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 is for Thoughtcrimes: Arweave and the permaweb stack provide a refuge for digital thoughtcrimes in a world of platform censorship, protocol capture, and institutional creep.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
StarGrid Battle Tactics Public Release: StarGrid is now live. A fully onchain 1v1 tactical game where players stake $DAI for ranked match tickets, earn $SMONEY, and use Ethereum or Arweave wallets to battle onchain.
Load demos Ultraviolet, the first EVM chain on AO: EVM is now live on AO via HyperBEAM. Ultraviolet supports standard Solidity tooling while unlocking parallelized compute. Try the demo: ultraviolet.load.network
qAR deprecated on LiquidOps: With qAR merging into wAR, the LiquidOps qAR pool has been deprecated. Lending and borrowing are disabled, but un-lending and repayment are still available. Join the LiquidOps Discord for support.
Subspace launches: Discord on AO: Subspace is a new real-time messaging layer built on AO, developed by BetterIDEA founder, Ankush. Try it at subspace.ar.io
Media coverage of the permaweb this week:
AO x Arweave Biweekly Update by Drew Pierson (X Thread): A summary of the latest protocol developments, usage stats, and upcoming roadmap milestones.
Why Names Matter in Web3 by Phil Mataras (CryptoNews Article): A look at the value of human-readable names in the decentralized web and how ArNS addresses identity and naming challenges.
AI Copyright Dilemma – Interview with AR.IO’s Phil Mataras (Analytics Insight Interview ): Phil weighs in on the legal gray zones of AI-generated content and how decentralized storage can play a role in protecting provenance.
Deterministic Summation in Deep Learning on AO (APUS Mirror Article): A technical deep dive from APUS on GPU non-determinism in AI workflows and how the network ensures reproducibility.
YGG x StarGrid Hangout with David Kong (X Livestream): A livestream interview with David Kong discussing StarGrid’s public launch, tokenomics, and game vision.
Permaweb Journal site improvements and updates:
Contribute to the Journal: Share your ideas, submit a guest article, or help expand the documentation. All contributors are welcome.
Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:
Bazar Office Hour (Every Monday, 1 PM EST): Weekly sessions featuring developer demos and project showcases.
AO DUH Space (Thursdays, 12 PM EST): AO’s bi-weekly town hall. The next session will take place on May 29.
Bazar Creator Lounge (Fridays, 9 AM EST): Weekly X space for creators building storefronts, collections, and applications on the permaweb.
AO Hacker House Lisbon– Schedule is live (June 4-5): Two days of building, learning, and vibing with the AO community in Lisbon from June 4 to 5. Expect workshops, live demos, and collaborative hacking.
Arweave Day Berlin (June 7): Arweave Day Berlin 2025 brings together friends, ecosystem contributors, and groundbreaking projects for a day of live demos, contests, keynote talks, and community surprises.
Win a trip to Arweave Day Berlin: Build on AO at Hacker House Lisbon and compete for a fully funded trip to Arweave Day Berlin. Final projects will be judged live at the event.
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
