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:
Permaweb Goes IRL — Bazar in NYC: A recap of Bazar’s presence at Permissionless, NFT.NYC, and PONY, featuring highlights from Times Square to Bazar demos.
In summer we build: Get ready for the AI Agents of the permaweb hackathon.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
AI Agents of the Permaweb Hackathon Announced: AO’s next major hackathon is live. $39,000 in prizes, registration closes August 7.
Wander Wallet Announces $WNDR Token: A new native token for Arweave’s most popular wallet.
Beacon x Ledger Recovery Update: Beacon has now helped recover over $25K in lost AO tokens using the new Ledger recovery tool.
Permaweb LLM Fuel: A doc collector for AO and HyperBEAM documentation to train language models.
Media coverage of the permaweb last week:
AO is Alive — AO Computer Club Podcast: Sam Williams, Ivan Morozov, Jonny Ringo, and Greg Albritton discuss what makes AO different than other compute networks and what’s next for AO.
Quantum-Exact Simulation on HyperBEAM: A research article from Decent Land Labs on simulating quantum behavior onchain.
Build a Custom Fair Launch Delegation Page: A technical guide to create your own fair launch delegation page from Decent Land Labs.
The Verification Crisis — The Quest for Authenticity Online: An X article from AR.IO on verifying identity in a decentralized world.
Phil Mataras on LegendsNLeaders Podcast: The AR.IO CEO shares thoughts on infrastructure, decentralization, and what’s next for the permaweb.
Contribute to the Journal: Submit a guest article, share your ideas, or help expand the documentation. All contributors welcome.
Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:
AO DUH Space — Thursdays, 12 PM EST: Next session: July 10
Bazar Creator Lounge — Fridays, 9 AM EST: A weekly session for permaweb creators to share tools, ideas, and updates
Agents of the Permaweb Hackathon
Registration closes: August 7
Hackathon: August 11 – September 2025
Demo Day: September 5 (virtual)
Prizes: $39,000 in AR
Thank you for reading. If you’re building with Arweave or AO and want to be featured, DM us on X. Let’s keep pushing the permaweb forward.
This newsletter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own research.
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