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Arweave/AO Weekly Highlights Week 45 | Autonomous Finance Launches Botega, Permaswap Releases FusionFi, and PermaHacks Finalists Announced
Author: Kyle
Translator: Kyle
Reviewer: Lemon
Source: Content Guild Translation
Originally published at: PermaDAO
Arweave Network Data:
In the past week, the Arweave mainnet completed 215,287,369 transactions, reaching a storage volume of 1.93 TiB.
Storage fee for this week stands at 0.748 $AR/GB, block reward at 2,581 $AR, and endowment increased by 1,246 $AR.
AO Network Data (as of November 10, 2024):
The testnet has sent a total of 831 million messages; 2,411,317 $AO tokens have been minted.
Bridged assets include 145,915 $stETH and 125,695,438 $DAI, with a total value of $561 million.
PermaDAO Incentive Distribution:
PermaDAO distributed a total of 168 $AR (equivalent to 3,125 USDC) and 8,049 $BP as contribution incentives last week.
Weekly News Summary
🔥 A total of 125 million $DAI has been deposited into the AO network.
🔥 Permaswap launches the FusionFi Protocol, standardizing connections between various AgentFi.
🔥 Autonomous Finance unveils Botega, the first Autonomous Agent-first DEX on AO.
🔥 Weavers announces the finalists for the PermaHacks.
🔥 Bazar reveals the winners of the PermaHacks Creative Bounty Award.
🔥 Sam joins the Blocmates podcast to discuss Arweave and AO.
🔥 The Arweave Fullstack Hackathon officially launched on November 4, with a total prize pool of $50,000.
🔥 Ritual announces integration with Arweave to provide permanent storage for AI models and data.
🔥 The Arweave Fullstack Hackathon collaborates with PermaHacks, adding new dedicated prizes.
🔥 Astro Labs releases Quantum project documentation and rolls out product updates.
🧵 Permaswap partners with Meka Human to launch a liquidity mining campaign.
🧵 Obtimus kicks off its first AI Twin Survival Game season.
🧵 DumDumz launches AOction House, opening its first auction.
🧵 Llama Land introduces a new agent NPC, the Llama Rememberer.
🧵 aoVest collaborates with Astro Labs to support $USDA and $qAR.
🧵 Botega and the ao Web Wallet both announce full support for $qAR.
🧵 ArConnect Mobile v1.0.9 goes live, surpassing 1,000 downloads.
🧵 Apus Network partners with DecentraMind and ar.io.
🧵 The Arweave India community hosts a Hacker House Challenge and a Web3 legal crash course.
🧵 PADO officially rebrands to Primus.
🧵 Permaverse releases its Unity SDK.
🧵 ArDrive updates to v2.57, enhancing privacy and publishing efficiency.
🧵 AO Builders invites AO Games to join an upcoming podcast recording.
🧵 Arweave Oasis launches the Tech Talk podcast, featuring guest Elliot.
🧵 RedStone partners with Story Protocol and Mantle to provide pricing oracle services.
Network & Project Updates
Autonomous Finance Launches Botega, a DEX Powered by Autonomous Agents.
Botega, the first Autonomous Agent-first DEX on Arweave and AO, offers advanced order types, including trailing stops, DCA, and limit orders.
Sam Williams Joins the Blocmates Podcast for a Deep Dive on Arweave and AO.
Sam emphasized that decentralization and censorship resistance are core to blockchain's value, and true scalability should avoid reliance on limited block space and block rewards.
AO’s parallel processing and secure, flexible design make it an ideal platform for future decentralized applications, particularly DeFi and intelligent agents.
The podcast covers a wide range of topics—watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTsWI5O_8pU.
Arweave Fullstack Hackathon Kicks Off on November 4 with a $50,000 Prize Pool.
The hackathon officially launched with an online event on Gather, welcoming participants to the competition.
ArConnect Mobile v1.0.9 Released, Enhancing Gateway Switching.
Users can now manually switch gateways or enable automatic switching, improving token balance loading speeds.
Astro Labs Publishes Documentation for the Quantum Cross-Chain Bridge.
The documentation includes a comprehensive project architecture, official integration resources, and bridge contract process IDs.
Llama Land Introduces a New Agent NPC—Llama Rememberer.
The Llama Rememberer functions as an AI-powered memory tool where users can store and retrieve information through natural language input, perfect for recording details, ideas, or secrets.
ArConnect Mobile App Surpasses 1,000 Downloads.
Arweave India Community Revives Founder's Camp with a Web3 Law & Compliance Workshop.
Held on November 6, this Founder’s Camp helps builders transition from part-time to full-time with insights on company registration and funding basics, presented by Giti Said and Yana Kunkevich from Forward Research.
PADO Officially Rebrands to Primus.
Primus (formerly PADO) is a decentralized computing network based on zkFHE (Zero-Knowledge Fully Homomorphic Encryption).
Using AO’s computing resources and Arweave’s storage layer, Primus enables encrypted data storage and homomorphic computation, ensuring both data privacy and computational integrity.
Arweave Oasis Launches Tech Talk Podcast, Featuring Llama Land’s Elliot as the First Guest.
Obtimus Launches Season One of the AI Twin Survival Game for $AR and $AO Holders.
Access the game at: obtimus.aogames.org. Players log in with X and connect their wallets (holding $AR or $AO) to create an AI twin.
The AI twin participates in survival challenges every hour, accumulating points or facing elimination. Total points contribute to a $1,000 prize pool and future airdrop rewards.
