# Yuma

> Yuma is a Stamford-based subsidiary of Digital Currency Group that invests in, validates, mines, and accelerates projects on Bittensor, a decentralized network where AI models are paid for useful output. In under a year it became one of the network's largest contributors, funding subnet teams, running validator and mining operations, and launching Yuma Asset Management to give institutional investors a single on-ramp to subnet tokens.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- **Founders:** Digital Currency Group (Parent company / founder), Barry Silbert (CEO (DCG Founder & CEO))
- **Team size:** ~35 employees
- **Products:** Subnet Accelerator, Yuma Validator, Yuma Mining, Yuma Asset Management, Yuma Total Market Fund
- **Notable:** Became one of the largest contributors on Bittensor within roughly a year of launch., Validates 120+ subnets and mines on others., Funded 15 subnet operators through its accelerator.

## Products & services

- **Subnet Accelerator** — Capital, technical guidance, community access and long-term collaboration for early-stage teams launching and scaling Bittensor subnets.
- **Yuma Validator** — Validation services across the Bittensor network; Yuma is one of the network's largest validators, validating 120+ subnets.
- **Yuma Mining** — Mining operations that contribute compute and useful work to Bittensor subnets.
- **Yuma Asset Management** — Institutional and accredited-investor access to Bittensor subnet-token strategies, anchored by a $10M investment from DCG.
- **Yuma Total Market Fund** — Single-allocation exposure to TAO and the full Bittensor subnet ecosystem.
- **Yuma Subnet Composite Fund** — Market-cap-weighted exposure across active subnets - described as comparable to the NASDAQ Composite for Bittensor.
- **Yuma Large Cap Subnet Fund** — Targeted exposure to the largest subnets by market cap - described as comparable to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

## Achievements

- Became one of the largest contributors on Bittensor within roughly a year of launch.
- Validates 120+ subnets and mines on others.
- Funded 15 subnet operators through its accelerator.
- Launched Yuma Asset Management with a $10M anchor investment from DCG.
- Introduced the Yuma Total Market Fund, giving institutions single-allocation Bittensor exposure.
- Recruited TradeBlock founders Greg and Jeff Schvey to lead its next growth phase.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — MEXC and Yuma partner to bring Bittensor staking to a reported 40M+ users.
- **2026-06** — Yuma launches the Total Market Fund for single-allocation exposure to TAO and the full Bittensor subnet ecosystem.
- **2025-10** — Yuma unveils Yuma Asset Management, anchored by a $10M DCG investment, with Subnet Composite and Large Cap Subnet funds.
- **2025-10** — TradeBlock founders Greg and Jeff Schvey appointed to lead Yuma's next phase of growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.yumaai.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/yumagroup
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/YumaGroup

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Last updated: 2026-08-15