Why did Inference Labs decide to spin off DSperse from the Bittensor subnetwork?

This move may seem like a brand upgrade, but it actually reflects a deeper ecological game. The original Subnet-2 was renamed DSperse and upgraded to an "independent distributed validation framework." What does this transformation signify?

Bittensor's core design logic is straightforward—creating an AI version of the Bitcoin network ecosystem, where all subnetworks participate in validation and incentives through the TAO token. However, when Inference Labs spun off DSperse, it effectively broke this fully bound model. The project can now retain its own validation mechanisms and governance logic without relying entirely on Bittensor's TAO system.

This kind of decoupling strategy is common in the Web3 ecosystem—projects often seek independence during their mature phase, establishing their own tokens and validation networks. For Inference, the independence of DSperse grants it greater pricing power and ecological control.