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AO are kicking things off after the mainnet launch a couple of weeks ago, starting with the Permabrawl event, and releasing new HyperBEAM software for AO nodes - something that should help AO scale massively.
Let's get into it.
The Permabrawl kicks off ⚔️
Last Thursday, February 13th, AO kicked off the Permabrawl.
The Permabrawl is a competition between different AO projects to essentially create the best onboarding experience that they can for users.
For users, it works like most other questing platforms - log on, complete tasks, and earn a share of the prize pool for each project. There is a total of 3,142 $AO up for grabs, split among the 4 different projects. So the more projects a user tries, the more of the pool they can earn a share of.
This is a really innovative way to get users and projects working together and using AO apps - not to mention the prize of $AO could be delegated back to projects to earn fair launch tokens.
This comes just after AO's mainnet launch, and ties in directly to projects using the Fair Launch mechanism, and which are also part of the Permaweb Index ($PI). Read our last issue to learn more about it.
The Permabrawl lasts until March 6th, so there is still plenty of time to get involved. It's also a great way to onboard users to AO and improve the experience for new users - so check it out here, and tell your friends about it!
HyperBEAM, activated 🚨
Mainnet launched just a couple of weeks ago, and nodes are already getting upgrades to live up to the "hyper-parallel computer" name. Activity on testnet has increased massively since AO first launched, and this is the first node software announcement for mainnet.
HyperBEAM is the name of the software that executes tasks for nodes - such as computing the state of processes, and communicating with other nodes on the AO network. Where the newly announced AO-Core is the protocol, HyperBEAM is the client that runs it - similar to what geth or reth is to Ethereum.
TLDR is that HyperBEAM is going to help people get up and running with scalable AO nodes. What's interesting, though, is that AO-Core (essentially the protocol the nodes are running on) seems very flexible, much more like a "meta-protocol" that can be adapted for different types of computation, than a fixed, monolithic VM like some other blockchains.
We recommend you check out this great thread by Protocol.Land to learn more about it, and if you're tech savvy, give the GitHub repo a read.
ICYMI 👀
Some other happenings during the week:
- Sam features on CryptoBanter podcast
- AOX bridge TVL crosses 5M
- Rimbox Beta launches (this is awesome)
- Community Labs announced AO node workshop
This Week's Featured Community Piece 📝
Check out @TRue_JDHarmony's overview of AO to learn how it works, what's new, and where we're headed with it. It's a fantastic overview of the tech and what sets it apart from other blockchain networks.
Check it out here.
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