Permaweb Journal Team
Welcome to another edition of the Permaweb Journal Changelog: a weekly newsletter covering the latest Journal content, ecosystem news, media recaps, and upcoming events.
New articles from the Journal this week:
Hacker House Day 1 Recap: A behind-the-scenes look at the first day of the Arweave India Hacker House.
Hacker House Day 2 Recap: The Hacker House projects started to take shape. Day 2 focused on builder momentum, feedback rounds, and whiteboard sessions from mentors.
Arweave Day India — Day 1 Recap: Highlights from the first Arweave Day in India, including keynote speeches, project showcases, networking oportunities.
ICYMI: Arweave Day India Preview: Explore the agenda and featured speakers of Arweave Day India event.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
RTFKT NFTs backed up on ArDrive after storage outage: Following a centralized hosting failure, RTFKT migrated the CloneX NFT collection to Arweave using ArDrive, highlighting the need for permanent storage.
AR.IO Cloudmap is live: A new visualization tool for tracking AR.IO gateway locations, status, and performance across the permaweb.
HyperBEAM developer portal launches: Age of Apocryphal: A growing resource hub for HyperBEAM developers, curated by Load, APUS, and contributors from across the ecosystem.
Smartweaver Explorer now live: A new tool to explore Arweave and AO, check transaction statuses, debug process states, and query data with advanced filters.
AOX partners with Astro: AOX and Astro are working together to merge $qAR into $wAR and support the launch of the $USDA stable asset within the AO ecosystem.
Bazar now supports Beacon Wallet: Bazar now allows direct login and asset management using Beacon mobile wallet.
Media coverage of the permaweb this week:
Sam Williams on Unleashing DePIN (Podcast): Sam discusses decentralized infrastructure, AO, and how verifiable compute reshapes the DePIN landscape.
Nike and RTFKT NFTs face hosting outage, migrate to Arweave (Cryptonomist article): A major example of the risks of centralized storage for NFTs and why Arweave matters.
Cointelegraph X Space with AR.IO: Exploring the fallout from centralized storage failures following the RTFKT NFT collection going offline.
Community Labs “Ahead” Newsletter: A monthly newsletter from Community Labs covering the permaweb.
Tokens and Mechanism Design with KBX Fireside: Tate Berenbaum explores how Arweave and AO use incentive models to build long-term decentralized systems.
Drew Pierson AO Q&A Session (X Vlog):An extended Q&A covering key questions about AO’s development and roadmap.
VibeCoding Episode 3 with Patrick Skinner: Patrick returns with another AO live coding session.
Weavers Office Hours with Anish from Metalinks (X Space): A conversation with Anish from Metalinks.
Permaweb Journal site improvements and updates:
Events page: New page to curate key gatherings across the Arweave and AO ecosystem: from hackathons and summits to community meetups.
Contribute to the Journal: Share your ideas, submit a guest article, or help maintain documentation. We welcome all ecosystem contributors.
Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:
Weavers Office Hour (Every Monday, 1 PM EST): Weekly technical sessions and project showcases hosted by Weavers. Next up: Weavers Office Hour with Jonny Ringo, AO community manager and developer.
AO’s Decentralized Underground Headquarters (DUH) Space (Thursdays, 12 PM EST): AO’s bi-weekly town hall for demos, updates, and community discussions. Next session: May 1.
Bazar Creator Lounge (Fridays, 9 AM EST): A weekly space for creators to share projects, ask questions, and explore new tools on the permaweb.
Thank you for reading. If you are building with Arweave or AO and have something you would like to see featured, DM us on X or open a PR. Let’s keep moving the permaweb forward.
This newsletter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.
