HumanodeCon 2025 is officially happening on September 6th in Bucharest, Romania.

📍Venue: MILLE 18 Events, right at the top floor of the Royal Palace Hotel Galleries.

🗓️Here’s the tentative plan:

The event starts at 10:00 local time
10:00–20:00 → talks, workshops, debates, DAO simulators, games, all the good stuff
20:00–02:00 → Party time!

We’ll drop the full agenda later. If you’re thinking about coming, drop your name now.

Whitelist is open, and space is limited: https://link.humanode.io/humanodecon-2025/whitelist

Let’s make it a good one.

Humanode Biweekly vol. 101 is here!

TL;DR
🛠 New Rules for Validator Rewards

🗳 New Validator Poll: Vote Now

📦 Storacha - First biometric-gated freemium for Bluesky

🌉 WeHMND expands to Arbitrum

🇷🇴 Save the Date: HumanodeCon 2025 → Bucharest, Sept 6

🧠 Anti-Sybil Series: Civic

👁 The Face of Decentralization: Essay

📖 2067 - Equilibrium: Book of Nagi Part 3/4

🗺 Humanode Progress Map


Stay updated, stay human. https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-biweekly-vol-101/

As a reply to the “love letter” from the Metis community, Humanode has made the Biomapper C1 SDK available on Andromeda Metis, giving the power to the Metis Builders to build Sybil-resistant dApps on the Metis chain utilizing Humanode Biomapper.

For those interested in adding Biomapper to your built apps or have brand new ideas for possible services or applications you can build, check out the SDK and the developer's guide below!

Biomapper App: https://biomapper.hmnd.app/

Biomapper Docs: https://link.humanode.io/docs/biomapper

Biomapper SDK: https://link.humanode.io/docs/biomapper-sdk

How to integrate: https://link.humanode.io/docs/biomapper/integration/chains/metis

For details information: https://blog.humanode.io/biomapper-c1-deployed-on-metis/

WeHMND is now live on Uniswap v4!

Following the expansion of WeHMND to Arbitrum, WeHMND is now available for trading on Uniswap via the Arbitrum network.

You can now trade WeHMND on one of the world's most trusted decentralized exchanges.

Trading Pair: WeHMND/USDT
Network: Arbitrum

Liquidity Pool: https://app.uniswap.org/explore/pools/arbitrum/0x444f59a38eaba33a079d5ac3616fc82e706402f531cf97a03b9dd28afc278824

WeHMND: https://app.uniswap.org/explore/tokens/arbitrum/0x0c3FF025AAcfA2670420F1D4CB593DD2a0A0383E

Contract Address: 0x0c3FF025AAcfA2670420F1D4CB593DD2a0A0383E

More details: https://blog.humanode.io/wehmnd-goes-live-on-uniswap/

With Humanode Biomapper, your dApp on Metis can verify real, unique users.

Learn how to integrate Biomapper into your dApp on Andromeda: https://blog.humanode.io/how-to-integrate-biomapper-with-your-dapp-on-anrdomeda-metis/

Dear human nodes,

Following our experiments on the validator rewards system, and after hearing your feedback on the latest developments, we’re launching a Validator Contributions campaign.

The goal this time is straightforward: contribute to growing on-chain activity, thus transaction activity, and strengthen Humanode utility. If you can show that your work is leading to more on-chain activity and higher overall transaction volume, it’ll be recognized.


Here’s how you can contribute:

1. Pick and perform an activity that impacts the growth of transaction volume on the Humanode network (see examples below).

2. Collect and prepare evidence of your activity (screenshots, links, repos, video proofs, documents)

3. Submit the evidence in the validator-contributions channel in Humanode Discord.

Example contributions:

• Technical guides and articles to help projects build on Humanode
• Events or campaigns that drive real transactions on the network
• Educational or promotional content that brings in new projects or users who are likely to use the Humanode chain
• Tools or noscripts that boost transaction throughput
• Data, research, or visualizations that highlight ways to grow network usage
• Interactive initiatives, e.g., an on‑chain “petting zoo” of sample contracts that users can poke to generate real transactions
• Research papers
• Bug reports that materially affect protocol performance
• Collaborative liquidity or incentive programs that increase transaction count
• Innovative marketing that brings new transaction‑heavy users or projects on‑chain
• Any idea you seem fit to increase awareness and bring users or projects to the Humanode chain

Campaign Timeline

• Starts Immediately
• Soft Deadline (feedback loop): July 27
• Final Submission Deadline: August 1

Submission Requirements

• Provide clear, verifiable evidence (links, screenshots, repos, video proofs).
• Use the designated submission channel.
• Early submissions (July 27) get feedback; final cut‑off is August 1.

Remember, this is part of the experiment, and anticipate other changes after evaluation. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask in the community support and discussion channels.

The weekend has arrived, and so has the final installment of the Book of Nagi, the ninth chapter of the Humanode-inspired dystopian novel 2067—The Equilibrium—written by the Humanode Media Team lead Shannon Higgins.

How easy it is to destroy the so-called reality of the world we live in. A little manipulation here, a little manipulation there, a little violence here, and a little violence there. When you think you are king, anything seems possible.

But then again, not every power you mess with is visible, even if you think you are a king and know it all. Sometimes, just sometimes, the shadows that you cannot see are what you must fear the most.

