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

  • Sign up here

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.

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