MegaTAO Core
MegaTAO is a perpetual futures DEX for Bittensor subnet Alpha tokens. You can deposit TAO as collateral and take leveraged positions on Alpha tokens.
What is MegaTAO?
MegaTAO is a perpetual futures DEX on Bittensor EVM. You deposit TAO as collateral and take leveraged long or short positions on Alpha token prices. All profit and loss is settled in TAO.
Key properties:
Synthetic positions: Positions track Alpha token price movements through perpetual contracts. All settlement is in TAO.
Perpetual futures: Contracts never expire. Hold a position as long as you want, subject to funding costs and margin requirements.
TAO collateral: All margin, fees, and settlement are in native TAO. A single-currency system simplifies operations and concentrates liquidity.
Hybrid liquidity: Orders are first matched against the order book. The protocol vault fills any remaining size, providing instant execution.
On-chain oracle pricing: Alpha token prices are derived directly from on-chain pool reserves, with no off-chain price feeds.
How it works
Vault model
Instead of matching buyers and sellers through an order book, MegaTAO uses a vault model. The protocol vault acts as the counterparty to every trade:
Instant execution: Orders fill immediately. No waiting for a matching counterparty.
Guaranteed liquidity: The vault is always available to take the other side of your trade.
Simplified trading: One counterparty system eliminates complex order book interactions.
When order book liquidity is available, the protocol matches against it first. The vault fills any remaining size.
Trading flow
Fund your wallet with TAO
Deposit TAO as margin
Open a position (long or short) on an Alpha token with your chosen leverage (up to 3x)
The protocol fills your order instantly via vault or order book matching
Funding payments accrue every 8 hours based on market imbalance between longs and shorts
Interest fees accrue based on vault utilization (charged to both sides)
Close the position when ready and realize your P&L in TAO
Margin and liquidation
The protocol continuously monitors your margin ratio. If it falls below the maintenance margin (currently 10%), the position is automatically liquidated to prevent negative balances and protect the system.
Architecture
Futures Contract
Core trading logic: positions, margin, orders, liquidations
Price Oracle
Reads Alpha token prices from on-chain pool reserves
Protocol Vault
Provides liquidity and acts as counterparty
Keeper
Monitors and executes liquidations of unhealthy positions
All contracts run on Bittensor EVM (Chain ID: 964) and are upgradeable to support future improvements without disrupting existing positions.
Why Bittensor EVM?
MegaTAO is built on Bittensor's native EVM chain. This gives the protocol direct access to the Bittensor ecosystem:
Native TAO integration: TAO is the chain's native currency, so collateral deposits and settlements require no token wrapping or bridging.
Alpha token precompile: Bittensor EVM includes a precompile contract that exposes Alpha token pool reserves at the chain level. The oracle reads prices directly from this precompile, giving MegaTAO a trustless source of truth for pricing without relying on external oracle networks.
EVM compatibility: Developers and traders can use standard Ethereum tooling (MetaMask, Viem, ethers.js) while operating within the Bittensor ecosystem.
In this section
Alpha Tokens: Supported markets and how Alpha tokens work
Oracle: On-chain pricing via the Alpha precompile
Vault: How the protocol vault provides liquidity
Keepers: Automated liquidation and protocol maintenance
Funding and Interest: How the protocol stays balanced
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