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:
Arweave Day India: Final Recap: A full wrap-up of the Arweave Day India event. From panel highlights to hacker house demos, this recap captures how the ecosystem came together in Bengaluru to showcase the talented builders and community in India.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
AR token listed on Kraken: The Arweave token (AR) is now available for trading on Kraken, expanding global access to the permaweb.
Forward Research announces Permabites: A new initiative to support ecosystem growth through IRL meetups. Apply to receive up to $100 in AR to host a permaweb meetup in your city.
Load Ecosystem Q2 Update: Load shares insights into its developer ecosystem, tools, and partner collaborations heading into Q2.
BetterIDEa introduces aoxpress and aofetch: New features launched for AO development, allowing for easier program fetching and seamless message composition inside BetterIDEa.
Meka ID coming to Bazar: The Meka Human team is launching its new Meka ID NFT collection on Bazar in June.
StarGrid Battle Tactics reveals tokenomics: A detailed breakdown of $SMONEY and the economic model behind StarGrid’s onchain battle game.
ArcAO announces GameFi Accelerator: A new initiative to fund and support game builders and introduce teams to the AO fair launch ecosystem funding model.
Lunar: New AO Block Explorer: Built by AO developer Nick Juliano, Lunar offers a lightweight explorer for tracking process messages and transactions on AO.
Media coverage of the permaweb this week:
Permanent Storage is for Base (AR.IO x Base X Space): A conversation on why permanent data is essential for scaling the next generation of onchain apps with crosschain compatibility.
Weavers Office Hours with Jonny Ringo (X Space): A deep dive with the AO Community Manager on the latest updates in the AO ecosystem.
AO DUH with Anyone Protocol (X Space): Exploring AO with the team behind Anyone Protocol.
AR.IO founder Phil Vilenarios builds a TEE (X Livestream): A livestream demo on how to build a trusted execution environment for HyperBEAM.
Permaweb Journal site improvements and updates:
Contribute to the Journal: Share your ideas, submit a guest article, or help expand the documentation. All contributors welcome.
Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:
Weavers Office Hour (Every Monday, 1 PM EST): Weekly sessions featuring developer demos and project showcases. Next up: David Kong to share updates on StarGrid Battle Tactics.
APUS Network AMA (Tuesday, May 6, 10 AM EST): A live AMA on the future of APUS, AI infrastructure, and decentralized compute on AO.
AO DUH Space (Thursdays, 12 PM EST): AO’s bi-weekly town hall. The next session will take place on May 15.
Bazar Creator Lounge (Fridays, 9 AM EST): Weekly X space for creators building 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. 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.
Permaweb Journal Team
