Arweave/AO Weekly Highlights Week 5 | Arweave 2.9 Upgrade, AOX Enables USDT Cross-Chain Transfer to AO, Permaswap Product Upgrade, Aolotto ALC NFT Giveaway
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Arweave Network Data:
In the past week, Arweave completed 402,270,941 transactions, reaching a storage volume of 3.36 TiB.
Storage fee for this week stands at 1.07 $AR/GB, block reward at 2,638 $AR, and endowment increased by 3,095 $AR.
AO Network Data (as of February 4, 2025):
AO Testnet has sent a total of 158 Million messages; 3,140,313 $AO have been minted.
Bridged assets include 96,810 $stETH and 178,616,650 $DAI.
Weekly News Summary
🔥 Arweave 2.9 officially released, bringing comprehensive performance and security upgrades.
🔥 AO mainnet is launching soon—join the Gather Town online party to celebrate.
🔥 AOX now supports $USDT cross-chain transfers from BSC to AO network.
🔥 Permaswap upgraded its product features, improving the signing process, Pool module functionality, and sidebar.
🔥 Aolotto launched the AolottoLuckyClover NFT Chinese New Year Giveaway.
🔥 Aolotto is hosting a tribute event for AO ecosystem contributors, offering a chance to win AolottoLuckyClover NFTs.
🔥 RedStone becomes the first oracle to deploy on EigenLayer AVS.
🔥 CLARA by RedStone announces support for DeepSeek.
🔥 Llama Land launches a community proposal event—participants can win $LLAMA rewards.
🔥 KYVE introduces DataWave Beta, enabling AI to access trusted on-chain data.
🧵 FusionFi Protocol welcomes new ambassadors, strengthening its community growth.
🧵 ar.io announces plans for Gateway Operator testnet migration to mainnet.
🧵 Anyone Network partners with AO to establish Arweave as the DePIN data chain.
🧵 ArConnect reaches a new milestone: 100,000 installs and $1 billion in transaction volume.
🧵 Arweave New York collaborates with ar.io to join the Permanent Cloud Network ecosystem.
🧵 Primus Labs partners with FractionAI to pioneer the verifiable AI era.
🧵 aostore launches its MVP version.
🧵 Tomo introduces WAO Units.
🧵 Veritas launches the beta version of its QAR and VITA staking features.
🧵 aopump.fun unveils a profit-sharing dashboard, releases its 2025 roadmap, and begins unlocking core functionalities.
🧵 RSS3 integrates WeaveVM to enable permanent ledger storage.
🧵 WeaveVM becomes a data provider for Blobscan, supporting permanent access to Blob data.
🧵 RandAO whitepaper is now live on ar.io.
🧵 NumberAlwaysBigger updates its staking mechanism.
🧵 Odysee is set to launch a new token model.
🧵 NumberAlwaysBigger announces a partnership with Mithril Labs.
🧵 Arweave Philippines continues its nationwide tour, completing a roadshow in Pangasinan.
🧵 Hoodrats launches the Outlaws of the Cosmos NFT series on aopump.fun.
🧵 Cyberbeavers celebrates Chinese New Year with the release of the Pulse Purple Wave NFT series.
🧵 4EVERLAND partners with APRO to provide powerful infrastructure services for AI Agents.
🧵 Abstract integrates RedStone to enhance consumer-grade crypto applications.
🧵 RedStone launches the RedStone Gminers challenge, encouraging community participation.
🧵 RedStone collaborates with OpenGradient to provide AI oracle solutions.
🧵 we AR we releases its roadmap, with the SoFi platform set to launch soon.
🧵 we AR we partners with Matrix AO, giving away Matrix NFTs through events.
🧵 Perplex unveils a new website and its 2025 roadmap.
🧵 Tesser collaborates with Nobility Kitty ($NOKIT) to simplify airdrop distribution on AO.
Network & Project Updates
Hoodrats launches Outlaws of the Cosmos NFT series on Aopump.fun.
Outlaws of the Cosmos atomic assets are issued using a bonding curve mechanism—the earlier you buy, the lower the price.
A total of 5,000 NFTs will be minted, with 500 allocated to support the development of the Hood Rats metaverse.
AOX enables $USDT cross-chain transfer from BSC to AO network.
Users can now seamlessly transfer USDT from BSC to AO network via the AOX platform.
Veritas launches the beta version of $qAR and $VITA staking.
