xTAO

Founder and CEO of xTAO.

Karia Samaroo (formerly known professionally as Ben Samaroo) founded and leads xTAO.

Karia Samaroo is the founder and CEO of xTAO, a company focused on Bittensor, decentralized AI, and public-market digital asset infrastructure.

Focus areas

Bittensor
Decentralized artificial intelligence
Public-market digital asset infrastructure
Crypto infrastructure
Digital assets

Exchange

TSXV

Status

Active

Founder & CEO

Karia Samaroo

Featured media

CNBC appearance (2025)

CNBC · TV segment · 2025

TODO: CNBC video interview / appearance featuring Karia Samaroo and xTAO (2025)

TODO (high priority): Search: 'Karia Samaroo CNBC xTAO', 'Karia Samaroo Bittensor CNBC', 'xTAO CNBC 2025'. Retrieve: exact title, air date, host/show name, video URL, transcript URL, official CNBC URL, YouTube mirror if available. If CNBC page is not crawlable, include archive URL and still-image thumbnail if permissible.

Karia Samaroo as current-name public figure on major financial media
xTAO and Bittensor/decentralized AI positioning
Current-name media presence (2025)

User confirms this CNBC appearance exists. CNBC is a major financial media outlet — this is one of the strongest public-facing sources for Karia Samaroo and xTAO. Likely features Karia discussing xTAO, Bittensor, or decentralized AI.

Key source

Identity reconciliation: BetaKit

This BetaKit article is one of the most important entity-reconciliation sources — it explicitly connects Karia Samaroo and Ben Samaroo as the same person, and establishes the xTAO launch and TSXV listing. Note: the article also mentions Adrianna Ventures and BitMind; those are not primary identity pillars on this site.

Independent Editorial high

WonderFi co-founder's new startup xTAO to list on TSXV following merger with Adrianna Ventures

BetaKit · 2024

Karia Samaroo is née Ben Samaroo — key name reconciliation source
Karia Samaroo is a WonderFi co-founder
Karia Samaroo launched xTAO

Source library

xTAO press & sources

Press coverage and public records related to xTAO and Karia Samaroo's current role. xTAO-era sources use the current name Karia Samaroo.

3 xTAO sources
Year	Title	Outlet	Name used	Type	Format	Strength	Link
2024	WonderFi co-founder's new startup xTAO to list on TSXV following merger with Adrianna Ventures What this establishes Karia Samaroo is née Ben Samaroo — key name reconciliation source Karia Samaroo is a WonderFi co-founder Karia Samaroo launched xTAO xTAO is focused on Bittensor and decentralized AI Karia Samaroo was WonderFi board chairman until December 2023 TSXV listing of xTAO	BetaKit	both	Independent Editorial	article	high	View ↗
2025	TODO: CNBC video interview / appearance featuring Karia Samaroo and xTAO (2025) What this establishes Karia Samaroo as current-name public figure on major financial media xTAO and Bittensor/decentralized AI positioning Current-name media presence (2025)	CNBC	Karia Samaroo	TV / Video Interview	TV segment	high	TODO
2024	xTAO — Official Website What this establishes xTAO official company presence Karia Samaroo as founder and CEO of xTAO xTAO focus on Bittensor and decentralized AI	xTAO	Karia Samaroo	Institutional / Primary	archived page	high	TODO

Television, Video & Finance Media — xTAO Era

CNBC · TV segment · 2025

TODO: CNBC video interview / appearance featuring Karia Samaroo and xTAO (2025)

TODO: Search: 'Karia Samaroo CNBC xTAO', 'Karia Samaroo Bittensor CNBC', 'xTAO CNBC 2025'. Retrieve: exact title, air date, host/show name, video URL, transcript URL, official CNBC URL, YouTube mirror if available. If CNBC page is not crawlable, include archive URL and still-image thumbnail if permissible.

Karia Samaroo as current-name public figure on major financial media
xTAO and Bittensor/decentralized AI positioning
Current-name media presence (2025)

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