DumDumz Announces the Launch of AOction House with a Rare DumDumz Auction.
The initial auction features rare DumDumz items, including one equipped with a golden pistol.
Four new auction items will soon be available on AOction House, offering exclusive perks in the Dumverse game.
Weavers Reveals Finalists for the PermaHacks.
Qpay: Developed by @Josh_Burleson, a Dapp for secure payments with qAR, connecting users to invoices on Permaweb via QR codes.
Junction: Created by @k4y1s, allowing users to set multiple payment addresses for tips, with AO-powered web analytics for tracking.
Better IDEa Copilot and Composer: Built by @quantaindew, offering smart code completion for AO/AOS, along with a Composer for in-app code suggestions.
Botega Announces Support for $qAR.
Users can now trade $qAR on Botega or provide liquidity to $qAR pools to earn fees.
ArDrive Updates to v2.57 with Enhanced Privacy and Publishing Efficiency.
A new HIDE DRIVES feature allows files to be concealed from view while remaining securely stored.
Automatic ArNS updates now streamline the publishing process, improving overall efficiency.
Arweave India Community Launches Challenge for a Spot in the 2024 Fall Hacker House.
Thirty designers and developers will earn places in the 2024 Fall Hacker House based on their submissions.
AO Builders Invite AO Games to a Podcast Recording to Explore the Future of AO and Crypto Gaming.
The podcast will air on November 20 at 16:00 UTC, covering new technologies, trends, and game experiences.
ao Web Wallet Announces the Addition of $qAR.
$qAR, issued by Astro Labs, is now a default asset on the ao Web Wallet.
Bazar Announces PermaHacks Creative Bounty Award Winners.
1st Place: Crown of Lies by @CALVS100804.
2nd Place: Permagirl and Permabird by @eurekachen.
3rd Place: Founder Map by @Josh_Burleson.
Quantum Product Update Enhances Cross-Chain Experience.
Features include faster dynamic activity loading with estimated completion times and accelerated wrap/unwrap processes for smoother transactions.
Permaverse Releases Unity SDK: A New Tool for Building On-Chain 3D Autonomous Worlds.
The initial Unity SDK supports 3D shape placement and adjustment, with GLB model uploads to Arweave coming soon.
Users can load wallets via the AO manager and publish creations on-chain with permanent storage on Arweave, powered by AO computing.
Partnerships & Integrations
Permaswap Partners with Meka Human to Launch a Liquidity Mining Campaign.
The program began on November 4 and will run for three months, with a total reward pool of 30,000 $Kredit.
To participate, users can add tokens to the $Kredit liquidity pool on Permaswap and start earning rewards.
Arweave Fullstack Hackathon Collaborates with PermaHacks, Introducing a Special Award.
Projects registered in PermaHacks can compete for the Fullstack Hack’s Continuous Team Builds, with a prize pool of up to $20,000.
This means projects in PermaHacks also have the chance to win an additional $5,000 from the Fullstack Hackathon.
Apus Network Partners with DecentraMind to Create a More Secure Whitelist Verification System.
By integrating with DecentraMind, Apus Network aims to enhance whitelist verification in its fourth competition pool event.
Apus Network and ar.io Team Up for the Final Pre-TGE Competition Pool.
This competition will focus on iconic characters, with Apus Network launching a poll to let users vote for their favorites.
aoVest Partners with Astro Labs to Support $USDA and $qAR on Its Platform.
Together, the two aim to advance the DeFi ecosystem on AO.
Ritual Announces Integration with Arweave to Enable Decentralized, Permanent Storage for AI Models and Data.
Through Arweave, Ritual Chain and Infernet enable on-chain storage for AI models and key data, including model metadata, integrity proofs, and generated output records.
Ritual, in partnership with Forward Research, will also establish dedicated Ritual Arweave Bundlers to batch optimize storage requests, enhancing reliability and cost-efficiency for users and developers.
RedStone Partners with Story Protocol to Support Programmable On-Chain Intellectual Property.
Story Protocol allows IP to be “programmable” on the blockchain, supporting IP licensing, remixing, and monetization.
RedStone serves as the sole oracle provider for Story Protocol, delivering price feeds for $ETH, $USDC, and more.
RedStone Provides $AUSD Price Feed Services to Mantle, Promoting Accessible Finance and Stable Trading.
$AUSD is a digital dollar backed by cash and U.S. Treasury bonds, pegged to $1, and managed by VanEck with custody by State Street.
Ecosystem Education
Outprog Tweet—"What is Sovereign Finance?"
Sovereign finance emphasizes individuals' ability to establish their own financial rules independently of centralized institutions, achieving true financial autonomy.
AgentFi empowers users by making their agents independent financial entities, enabling personalized financial management.
Apus Network Tweet—"What is On-Chain Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)?"
RAG enhances AI response accuracy by integrating real-time data, allowing AI to retrieve relevant background information before generating answers.
Apus Network has implemented on-chain RAG on AO, providing users with access to decentralized, community-driven data pools for smarter and fresher decentralized AI.
Permaswap Blog Post—"FusionFi Protocol: Core Element for Achieving AgentFi Interoperability."
The FusionFi Protocol is the essential bridge for AgentFi interoperability.
It connects various financial agents through a standardized protocol, streamlining trading processes and enabling efficient asset management.
The protocol supports advanced features, including large order splitting, multi-order merging, multi-hop trading, and zero-capital arbitrage.
