Subnet 48
QUANTUMCOMPUTE
The only currency in the universe that can only be mined by real quantum computers.
Miners earn only by running real quantum work. The side effect is the point: the scarcest machines on Earth, open to anyone, anywhere — free to start.
// THE PROBLEM
Quantum computers are among the most powerful machines ever built — and among the least accessible. Scarce, expensive, and locked behind vendor toolchains, they stay out of reach of the very people most likely to find out what they’re good for.
<100
quantum computers on Earth
$5K-$15K
per hour to rent one
Months
of procurement, one vendor at a time
Meanwhile, McKinsey projects quantum computing will unlock $1.3–$2.7 trillion in value by 2035, with 300+ companies already racing in. The bottleneck isn’t ambition — it’s access.
// WHY IT MATTERS
Humanity’s hardest problems are bound by classical limits. Real quantum hardware in more hands changes that — anyone, anywhere, can:
Learn
Run on real QPUs from anywhere — no lab affiliation, no procurement, nothing to install.
Innovate
Apply and improve real quantum algorithms on real hardware, not just simulators.
Disrupt
The next breakthrough won’t wait for an institution. Scarce compute in unconventional hands is how fields get reset.
// THE OPEN QUANTUM PARTNERSHIP
Open Quantum — our partner platform, built by Quantum Rings — is how you reach this compute. One API connects you to real quantum processors from IonQ, Rigetti, IQM, and AQT, with Qiskit and PennyLane support out of the box.
Anyone gets $50 of free quantum compute every 90 days. Beyond that, paid execution is subsidized to roughly half of direct-vendor pricing — possible because the hardware comes from SN48’s miners, paid in TAO by Bittensor’s incentive layer.
How value flows
Real demand, denominated in dollars, settling on Bittensor. See how the partnership works.
Every job also builds something the industry has never had: a real dataset of what actually runs on quantum computers. We retain that data, and we will monetize it. For the tip of the iceberg, see openquantum.com/insights.
Real QPUs on the network
// MINING
No work, no reward.
There is no idle mining on SN48. Miners earn only when a real quantum job executes on real hardware, verified through Open Quantum — and they earn the only currency in the universe that can only be mined on a quantum computer.
Today, mining requires owning or operating a physical quantum computer (or a documented partnership with someone who does). Open mining is coming — no quantum hardware required, every job still verified.
// ROADMAP
Near-Term
- >Public mining — no quantum hardware required
- >More QPU backends coming online
Long-Term
- >Closed-loop HPC simulation endpoints
- >Integration with Enigma challenges (SN63)
- >"Uber of Quantum Computing" — on-demand global compute
Ready to run quantum?
$50 of free quantum compute every 90 days, through Open Quantum.
Visit OpenQuantum.com