It is time to ready your reading chair and pot of coffee, and sit down for the conclusion of the Book of Nagi:https://www.wattpad.com/1558489618-2067-the-equilibrium-the-book-of-nagi-part-4-4

If you haven’t embarked on the journey through 2067 yet, click here to start your journey before it is too late, as the end is near. : https://www.wattpad.com/story/365464316-2067-the-equilibrium

Hiya everyone!

We're inviting you all to join the Humanode Founder's Talk this Friday, July 18th at 14:00 UTC!

Victor and Dato will be going live to share insights, updates, and answer questions from the community.

Choose your platform:
X | YouTube | Discord

Come hang out and listen in. See ya!

The next validator poll is live.

If you’ve linked your validator address to your bio-authenticated Discord, just head to ⁠ ⁠⁠validator-polls channel in Humanode Discord and vote. If not, you can still do it.

Remember, voting is part of the deal under Proof-of-Polls to be eligible for full validator rewards.

As always, the poll will be open for 3 days. Jump in and cast your vote.

For more information: https://blog.humanode.io/update-on-the-validator-fee-structure/

Guide: https://link.humanode.io/guide/validator-address-submission

Considering Vanar Chain is all about making blockchain "think," we thought it's about time Biomapper brought a human touch to its AI-native apps.

Yes, the Biomapper c1 SDK is now deployed on Vanar Chain, an intelligent chain purpose-built for real-world commerce, known for its AI-powered execution, queryable on-chain storage, and dynamic payments.

If you're building on Vanar, check out the SDK and integration docs below:

Biomapper App: https://biomapper.hmnd.app

Biomapper Docs: https://link.humanode.io/docs/biomapper

Biomapper SDK: https://link.humanode.io/docs/biomapper-sdk

Integration Guide: https://link.humanode.io/docs/biomapper/integration/chains/vanar

For more details: https://blog.humanode.io/biomapper-c1-deployed-on-vanar/

Welcome to the first segment of the 10th and final chapter, The Book of Dawn, of the Humanode-inspired dystopian novel “2067”—The Equilibrium—written by the Humanode Media Team lead Shannon Higgins.

Nearly thirty years from the Great Divide, and twenty-some-odd years to the Great Expanse, the world had been in an equilibrium. This delicate equilibrium between the systems of the old and the systems of the new had been shattered, at least in Japan, in the year 2067.

Dawn, a highly intelligent teenager, had no specific goals in life, other than, perhaps, setting up the next round of games that he played and continuing with the project he set up to earn community credits.

But then September 15th happened, changing his life, and that of others, eternally.

Yes, it is time to prepare your beverage of choice and find your favorite reading chair to enjoy The Book of Dawn: https://www.wattpad.com/1560679781-2067-the-equilibrium-the-book-of-dawn-part-1-4

If you haven’t embarked on the journey through 2067 yet, or dropped off at one point, click here to start, or restart, your journey before it is too late, as the end is near. : https://www.wattpad.com/story/365464316-2067-the-equilibrium

⏰ Reminder: Humanode Founder's Talk starts in less than 2 hours!

Friday, July 18th at 14:00 UTC!

Victor and Dato will be going live to share insights, updates, and answer questions from the community.

Tune in on your favorite platform:
X | YouTube | Discord

We're live on X. LFG! https://x.com/humanode_io/status/1946208184039068032?s=12

With Biomapper Live, you can add biometric-based Sybil resistance to your app on Vanar with just a few lines of code now.

Here's a guide that walks through adding the Biomapper SDK if you want to keep bots out and make sure users using your apps are real and unique humans.

Guide: https://blog.humanode.io/how-to-add-biomapper-to-your-dapp-on-vanar/

Your biometric can't be changed.
And once it’s out there, it’s out forever.

Governments track. Corporations scrape. Hackers imitate.

You don’t get to choose how your biometric data is handled, and you can’t take it back.

This article maps the real-world exploitation of biometric systems and how Humanode is building a system that uses biometrics only to verify you’re a real, unique human.

A system where no one, not even Humanode, can trace or have control over your biometrics.

Read: https://blog.humanode.io/exploitation-of-biometrics-and-humanodes-response/

Dear human nodes,

As you know, we’ve been experimenting and listening closely to your feedback regarding the validator fee distribution. Today, we’re making another update. One we believe will reward consistency, fairness, and active contribution even more clearly.

Here’s what's changing:

1. Starting the next cycle, the available reward cap stays the same, but all validators who hit a perfect 84/84 epochs and have done Proof-of-Poll in Humanode Discord will now equally share the total capped rewards.

To put it simply: Total Cap / Number of Perfect Validators is your new reward calculation. To see the caps, read the previous update announcement: https://blog.humanode.io/new-rules-for-validator-fees-and-participation/

2. For those who continue to go the extra mile through our Validator contribution program and also achieve 84/84 epochs, your monthly reward remains guaranteed at the full fixed rate of $25. Participating in the proof of poll is compulsory.

This update reflects your feedback and ensures those who put in the effort to keep their nodes up and running share the benefits equally. And those who put in extra effort through the validator contribution initiative are properly recognized.

To recap on the Validator contribution initiative:

1. Select and complete activities that directly drive network transactions or significantly support the Humanode ecosystem.

2. Submit clear proof of your contribution in the validator-contributions channel on Humanode Discord.
Read more: https://blog.humanode.io/update-validators-contributions-campaign/

And again, remember that this change is part of the experimentation, and further changes are anticipated.

We encourage every human node to participate and help us shape the system that reflects the true spirit of decentralized decision-making.

Thank you,
Humanode core