TAO Staking Calculator
Estimate forward rewards with live APY, or run a historical backtest with on-chain data. Both modes decompose emission yield and alpha token price so you can see where your return actually comes from.
Why two modes?
Forward mode extrapolates current conditions — today's APY, the last 7 days of price trend — over the duration you choose. It's a rough sizing tool, not a prediction.
Backtest mode replays the actual on-chain history of the chosen subnet. For each day between start date and today, it compounds your position at the current APY (held constant) and values it at the historical alpha price. The result is what you would have earned under those pricing conditions, not what you might earn.
Why the decomposition matters
Bittensor's dynamic subnets (dTAO) pay rewards in alpha tokens, not in TAO directly. Your realized TAO gain has two sources: extra alpha earned from emissions, and change in the alpha-to-TAO price for all alpha you held. Most calculators ignore the second term and show only emission APY, which can overstate true return by 50% or more when alpha tokens lose value relative to TAO.
Stakao's calculator always breaks the return into those two parts. If a subnet delivered +50% in emission but -30% in alpha price over your chosen window, the result is +5% net — and the decomposition explains why.
For a deeper dive into how rewards and APY work, read our TAO Staking Rewards & APY Guide.
Automate the optimal allocation
Stakao's quant engine runs the equivalent of this backtest every day, across every subnet, and rebalances your stake to the highest risk-adjusted return. Non-custodial, proxy-only, cancel anytime.