TAO.com and Forge Partner to Unlock Lending for Bittensor Alpha Holders

TAO.com and Forge announced a partnership to give subnet ‘alpha’ token holders more ways to access liquidity without selling their tokens.

The collaboration will see Forge build on TAO.com’s existing wstAlpha wrappers as it prepares to bring Alpha-backed lending to Bittensor mainnet.

Forge is a Bittensor-native lending platform developed by Endure Network (SN30). It is designed to let users deposit their alpha as collateral and borrow TAO against them. This would allow holders to access funds without selling their Alpha tokens or giving up potential staking rewards.

Through the partnership, Forge will use TAO.com’s wstAlpha wrappers, which provide infrastructure for handling wrapped staked alpha tokens.

Forge explained that building on existing, audited infrastructure gives the platform a stronger foundation for introducing alpha collateral support on mainnet. TAO.com welcomed the collaboration, saying the goal is to expand liquidity options for alpha holders.

Under Forge’s lending model, users will be able to supply alpha as collateral and borrow TAO, but alpha itself will not be available for borrowing. The platform also plans to use risk assessments from Endure Network (SN30) to help manage its lending markets.

Forge’s alpha-backed lending service has yet to launch on mainnet, and no official launch date has been announced. Once live, the partnership would make alpha tokens useful beyond staking and trading, bringing Bittensor closer to a DeFi ecosystem where holders can unlock liquidity without selling their tokens.