Subnet Session with James Ross from Synth: Forecasting the Future of Finance (SN50)

15/07/2025 31 min

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In this Subnet Session, we sit down with James from Synth (SN50) - a predictive modeling subnet that’s quietly becoming Bittensor’s financial backbone.Synth isn’t about calling prices - it’s about modeling volatility. James walks us through how hundreds of miners generate millions of synthetic price paths for BTC, ETH, and soon gold, and how that data is being used in DeFi protocols, hedge fund strategies, risk models, and trading agents.We cover:Why volatility matters more than priceHow Synth outperforms industry benchmarks by 30%The roadmap for fiat revenue and alpha buybacksAnd why recruiting elite data scientists is Bittensor’s next frontierIf you’re betting on decentralized finance, intelligence, and infrastructure - this one’s for you.