Bittensor $TAO spotlight series: Subnet 75 Hippius After the recent Revenue Search, Hippius is emerging as one of the most exciting subnets in the Bittensor ecosystem. With disruptive economics and a strong value accrual design, Hippius has the potential to redefine decentralized storage. Disruptive Storage Model At its core, Hippius is a decentralized storage network competing directly with the giants, Google Cloud, AWS, and Dropbox. The difference? Cost. Hippius is between 400x and 4000x cheaper than existing providers. This level of disruption makes decentralized storage not only philosophically appealing, but economically way more interesting. Beyond pricing, Hippius has added features that make storage tangible and user-friendly: 🔸Hipstats allows users to track where their files are stored, similar to a DHL tracking number. 🔸A safety encryption option gives users full control of their keys, ensuring files are as secure and private as crypto wallets themselves. Trust & Accountability Decentralized storage requires trust, and Hippius addresses this by running its own blockchain within the Bittensor network. This secondary chain provides verifiable accountability for every storage action: 🔸Where files are stored. 🔸Who secures them. 🔸Which miners are responsible. The result is a transparent and auditable system, something centralized competitors can’t match. Alphanomics & Value Accrual Where Hippius really stands out is in its tokenomics. The subnet introduces hAlpha, a native token that is fully 1:1 convertible to Alpha. Holding hAlpha earns both APY and dividends. Miners must lock Alpha in order to mine and provide storage and product revenue (storage credits) is also converted into Alpha and locked. The staking benefits of this locked Alpha are distributed as dividends to hAlpha holders. Hippius is positioning itself as one of the most promising subnets in Bittensor by combining the best of decentralized storage and crypto-native incentive design.