Look closely at your freemium funnel and you’ll see:
The same users creating multiple accounts, and bots slipping past CAPTCHA.

We think the fix is simple: one human, one sign-up.

Here’s our take on fixing it:
https://blog.humanode.io/rethinking-freemium-one-human-one-free-sign-up/

It’s been a while since our last Founders Talk. Since then, a lot has been built, and a few exciting updates are brewing ; )

So, this Friday, Aug 22 at 14:00 UTC, Dato and Victor will be speaking with you. No big reveal trailer, no drumroll. Just a casual conversation about where we are, what changed since the last talk, and what’s coming into view. We’ll also talk a bit about the prep for HumanodeCon IV.

Bring your questions, we’ll try to get to as many as we can.

Here’s the plan:
🗓️ Friday, August 22nd
⏰ 14:00 UTC
📍 X | YouTube | Humanode Announcements Telegram Channel | Discord

See you there

What’s new in the Humanodeverse?
Biweekly #104 just dropped:

⛓️ Biomapper C1 on XRPL & Aurora

🌪 The philosophy behind Vortex

🔒Data privacy and security with Humanode

🆓 Freemium, rethought for real humans

📘 New essay: crypto without capital

📖 Final chapters of 2067 - Equilibrium

🗓 HumanodeCon IV coming soon

🗣 Founders Talk this Friday


Stay synced. Stay human.

Humanode Biomapper is now live on Soneium!

As Soneium gets things ready for bringing creativity and expression onchain, it only makes sense to deploy the Biomapper SDK to ensure the ones creating and interacting are real, unique human beings.

For those who aren’t aware, Soneium is an Eth Layer-2 developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, which aims to evoke emotion and empower creativity.

Devs building dApps and services on Soneium can plug in Humanode’s biometric Sybil resistance to verify each user is a unique, real person, privately and securely.

It takes just a few lines of code, and users don’t have to go through intrusive, cumbersome KYC.

If you are interested in adding Biomapper, check out the SDK and guides below:

Biomapper App | Biomapper Docs | Biomapper SDK | Integration Guide

Time for this week's validator poll.

If you’ve linked your validator address to your bio-authenticated Discord, just head to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠validator-polls 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

⏳ Humanode Founders Talk starts in 1 hour!

Don't miss as Dato and Victor will be discussing some cool updates.

📍 Catch it live:
🗓 Friday, Aug 1st
🕑 2PM UTC
On Humanode X spaces

A DAO shaped by the philosophy of cognitocracy: power through knowledge, not wallets.

We’re meeting in Bucharest on Sept 6 for HumanodeCon IV, close enough to start planning your trips.

And if you haven't already booked a spot, get yourself on the whitelist now: https://link.humanode.io/humanodecon-2025/whitelist

or Register here: https://lu.ma/q7jlcq09

Biomapper is now available on Etherlink.

As Etherlink brings fast, fair, and (nearly) free EVM to Tezos rails, it makes sense to add the Biomapper to ensure the people creating and interacting are real, unique human beings.

For those who aren’t aware, Etherlink is an EVM-compatible Layer 2 powered by Tezos Smart Rollup technology, offering sub-second confirmations and low fees in a permissionless, censorship-resistant environment.

Using Humanode’s biometric Sybil resistance, developers building dApps and services on Etherlink can verify users are unique and real, privately and securely with just a few lines of code, and without intrusive KYC.

If you’re interested in adding Biomapper, check out the SDK and guides 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/etherlink

Building on Etherlink?

Here’s the guide to plug in private biometric Sybil resistance with Biomapper: minimal code, no KYC: https://blog.humanode.io/how-to-add-sybil-resistance-to-your-etherlink-dapp-using-humanode-biomapper/

Time for this week's validator poll.

If you’ve linked your validator address to your bio-authenticated Discord, just head to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠validator-polls 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

Humanode is now integrated with Firefly’s beta version, enabling cross-chain bridging of USDC and WETH from 70 chains to the Humanode EVM.

For those new to it, Firefly is a cross-chain bridge and swap platform that lets you bridge and swap tokens between dozens of blockchains.

Soon, Firefly V2 will also let you transfer WeHMND in and out of Humanode, expanding interoperability even further.

Try it here: https://fireflylabs.app/

For the full step-by-step guide, read the article: https://blog.humanode.io/firefly-integration-bridge-usdc-and-weth-from-70-chains-to-humanode/

Just as a reminder for those who were planning to come to the HumanodeCon IV, seats are almost all gone. If you were planning to come, but forgot, well, HumanodeCon IV is one week away, and you'd better sign up now!

We have some of the hottest speakers and debaters gearing up for the event, and surprise appearances by some of the most influential leaders in the world of crypto and Web3 in Romania.

Not to mention the highly anticipated DAO simulator built by Dato, and the… oh, don’t want to spill all the beans… so will keep this shhhhh…

Remember, the HumanodeCon IV is on September 6th!

Sign up here: https://link.humanode.io/humanodecon-2025/whitelist

Or Register here: https://lu.ma/q7jlcq09

Biomapper C2 is here (and it's time to party)

C1 made Biomapper cross-chain. Now, Biomapper C2 takes it a step further, providing you with a significantly enhanced user experience.

To celebrate, we’re covering the fees for the first 58,500 successful Biomap + Bridge completions.

Refund = biomap fee + Humanode network fee + bridge gas. Paid back in HMND/eHMND on Sept 30th.

Here's how to get your free biomap:
1. Complete Biomapper C2: https://mainnet.biomapper.hmnd.app/dashboard
2. Bridge & Verify on one of the supported chains

Biomap is free under quota on these chains:
· Arbitrum [2000] · Aurora [3000] · Avalanche [10,000] · Base [10,000] · Botanix [1000] · Catacomb Crawlers [500] · Etherlink [1000] · Filecoin [1000] · Hemi [1000] · Hyperliquid [1000] · Linea [3000] · Manta [1000] · Metis [1000] · Nibiru [1000] · Ontology [1000] · Scroll [2000] · Sei [1000] · Soneium [10,000] · Sonic [1000] · Story [1000] · Unichain [1000] · Vanar [2000] · Wanchain [1000] · XRPL [2000]

*[allocated biomapper refund slots per chain]


Remember, this is a limited-time, one-time offer, so take this opportunity to get Biomapped today!

Start here
Dashboard: https://mainnet.biomapper.hmnd.app/dashboard

How-to video: https://youtu.be/A9K9zB-8yok

Full details: https://blog.humanode.io/biomapper-c2-is-now-live/

Rules & FAQs: https://blog.humanode.io/rules-and-faqs-for-biomapper-c2-campaign/