Users can participate in staking and earn VITA rewards. The experience is now available on veritas-ao.app.
Odysee set to launch a new decentralized token model.
The new model, launching in the first week of February, supports P2P payments, tipping, membership subscriptions, and premium chats using a non-custodial setup.
The new model will feature ultra-low fees and outperform mainstream social platforms in functionality.
Arweave Philippines continues its nationwide tour, completing a roadshow in Pangasinan.
aostore launches MVP version.
The MVP version of Aostore is now live and awaiting approval from Othent to enable user login for a full-feature experience.
Arweave 2.9 upgrade officially goes live.
The new algorithm reduces miners' computational costs, lowers entry barriers, and enhances community participation.
The upgrade also strengthens network security, optimizes storage market efficiency, and advances decentralized storage.
KYVE launches DataWave Beta to help AI access reliable on-chain data.
DataWave is KYVE’s new tool designed for AI agents, offering accurate content, market insights, and trusted support based on on-chain data.
KYVE ensures tamper-proof, verifiable data, providing a solid foundation for AI and redefining trust in the data-overload era.
Cyberbeavers celebrates Chinese New Year with the launch of the Pulse Purple Wave NFT series.
Aolotto launches the AolottoLuckyClover NFT Spring Festival event.
Users can participate by quoting the event tweet and tagging a friend for a chance to win an AolottoLuckyClover NFT, symbolizing luck and belief.
The event runs from February 1, 2025, until the end of the Bonding Curve phase on aoPump.fun. Five lucky winners will be randomly selected, and both they and their tagged friends will each receive an NFT.
RedStone launches the RedStone Gminers Challenge to showcase community talent.
Event duration: January 28 – February 7, 2025 (UTC).
Whether it's sports, art, coding, cooking, or pet photography—showcase your uniqueness by posting a video on X with the hashtag #GminersChallenge.
The top five participants will win millions of RSG, with additional stablecoin rewards for the top three.
Tomo introduces WAO Units: a lightweight local AO solution.
WAO can now run as a standalone persistent local server, enhancing fast memory testing capabilities.
Simply enter npx wao to launch a local AO network and accelerate development.
aopump.fun officially launches its profit-sharing dashboard.
NFTs listed on aopump.fun now support creator royalties, allowing creators to earn revenue from every transaction.
WeaveVM becomes a Blobscan data provider, enabling permanent Blob data access.
WeaveVM offers decentralized and permanent Blob data access for chains using EIP-4844, including Optimism, Base, and Arbitrum.
Users can easily view and retrieve on-chain data via the Blobscan platform, ensuring data persistence.
CLARA by RedStone announces support for DeepSeek.
AI agents using the DeepSeek model can now seamlessly integrate CLARA for efficient inter-agent communication.
CLARA also enables DeepSeek agents to interact with agents built on ElizaOS and Virtuals.io.
AO mainnet launch event—Join the Gather Town online party!
Date: Saturday, February 8, 18:00–20:00 GMT-5. Platform: Gather Town.
Meet AO founder Sam Williams for a live Q&A, explore cutting-edge AO technology, connect with experts in decentralized computing, and engage in exciting community activities.
Registration link: https://lu.ma/3mf2mzwz.
ArConnect reaches a new milestone: 100,000 installs and $1 billion in transaction volume.
ArConnect now supports over 100 applications.
Llama Land launches a community proposal event—win $LLAMA rewards.
Help the Alpaca King make decisions for the kingdom by submitting proposals and competing for a 500,000 $LLAMA prize pool.
The 10-day event ends on February 8, with rewards distributed afterward.
we AR we releases roadmap—SoFi platform launching soon.
Pre-registration for wallets and Minting Day starts in February, with the full SoFi platform launch by Q1-end.
In March, NFT holders will gain early access to SoFi Beta, exploring the future of decentralized social finance.
RedStone launches AVS, leveraging EigenLayer to enhance security.
RedStone AVS utilizes EigenLayer’s $14 billion in staked assets to secure the weETH price oracle for Ethereum and Base.
Built with the Othentic framework, the AVS improves computational efficiency and integrates $EIGEN staking for enhanced security and incentives.
Permaswap upgrades and optimizes product features.
Simplified transaction signing process to enhance user experience and reduce drop-off rates. Introduced token whitelist/blacklist and liquidity pool verification mechanisms.
The Pool module now displays token prices, trading volume, APR, and other statistics, with added search, filter, and sorting functions.
