Reminder
The first round of voting for the Humanode AI-generated video contest is ongoing, with about 36 hours left.
As a quick recap, we had 40 valid entries, which are split into 4 groups of 10 videos.
You have one vote per group.
That means four votes in total, one in each group.
Please make sure you vote in all four groups, so none of your votes go unused.
Once the 72-hour voting period ends, the top two videos from each group will move on to the final round.
Voting is happening in the # sr-poll channel on the Humanode Discord server.
Since this is a Sybil-resistant channel, your account needs the Verified Human role.
If you have not done that yet, you can complete bioauthentication via Linked Roles → Verified Human (Gen.7). It is free and only takes a moment.
Thanks again to everyone taking part, and good luck to all the contestants.
The first round of voting for the Humanode AI-generated video contest is ongoing, with about 36 hours left.
As a quick recap, we had 40 valid entries, which are split into 4 groups of 10 videos.
You have one vote per group.
That means four votes in total, one in each group.
Please make sure you vote in all four groups, so none of your votes go unused.
Once the 72-hour voting period ends, the top two videos from each group will move on to the final round.
Voting is happening in the # sr-poll channel on the Humanode Discord server.
Since this is a Sybil-resistant channel, your account needs the Verified Human role.
If you have not done that yet, you can complete bioauthentication via Linked Roles → Verified Human (Gen.7). It is free and only takes a moment.
Thanks again to everyone taking part, and good luck to all the contestants.
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📰 Humanode Biweekly Vol.113 is out!
tl;dr
🌀 Vortex Demo UI released + updates to the proto-Vortex proposal flow
🤖 Polana Network integrated BotBasher in Discord to fight bots
🔥 Humanode Fireside with Chung (Investment Partner @ ArkStream Capital)
🎥 AI video contest voting is live
📜 New essays: When Your Game Economy Starts Lying to You + When decentralization stops growing
🗳️ Opinions: Slaves by training + The pitfall of centralized servers
Stay human. Always.
👉 Full update here: https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-biweekly-vol-113/
tl;dr
🌀 Vortex Demo UI released + updates to the proto-Vortex proposal flow
🤖 Polana Network integrated BotBasher in Discord to fight bots
🔥 Humanode Fireside with Chung (Investment Partner @ ArkStream Capital)
🎥 AI video contest voting is live
📜 New essays: When Your Game Economy Starts Lying to You + When decentralization stops growing
🗳️ Opinions: Slaves by training + The pitfall of centralized servers
Stay human. Always.
👉 Full update here: https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-biweekly-vol-113/
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Humanode Biweekly vol.113
Vortex Demo UI is live, Polana turned bot defense into a game with BotBasher, we hosted a Fireside with Chung (ArkStream), AI video contest voting is underway, and we dropped new essays + spicy opinions on game economies, decentralization stall, centralized…
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Just a heads up for everyone staking in the WeHMND/WETH pool.
The current LP staking contract ends tomorrow, December 25, 2025, at block 16048876. At the exact same block, a new LP pool goes live and will run for the next 6 months:
If you’re currently staked in the WeHMND/WETH pool:
* Rewards stop once the current contract ends
* Your LP tokens remain safe
* To keep earning, you’ll need to unstake from the old contract and restake in the new one
* Rewards start as soon as you stake in the new pool
* You can still claim any rewards you already earned in the previous contract
How to move your stake:
1. Unstake your LP tokens from the old contract.
2. Go to the new contract and stake the same LP tokens.
If you’re new to Biostaking, this new pool is a clean entry point. Current APR ranges between 20% and 200%, depending on network conditions.
Start staking here:
https://mainnet.biostaker.hmnd.app/
Step-by-step guide:
https://link.humanode.io/guide/biodefi
The current LP staking contract ends tomorrow, December 25, 2025, at block 16048876. At the exact same block, a new LP pool goes live and will run for the next 6 months:
0x7Fff8c2d71aF0d3bD8750feEc800C6a0b952d812If you’re currently staked in the WeHMND/WETH pool:
* Rewards stop once the current contract ends
* Your LP tokens remain safe
* To keep earning, you’ll need to unstake from the old contract and restake in the new one
* Rewards start as soon as you stake in the new pool
* You can still claim any rewards you already earned in the previous contract
How to move your stake:
1. Unstake your LP tokens from the old contract.
2. Go to the new contract and stake the same LP tokens.
If you’re new to Biostaking, this new pool is a clean entry point. Current APR ranges between 20% and 200%, depending on network conditions.
Start staking here:
https://mainnet.biostaker.hmnd.app/
Step-by-step guide:
https://link.humanode.io/guide/biodefi
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The winners of round 1 of the Humanode AI Video Contest have been selected by those community members who wielded their voting power in the Sybil-resistance voting channel sr-polls. As in Vortex, one human, one vote. As mentioned, those who joined after the contest submission closed were excluded from the votes.
After excluding the invalid votes (due to joining after the end of the submission period), the winners in each group were…:
Group A 1️⃣ and 6️⃣
Group B 9️⃣ and 2️⃣
Group C 2️⃣ and 3️⃣
Group D 3️⃣ and 8️⃣
Some results were expected, some were surprising and unexpected. Then again, the community has spoken.
With that being said, the videos mentioned above advanced to the final 72-hour voting round to decide the top 3 videos of the contest. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite video in sr-polls channel in Humanode Discord server.
After excluding the invalid votes (due to joining after the end of the submission period), the winners in each group were…:
Group A 1️⃣ and 6️⃣
Group B 9️⃣ and 2️⃣
Group C 2️⃣ and 3️⃣
Group D 3️⃣ and 8️⃣
Some results were expected, some were surprising and unexpected. Then again, the community has spoken.
With that being said, the videos mentioned above advanced to the final 72-hour voting round to decide the top 3 videos of the contest. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite video in sr-polls channel in Humanode Discord server.
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In addition to the previously mentioned rewards for the “pick-up” videos shared on X, the team will be giving out $20 worth of HMND to a select few videos that the Core Team was most impressed by.
We will be announcing these videos, along with the winners, once the winners have been selected.
Remember, as long as you are a verified human, you each have a vote. One vote. Use it wisely, use it with pride.
Note: Same as before, new accounts and new joins ( counting from the day the initial voting started) to the Humanode Discord server may vote, but their votes will not count. Especially those 29 accounts that joined on Dec 19th, and magically all voted for the same videos, including the one with one valid vote vs 29 invalid votes…
We will be announcing these videos, along with the winners, once the winners have been selected.
Remember, as long as you are a verified human, you each have a vote. One vote. Use it wisely, use it with pride.
Note: Same as before, new accounts and new joins ( counting from the day the initial voting started) to the Humanode Discord server may vote, but their votes will not count. Especially those 29 accounts that joined on Dec 19th, and magically all voted for the same videos, including the one with one valid vote vs 29 invalid votes…
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This latest article is about something prediction market builders usually feel before they can explain it.
Markets that converge too early. Liquidity that shows up too clean. Prices that move before reality does.
This piece looks at how Sybils and cheap identities quietly bend prediction markets, why decentralization alone doesn’t fix it, and what changes when participation maps to people instead of accounts.
Read here: https://blog.humanode.io/what-prediction-market-builders-are-missing-about-sybils/
Markets that converge too early. Liquidity that shows up too clean. Prices that move before reality does.
This piece looks at how Sybils and cheap identities quietly bend prediction markets, why decentralization alone doesn’t fix it, and what changes when participation maps to people instead of accounts.
Read here: https://blog.humanode.io/what-prediction-market-builders-are-missing-about-sybils/
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