Welcome to another edition of the Permaweb Journal Changelog: a weekly newsletter covering the latest Journal content, ecosystem news, media recaps, and upcoming events.
Catch up on what builders across the ecosystem shipped this week.
New articles from the Journal:
Build Composable Apps with permaweb-libs: Build modular permaweb apps using permaweb-libs, an SDK for Arweave and AO. Learn how to get started and explore projects built with it.
Learn the Permaweb with Permamind: Permamind is a permanent, decentralized AI memory system built on Arweave and AO. This guide shows how to use it as a documentation assistant for the ecosystem. Guest post by Dylan Shade and Jonathon Green.
This Summer We Build: The AO Agents of the Permaweb Hackathon kicks off August 11. $39,000 in prizes and a chance to create something that lasts.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
Wander announces the next chapter: The WNDR token fair launch and Wander Pools will incentivize decentralized storage sharing.
LiquidOps launches $LQD token The $LQD token enables user governance over the LiquidOps protocol.
StarGrid integrates gamertags: Users can now claim free or premium ARNS gamertags.
Load Network launches an S3 client: Upload permanent data from the AWS S3 SDK using AR.IO Turbo.
Load Network integrates with Zentra: Enables permanent, programmable storage for the Zentra Python execution layer.
Media coverage of the permaweb this week:
DUH Space - Hackathon Judges + AI Agents: The latest DUH introduces hackathon judges and dives into AI Agents on AO.
Wander Network & $WNDR Token (X Article) Learn more about the token for the leading permaweb wallet provider, Wander's fair launch token.
Wander Pools Explained (X Article): Contribute storage space to earn $WNDR tokens.
Arweave India Founders Camp: Matt Mason (Basejump CEO) discusses user growth strategies in Web3.
Build and Tell #3 from Arweave India: This week's livestream showcases builders in the Arweave India community.
CTRL-X Keynote - Radically Decentralizing Publishing: Presentation from Arweave Berlin, introducing a new way for journalists to preserve their work across different journalist platforms on Arweave.
Ecosystem Vlogs by Taylor from Forward Research: Catch up on the permaweb with these short and easy to follow vlogs.
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, 1 PM EST: Next session: July 24
Bazar Creator Lounge - Fridays, 9 AM EST: A weekly session for permaweb creators to share tools, ideas, and updates.
Tech in Schools Hackathon - July 14–21: Bazar lead Jorge (El Tio) joins as a judge for this upcoming AI-focused hackathon. Applications are still open.
Agents of the Permaweb Hackathon
Registration closes: August 7
Hackathon: August 11 – September 2 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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