Score (SN44) Joins Forge as Partner for Bittensor-Native Lending Platform

Forge announced its partnership with Score (SN44) as it builds toward launching a Bittensor-native money market that lets users borrow $TAO without selling their subnet ‘$ALPHA’ tokens

Score is one of Bittensor’s most established subnets, and the partnership positions Forge to build its lending infrastructure alongside a subnet that carries the credibility new financial primitives need at the beginning.

The Forge testnet is now live on the Bittensor EVM devnet, opening the borrow flow, supply mechanics, and account health tools for public testing ahead of mainnet launch. The partnership is the first of what Forge intends to be a broader network of subnet partners as it establishes itself as the lending layer for the TAO ecosystem.

Why Score (SN44) Fits As Its Partner

Money market infrastructure needs trust from the first partner, and Score is one of the strongest signals of credibility available on Bittensor today.

1. Score is one of the most established subnets on Bittensor. Consistent build cadence, real usage, and Alpha token depth that a new lending market can actually work with at launch.

2. The team has been public and consistent. Which matters when the partnership decision sets the credibility standard for every subnet that considers joining after.

3. Score unlocks a new liquidity path. $ALPHA holders can now access $TAO liquidity through Forge without unwinding their Score ($SN44) position or breaking long-term alignment with the subnet.

4. The partnership signals to other subnets. Money market infrastructure is only as useful as the collateral it accepts, and one established partner opens the door for the next tier.

How Forge Works

Forge, powered by Endure (SN30), is the native lending market on Bittensor for users who want $TAO liquidity without selling their $ALPHA, structured as a two-sided marketplace with an underlying risk layer.

1. Suppliers provide $TAO liquidity and earn yield. Higher than root staking, in exchange for making TAO available to borrowers.

2. Borrowers supply $ALPHA as collateral and borrow $TAO against it. $ALPHA exposure stays intact throughout the loan, so users keep their subnet position while accessing liquidity.

3. Built to run on Endure (SN30) for risk intelligence. Decentralized risk network on Bittensor, with more than 50% of Forge revenue planned for $SN30 buybacks.

4. Guardian Multisig sets parameters initially. Endure’s risk intelligence will be integrated gradually once live, moving the system toward permissionless risk configuration.

5. Testnet is live on the Bittensor EVM devnet. Public access opens the borrow flow, supply mechanics, and account health parameters for testing before mainnet.

The First Signature on the Lending Layer

Money markets on chains that already have them started with one credible partnership and grew from there, and Forge is now running the same playbook on Bittensor. Score’s decision to back Forge at the first step gives the money market a credibility anchor that a purely bootstrapped launch would not have.

The testnet is open for anyone to try today, mainnet is next, and the roadmap of additional subnet partners will decide how deep the collateral pool ends up. For a Bittensor ecosystem that has spent the past year building revenue-generating subnets, a lending market that lets $ALPHA holders access $TAO liquidity without exiting their positions is one of the more useful primitives the network could add.