From Arweave Week Berlin to the launch of HyperBEAM Milestone 3 Beta, the past few weeks have been packed. We took a short pause from the Changelog to focus on what’s coming next for the Journal. Big updates are on the way.

Thanks for tuning into another edition of the Permaweb Journal Changelog: your weekly roundup of new articles, ecosystem news, media recaps, and upcoming events. Let’s get into it.

New articles from the Journal:

• HyperBEAM Milestone 3 Launches in Beta: Milestone 3 (Beta 1) marks a critical turning point for AO. It enables legacynet process execution inside HyperBEAM and introduces a confidential compute device called ~greenzone@1.0.

• Scaling Bazar with Micro-Orderbooks and HyperBEAM: Explore how Bazar is scaling with micro-orderbooks, HyperBEAM integration, and modular architecture to power the permaweb’s decentralized media ecosystem.

• Build a Permanent Website for Your Small Business with AR.IO (Guest Post): A practical guide to launching a lightweight, permanent website using AR.IO’s deployment tools.

Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:

• Inference Labs partners with AR.IO: Decentralized AI meets permanent memory. Inference Labs is integrating AR.IO to give AI models persistent, censorship-resistant storage.

• Bridged Assets on AO now tracked on DeFiLlama: AO appears on DeFiLlama with real-time data on bridged assets and yield opportunities.

• Arweave India launches Launchpad Build & Tell: A new bi-weekly livestream for devs to demo builds and discuss ideas live with the Arweave India community.

• AO Discord Rewards: Win Atomic Assets: AO Discord now features rewards for participation. Engage in the community to earn unique Atomic Assets.

Media coverage of the permaweb:

• DePined Podcast with Sam Williams: Sam Williams talks about the origins of Arweave, the vision for decentralized permanence, and where compute fits in.

• Is the Internet Dead?: AR.IO’s latest piece explores the entropy of web2 and what comes next for online infrastructure.

• TikTok’s uncertain future reveals web2’s weaknesses: Julian Chandra (Odysee) breaks down why platforms built on centralized infrastructure are doomed to fail.

• Block by Block Interview with Benjamin Brandall: The Load Network founder dives into Layer 2s, EVMs, and building scalable compute on AO.

Highlights from Arweave turning 7 and IRL gathering:

• Berlin Fragments Campaign: A visual campaign celebrating digital fragments stored forever on Arweave.

• Sam Williams on AR.IO and Arweave’s Birthday: A full recap of Sam’s reflections and Arweave’s growth since 2017. Read the full post

Ecosystem keynotes and updates:

• Apus Network - Trustworthy AI for AO by Conor Thacker

• Bazar - Building Infra for the Permaweb Creator Economy by Alex Fisher

• Beacon - The new Home for DeFi by William Kibbler

• Load Network - Alien Compute on HyperBEAM by Benjamin Brandall

• Longview Labs - Be on Camera by Greg Albritton

• StarGrid Battle Tactics - Next Phase of Consumer Crypto on AO by David and Simone

• WAO - WAO Development Environment by Tomo Nagasawa

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:

• Arweave India Launchpad: Build & Tell: Bi-weekly livestream where builders showcase and get feedback. Thursdays 11am EST.

• Bazar Office Hour (Mondays, 1 PM EST): Weekly session featuring dev demos. Next guest: Ben from Load Network.

• AO DUH Space (Thursdays, 12 PM EST): AO’s bi-weekly town hall. Next session: June 26.

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

Note: Catch members of the Bazar team at upcoming events in NYC. Follow ElTio for more updates.

• Permissionless NYC (June 24–26)

• NFT.NYC with AR.IO (June 25–27)

• PONY (June 27)

Thank you for reading. If you’re building with Arweave or AO and have something you’d like to see featured, DM us on X. Let’s keep moving the permaweb forward.

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