ChronoLLM

Install Bittensor framework for wallet management and subnet registration

pip install bittensor

Create Bittensor coldkey and hotkey wallets if you don't have them(optional)

btcli wallet new_coldkey --wallet.name miner && btcli wallet new_hotkey --wallet.name miner --wallet.hotkey default

Register on TAO Colosseum subnet to get a UID

btcli subnet register --netuid <TAO_COLOSSEUM_NETUID> --wallet.name miner --wallet.hotkey default --subtensor.network finney

Verify registration by checking your UID in the subnet

btcli wallet overview --wallet.name miner --subtensor.network finney

Link your coldkey SS58 address to your EVM address using dual signatures for security

Sign wallet mapping message with both coldkey and EVM wallet (via frontend or programmatically)

Transfer TAO to your EVM wallet on Bittensor EVM to have funds for betting

Bridge TAO to Bittensor EVM using official bridge; add network to MetaMask (RPC: https://lite.chain.opentensor.ai, Chain ID: 964)

Place bets on RPS tournaments or underdog games to earn mining rewards based on betting volume

Use TAO Colosseum web frontend or ethers.js to call placeBet() on contract 0x3b68322FC1Cb27A2c82477E86cbDde2E4850eE93

Clone the TAO Colosseum repository

git clone https://github.com/TAO-Colosseum/tao-colosseum-subnet.git && cd tao-colosseum-subnet

Create and activate a Python virtual environment

python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate

Install TAO Colosseum package and all dependencies

pip install -e .

Create validator coldkey and hotkey wallets if you don't have them(optional)

btcli wallet new_coldkey --wallet.name validator && btcli wallet new_hotkey --wallet.name validator --wallet.hotkey default

Register as a validator on the TAO Colosseum subnet

btcli subnet register --netuid <NETUID> --wallet.name validator --wallet.hotkey default --subtensor.network finney

Stake TAO to gain weight and influence in the subnet

btcli stake add --wallet.name validator --wallet.hotkey default --amount <AMOUNT> --subtensor.network finney

Start the validator process with specified configuration

python validator/validator.py --netuid <NETUID> --wallet.name validator --wallet.hotkey default --subtensor.network finney --neuron.api_port 8000

Alternatively, use PM2 for process management and auto-restart on reboot (install PM2 first via npm)(optional)

pm2 start validator/validator.py --name tao-colosseum-validator --interpreter python -- --netuid <NETUID> --wallet.name validator --wallet.hotkey default --subtensor.network finney

Verify the validator is running and API is accessible

curl http://localhost:8000/health