Improved sidebar navigation, making transaction history more visible and accessible.
Perplex launches a new website and reveals its 2025 roadmap.
ar.io announces Gateway Operator testnet-to-mainnet migration plan.
Eligible testnet gateway operators will migrate to the mainnet while retaining their staked funds on a 1:1 basis.
Performance weights, activity records, and related metrics will reset on the ar.io mainnet, requiring all operators to start fresh.
RandAO whitepaper is now live on ar.io.
aoPump.fun releases its 2025 roadmap, gradually unlocking core functionalities.
The roadmap includes NFT collectibles, verified creators, a meme coin launcher, live streaming, and NFT AMM.
Lending and staking functionalities will soon be introduced to create a comprehensive decentralized ecosystem.
FusionFi Protocol welcomes new ambassadors as community expansion continues.
The new ambassadors will share early insights on the FusionFi protocol, including updates on the $FFP airdrop, helping to spread project news and grow the community.
Aolotto launches a tribute event for AO ecosystem contributors, with a chance to win AolottoLuckyClover NFTs.
Users can nominate AO ecosystem builders or key opinion leaders (KOLs), with the top 8 nominees receiving ALC NFTs.
The 2 comments with the most likes will also win ALC NFTs. The event runs from February 1, 2025, until the end of the Bonding Curve phase on aoPump.fun.
NumberAlwaysBigger updates its staking mechanism.
The new staking model supports qAR, wAR, and LP tokens linked to NAB and MINT (e.g., qAR/NAB LP), with rewards used for periodic NAB buybacks and burns.
The qAR/AGENT LP rewards program will soon end, and a potential AGENT/NAB liquidity pool may be introduced in the future.
Project Collaborations & Integrations
Arweave New York partners with ar.io, joining its Permanent Cloud Network ecosystem.
Primus Labs partners with FractionAI to advance the era of verifiable AI.
Primus Labs provides FractionAI with zkTLS technology, enabling AI agents to securely access and verify data, improving data quality and optimizing AI model training.
RSS3 integrates WeaveVM to enable permanent ledger storage.
RSS3’s Value Sublayer now integrates WeaveVM, ensuring ledger data is permanently backed up, preventing data loss, and enhancing L2 network transparency.
WeaveVM leverages Arweave to provide a low-cost, permanent storage solution for high-performance blockchain data storage and archiving.
NumberAlwaysBigger announces a partnership with Mithril Labs.
4EVERLAND partners with APRO to provide powerful infrastructure services for AI agents.
APRO offers a blockchain-supported secure data transmission layer, introducing the ATTPs protocol for AI agents.
Together, they are building a one-stop solution integrating decentralized storage, frontend hosting, LLMs, and real-time verifiable data transmission.
Abstract integrates RedStone to power consumer-grade crypto applications.
Abstract, a consumer-grade L2 network built on Ethereum’s ZK Stack, is EVM-compatible, offering low fees and high-speed transactions.
RedStone’s modular oracle provides secure, diverse real-time data and pricing solutions, helping developers build efficient applications.
RedStone partners with OpenGradient to provide AI-powered oracle solutions.
RedStone dynamically adjusts AMM fees using AI models, with historical data showing an 18% increase in BTC/USDT fee revenue while reducing impermanent loss for liquidity providers.
DEXs can customize model parameters to optimize fee strategies, driving innovation in decentralized trading markets.
Anyone Network partners with AO to establish Arweave as the DePIN data chain.
Anyone Network uses Arweave for bandwidth data storage, reducing costs and transforming stored data into tokenized rewards via the AO protocol, enabling near-instant on-chain settlements.
Leveraging Arweave’s censorship resistance and AO’s scheduled task capabilities, Anyone Network has built a decentralized and highly scalable DePIN incentive protocol.
we AR we partners with Matrix AO, giving away Matrix NFTs through events.
Tesser partners with Nobility Kitty ($NOKIT) to simplify airdrop distribution on the AO network.
This collaboration aims to provide the $NOKIT community with a seamless, transparent, and reliable token airdrop service.
Ecosystem Education
Apus Network Thread—"The Importance of On-Chain RAG for Web3."
On-chain RAG leverages AO and deterministic GPU computing to enable transparent, trustworthy, and verifiable AI memory management, forming a core component of decentralized AI in Web3.
By focusing on accuracy, relevance, efficiency, and transparency, it ensures AI delivers fast, reliable, and low-latency responses.
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