Welcome back to another edition of the Permaweb Journal Changelog: a weekly newsletter covering the latest Journal content, ecosystem news, media recaps, and upcoming events.
We are less than a week away from the Agents of the Permaweb Hackathon, $PI is now tradeable, and several major updates shipped this week. Let’s dive in.
New articles from the Journal:
New features on Bazar including $PIXL delegation and audio features: Bazar rolls out new features for permaweb creators, including $PIXL yield delegation, upgraded music Atomic Assets with cover art and streaming, and mobile support via the Wander wallet.
Arweave and AO ecosystem updates:
PI Token is now transferable: PI is the default exchange unit on the permaweb, composed of 1/3 $AR + 1/3 $AO + 1/3 Fair Launch Projects.
Bazar adds new features for musicians: Creators can now upload audio atomic assets with custom cover art and stream tracks directly in Bazar.
Fluence partners with AR.IO: Fluence is offering a $10k incentive pool for the first 50 adopters of Fluence Virtual Servers.
LiquidOps fair launch is live: LiquidOps, the over-collateralized lending and borrowing protocol on AO, is now live. Allocate AO yield to $LQD via the AO delegation portal.
Onboard Arweave: Partnership Spotlight – Inference Labs: Inference Labs is using Arweave to securely store AI data and verify outputs without exposing sensitive information.
Looking for daily updates between Changelogs?
@onlyarweave daily recaps on X or visit the Arweave Today page
Taylor from Forward Research shares near-daily ecosystem vlogs
Media coverage of the permaweb this week:
CryptoNews Podcast with Sam Williams: Sam shares the story of Arweave and AO, plus insights on fair launch philosophy and the future of cyberspace.
Crypto 101 Podcast: AO as a Decentralized Supercomputer: A deep dive with Sam Williams on AO’s mission to power a new era of decentralized computation.
AO Learning Series: Video Interviews: Greg from Longview Labs sits down with Sam to discuss AO’s architecture and ecosystem growth.
The Gateway hosted by MC Lars: Updates from AR.IO on ArNS milestones, integrations, and StarGrid gamertag features.
Launchpad Showcase: Spring 2025 Projects: Highlights from Arweave India’s Launchpad program.
bundles-rs: The ANS-104 Swiss Army Knife for Rust: Decent Land Labs introduces a Rust SDK for Arweave bundling to expand development tools in the ecosystem. Read the blog.
Contribute to the Journal: Submit a guest article, share your ideas, or help expand the documentation. All contributors welcome.
The Journal is migrating to a new publishing protocol built on Arweave. Stay tuned for the Portal launch:
Upcoming events across the permaweb ecosystem:
Bazar Office Hour - Mondays, 1 PM EST: Next guest: Aditya Berry, creator of AO Learn
AO DUH Space - Thursdays, 12 PM EST: Bi-weekly community call. Next session: August 7 (Hackathon kickoff)
Bazar Creator Lounge - Fridays, 9 AM EST: Weekly space for creators to share tools and project updates
Agents of the Permaweb Hackathon
Registration closes: August 7
Hackathon: August 11 – September 2025
Demo Day: September 5 (virtual)
Prize pool: $41,000 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.
Permaweb Journal Team
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