Welcome to another edition of the Permaweb Journal Changelog: a weekly newsletter covering the latest Journal content, ecosystem news, media recaps, and upcoming events.

I. Published content

New articles from the Journal this week:

• Bazar launches Community Hub support on Discord: Bazar now supports Community Hubs on Discord, allowing permaweb creators and projects to host micro-communities without needing to manage their own servers.

II. Ecosystem news

Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:

• Wander Connect is live: Secure, self-custodial wallets with social login are now available through Wander Connect. Developers can integrate it into any app with just a few lines of code.

• wUSDT is now available to trade on Botega: Stablecoin trading expands on AO with the addition of wUSDT to the Botega exchange.

• Arweave crosses 300TB of data stored: From NFTs to historical archives, Arweave has surpassed 300 terabytes of permanent storage. The network is backed by a sustainable endowment and secured with Succinct Proofs of Random Access.

• StarGrid Battle Tactics Tokenomics Reveal Part 2: The second part of the $SMONEY tokenomics breakdown explores in-game upgrades, and economic incentives driving the onchain battle game.

• LiquidOps strategies go live: USDC and USDT deposits are now supported for AO-based fair launches. Users can access 3.5x leverage on AR positions and earn up to 2.61 percent APY. The protocol rewards leveraged usage with fees returned to participants.

III. Media roundup

Media coverage of the permaweb this week:

• AR.IO introduces grant program (X Space): A new initiative to support gateway operators, open-source tooling, and infrastructure contributors.

• AR.IO Grant Program details (GitHub): Requests for proposals are now live, with grants available for protocol tooling, documentation, and developer education.

• Viksit on AI and crypto (X Thread): A thread exploring the convergence of AI and crypto infrastructure, and why AO is a natural foundation for composable systems.

• Drew Pierson shares AO technical updates (X Article): An overview of recent progress across HyperBEAM, core developer tools, and future directions for AO infrastructure.

• The future of AI on AO (X Space): A space hosted by APUS on decentralized GPU compute, AI inference, and scalable infrastructure on AO.

IV. Journal updates and contributions

Permaweb Journal site improvements and updates:

• Permaweb Journal Discord Micro-Community: Dedicated channels in the Bazar Discord for Permaweb Journal. To join you must navigate to the "opt-in" channel and select Permaweb Journal.

• Contribute to the Journal: Share your ideas, submit a guest article, or help expand the documentation. All contributors are welcome.

V. Key dates and events

Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:

• AO Permabites London (May 22): An in-person gathering for builders, writers, and researchers working on AO and Arweave. Join the event

• AO Hacker House Lisbon (June 2 to 5): A four-day event in Lisbon for teams building AO-native applications and protocols. Join the event.

• Weavers Office Hour (Every Monday, 1 PM EST): Weekly sessions featuring developer demos and project showcases. Next up: Simone Amico shares updates on StarGrid Battle Tactics.

• AO DUH Space (Thursdays, 12 PM EST): AO’s bi-weekly town hall for updates, demos, and community discussion. Next session: May 15

• Bazar Creator Lounge (Fridays, 9 AM EST): Weekly X Space for creators building storefronts, collections, and 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. 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.