BIT-0002: Proof of Weights

[HudsonGraeme]

This proposal introduces Proof of Weights, a real-time cryptographic solution for Bittensor's ecosystem. It ensures subnet owners' incentivization mechanisms are faithfully executed by validators, safeguarding intended behavior and reward distribution. By leveraging scalable, configurable zero-knowledge proofs, Proof of Weights maintains network bandwidth while rewarding honest validators for their genuine contributions, providing subnet operators with enhanced tools to direct validator behavior. Additionally, Proof of Weights benefits miners by ensuring that feedback on their performance remains immediate and uninterrupted. This allows miners to maintain the current level of insight into their real-time performance, facilitating faster adjustments and sustaining high operational and network efficiency.

[camfairchild]

@HudsonGraeme Can't access the repo: https://github.com/inference-labs-inc/pow-simulations

[HudsonGraeme]

@HudsonGraeme Can't access the repo: inference-labs-inc/pow-simulations

Thanks for catching that, that repo was made public just now! Expect more commits there for the simulation codebase as well. All experiments are within the static/weight_copy directory as it's a fork of https://github.com/opentensor/developer-docs

[sam0x17]

We may wish to revive this after the current push for mevshield / governance, do you have any new thoughts on the matter @HudsonGraeme?

[HudsonGraeme]

We may wish to revive this after the current push for mevshield / governance, do you have any new thoughts on the matter @HudsonGraeme?

The only addition here would be a more flexible and extensible method for verification via the EVM, documented here #19

[sam0x17]

Followup @HudsonGraeme , we are planning to do more flexible commit reveal that piggybacks off of mev shield v2. The idea is you could set a future block number, or a smart contract-based condition, that determines when the decryption will take place. This should eliminate all the reasons why certain subnets are unable to use CR at the moment, might factor into your reasoning above a bit, but what's great is there will be situations where the smart contract logic determines when the encryption committee performs the decryption.