Arweave/AO Weekly Highlights Week 43 | 1.15 Billion $DAI Deposited into AO, ArConnect Launches Print to Arweave, and Arweave India Kicks Off Hacker House Fall 2024
Author: Kyle
Translator: Kyle
Reviewer: Marshal Orange
Source: Content Guild - Translation
Arweave has completed a total of 221,176,669 transactions, with 1.84 TiB storage achieved in the past week.
Storage fee for this week stands at 0.748 $AR/GB, block reward at 2,637 $AR, and endowment increased by 1,216.31 $AR.
PermaDAO Incentive Distribution:
PermaDAO distributed a total of 169.84 $AR (equivalent to 3,132.915 USDC) and 7,390.87 $BP as contribution incentives last week.
Weekly News Summary
🔥 $1.15 billion DAI has been deposited into AO.
🔥 AO testnet has sent 768 million messages, processed 159,397 parallel processes, and reached a total of 241,603 users.
🔥 Arweave India announced the launch of its Hacker House Fall 2024.
🔥 Apus Network launched $APUS token, driven 100% by the community.
🔥 ArConnect v1.20.0 is live, introducing the new “Print to Arweave” feature!
🔥 AOX announced the ability to transfer $USDC from CEX to AO.
🧵 ArConnect mobile update makes managing multiple addresses easier.
🧵 KYVE Beta Testers opens registration for the 2nd phase.
🧵 Veritas has launched its official website and introduced an on-chain profit-sharing panel!
🧵 WeaveVM Alphanet V2 is now live!
🧵 Llama Land invites users to try out its new mini-game!
🧵 AR.IO Node version 19 is now available!
🧵 Only Arweave introduces the Fullstack Hackathon referral program!
🧵 Bazar is giving away 200 limited-edition atomic assets.
🧵 0rbit has launched a bounty task worth 30,000 $0RBT points!
🧵 AOX cross-chain bridge $wAR holders hit a new milestone, surpassing 15,000!
🧵 aoVest premieres aoVest Insider Show Episode 1: “Create Tokens Feature”.
🧵 Astro Labs launches a bounty challenge worth $3,000!
Network & Project Updates
Arweave surpasses 10 billion transactions milestone with 250 million transactions in the past week.
$115 million DAI deposited into AO as of October 26.
AO testnet achievements.
768 million messages sent
159,397 parallel processes handled
241,603 users onboarded
Arweave India announces Hacker House Fall 2024.
Dates: November 30 to December 5 in Bangalore
30 participants will share $5,000 in scholarships and bounty rewards
Apus Network launches community-driven token.
Users can mint $APUS directly using aoDAI or aostETH without withdrawals from AO Network.
KYVE Beta Testers Phase 2 registration is open.
Focus on testing Turbo to allow $KYVE payments for storage fees instead of $AR
10 spots available with a 100,000 $KYVE prize pool
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScalOMcVvxJSB6ZDVf0ja_yCQlAwwbcQDcUS-zsY8IGOmH66Q/viewform
Veritas introduces on-chain analytics dashboard.
Features dashboards for Apus Network and 0rbit
A total of 11 projects available
WeaveVM Alphanet V2 is live.
5.6x higher data throughput compared to V1
Block time reduced from 2s to 1s; gas limit increased from 300M to 500M
ArConnect v1.20.0 launches with “Print to Arweave” feature.
Easily save any webpage to Arweave with a few clicks
Try it here: https://arconnect.io/download
Veritas official website goes live.
Veritas serves as a funding and analytics platform for the AO ecosystem
Website link: https://veritas-ao.dev/
Llama Land invites users to play its new mini-game.
Available starting October 28, featuring 8 puzzles
Solve a puzzle for a $10 AR reward, plus a chance to win $50 AR
AR.IO Node 19 update released.
Improved data handling with bundled database workers
New headers for data validation and caching
Enhanced data source configuration for on-demand retrieval
AOX announces $USDC transfers from CEX to AO Network.
Only Arweave launches Fullstack Hack referral program.
Earn a chance to win $1,000 for referring participants
Referral registration: https://t.co/cL6IMDKznO
ArConnect mobile update simplifies address management.
Add, switch, and manage multiple wallets easily on smartphones
Bazar celebrates Arweave’s transaction milestone with a giveaway.
200 limited-edition atomic assets available for commenters
SENTIO is preparing to launch.
Loom introduces The Knight Fall game.
Knight Fall is a multiplayer platformer powered by Loom-SDK
Game link: https://t.co/QxbYHi7eRC
Weavers launches Astro Labs bounty challenge.
$3,000 available for building a payment dApp using $qAR
Participation link: https://www.weaversofficial.com/partners/astro
Weavers announces 0rbit bounty task worth 30,000 $0RBT points.
Create TWAP prices for 3+ tokens to earn 10,000 points
Develop atomic assets linked to real-world assets for 10,000 points
Build meaningful projects to share 10,000 points (for the first 20 submissions)
AOX cross-chain bridge $wAR holders surpass 15,000.
PermaDAO members create Llama Media in Llama Land.
Llama Media connects advertisers with Llama Land citizens
NPC agents display ads in high-traffic areas, offering token rewards for user interaction
Permaswap launches $Kredit.
$Kredit is the native token for the Meka City game
Access Meka City with a Meka Human atomic asset
Game link: mekahuman.ar.io
Partnerships & Integrations
RedStone partners with Renzo Protocol to provide price feeds.
Renzo Protocol, built on EigenLayer, is a restaking protocol.
RedStone delivers price data for its $redETH via a push-based model.
Permaswap places NPC ads in Llama Land.
Users can interact with NPCs and click "Submit" to receive 1-10 llamas at random (once per day per user).
Ecosystem Education
ArDrive Blog – "ArDrive Different".
Current storage options include cloud services, social media, and personal drives, which are temporary and subscription-based.
ArDrive, powered by Arweave, offers permanent storage with a one-time payment model.
Users retain full control over file privacy and can safeguard their creations and digital assets without reliance on Big Tech.
aoVest premieres Episode 1 of aoVest Insider Show – "Creating Tokens Feature".
