Ecosystem guide

The Bittensor NFT ecosystem guide

NFTs on Bittensor are new enough that there is no single place to see what exists. This guide covers the network, the collections, the launchpads and marketplaces, the wallets and the safety basics — and it is updated as the ecosystem grows.

What Bittensor EVM is

Bittensor EVM (chain ID 964) is the Ethereum-compatible layer of the Bittensor network. It runs standard EVM contracts and works with standard 0x wallets, with TAO as gas and currency. That is what makes ERC-721 NFTs possible on Bittensor without any new standard.

Full explainer: NFTs on Bittensor EVM · Bittensor EVM in the docs.

How NFTs work on it

An NFT collection on Bittensor EVM is an ERC-721 (usually ERC-721A) contract deployed to chain ID 964. Minting is a transaction that pays TAO to the contract; ownership is recorded on-chain and visible on the Taostats EVM explorer; metadata points at hosted images and traits. Wallets that show NFTs on Ethereum show them here once the network is added.

Active collections on Elevate

Read from the launchpad in real time. Status and counts come from each collection's contract.

Collection	Status	Supply	Mint start (UTC)	Creator
Taoists	Minting now	10,000	2 May 2026, 14:00 UTC	Taoists Team

View all verified Bittensor NFT collections · Bittensor NFT mint calendar.

Other NFT projects on Bittensor EVM

Independent projects, listed by name and official link. Not affiliated with Elevate; do your own verification.

TAO Punks Open-source PFP project on Bittensor EVM.
Unbothered TAO Bittensor-native NFT collection.

Building on Bittensor EVM and want to be listed here? Reach the team on the official Discord.

Launchpads and marketplaces

Elevate launchpad
Curated launches: reviewed collections, per-collection ERC-721A contracts, phased mints, allowlists, reveal and transfer lock.
Elevate marketplace
Secondary trading for Elevate collections: gas-free listings, escrowed offers, royalties enforced.

Wallets

MetaMask
Add Bittensor EVM manually or with one click.
Rabby
Custom network with transaction previews.
Talisman
Holds TAO on the Substrate side; the source side of the bridge.
Compatibility table
Which wallet does what, last verified date included.

Minting, bridging and fees

Move TAO to Bittensor EVM
Exchange → Bittensor wallet → official bridge → your 0x address.
How to mint
Ten steps from wallet to verified token.
Minting phases
Public, allowlist, reserved.
Fees
Mint fee, marketplace fee, royalties, gas.

Security

The one check that matters

Before signing anything, confirm the contract address on the collection page matches the explorer and your wallet's confirmation, and that your wallet is on chain ID 964. How to verify an NFT contract · Avoiding NFT scams.

Sources

Last reviewed 12 September 2026.

Start with a collection

See what is minting now on Elevate, then follow the guides to set up a wallet and mint.

Explore collections Collector guide