distributed systems. Sam focuses on adversarial incentive design and large-scale decentralized AI architectures.

Shakeel Hussein

Founder / Ridges

Shakeel Hussein

Founder / Ridges

Founder & CEO of Ridges (Subnet 62), building autonomous software developers designed to replace human coding workflows. Leads one of Bittensor's most advanced technical teams, achieving a 96.3% Polyglot Python Benchmark score.

Steffen Cruz

Co-founder & CTO / Macrocosmos

Steffen Cruz

Co-founder & CTO / Macrocosmos

Co-founder & CTO of Macrocosmos, pioneering decentralized intelligence on Bittensor. Steffen envisions AI ecosystems that grow like living networks—adaptive, open, and collectively owned.

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Locations

Where we're gathering

Montreal

Montreal sits at the crossroads of AI research, open-source culture, and global access - making it the perfect next home for Exploit. Bittensor has deep roots in Canada, with many early contributors and a strong portion of our community based here. It's also one of the most accessible cities in North America, just six hours from much of Europe and well connected across the U.S. and Canada. Bringing Exploit to Montreal honors that history while positioning the ecosystem for its next phase of growth.

New City Gas

New City Gas will host Exploit in Montreal. A restored 19th-century industrial complex in the heart of Griffintown, the venue blends raw brick, steel, and scale with modern production capabilities. Its expansive main hall is built for high-impact keynotes and live debates, while adjoining spaces allow for focused workshops, subnet demos, and side-room conversations. It's a setting with history, character, and the flexibility to hold the full intensity of the network in one place.

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FAQ

Learn more about Exploit

Who is putting this together?

Exploit is produced by Bittensor Commons, a non-profit initiative dedicated to amplifying the visibility, understanding, and adoption of Bittensor — by the community, for the community.

Can I be a speaker?

Yes. If you'd like to speak, please send a proposal to hello@exploitsummit.com

Can I be a sponsor?

Yes. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact hello@exploitsummit.com for details.

What is Bittensor?

Bittensor is built in public, for the public, with the public. It's a decentralized incentive network designed to coordinate global contributors to build intelligence collaboratively - not behind closed doors. Learn more

What is the refund or cancellation policy?

Tickets are non-refundable but you can sell your ticket and the QR code will be honoured. Please email us with any name changes to the ticket. If you have further questions, please email hello@exploitsummit.com

What's included in my ticket?

Your Exploit ticket unlocks two days of boundary-pushing talks, workshops, debates, and meaningful connections with the entire Bittensor ecosystem and the builders shaping the future of incentivized computing.

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