Recently, the collaboration between @inference_labs and @irys_xyz actually addresses a long-overlooked but very practical issue within the Bittensor transaction subnet.

In environments like Subnet 8 (Vanta Trading), characterized by strong incentives and fierce competition, problems gradually emerge when the evaluation mechanism is a black box: on one side, validators' scores are entirely at their own discretion, making it difficult for outsiders to verify fairness; on the other side, miners might also use low-cost validation nodes to peek at competitors' data, continuously expanding the game space.

In simple terms, everyone is competing in transaction capability but lacks a trustworthy verification method that everyone can accept.

#inferencelabs' proposed Proof of Portfolio essentially aims to shift trust from individuals to mathematics and cryptography. Through zero-knowledge proofs, transaction results can be verified without revealing strategic details; buyers can confirm they are getting genuine performance; and validators can no longer just give verbal endorsements but must produce verifiable scoring proofs.

But having proof alone isn't enough; these data must be long-term accessible, updatable, and not reliant on centralized databases. This is where Irys comes into play. Irys provides a decentralized, programmable storage method supporting native mutability. Each miner's proof is written into an on-chain folder indexed by their hotkey: the latest state is always accessible, historical records are fully preserved, and there is evidence for audits and backtracking.

So, you can understand this collaboration as: one part responsible for proving authenticity, and the other responsible for permanently and securely storing the proof. Combining these two creates a comprehensive trust infrastructure for performance verification and data notarization within Bittensor's transaction subnet. This is not just an upgrade for Subnet 8 but also a proactive step toward building a scalable, auditable financial intelligence layer in open networks.

Overall, this move is quite significant.

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