Arweave/AO Weekly Highlights 2025 Week 1 | Aolotto Officially Launches, Autonomous Finance Introduces CoinMaker, ao Computer Club Launches aoDevBot | by PermaDAO

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Arweave Network Data:

In the past week, Arweave completed 248,685,523 transactions, reaching a storage volume of 2.99 TiB.

Storage fee for this week stands at 0.886 $AR/GB, block reward at 2,596 $AR, and endowment increased by 2,292 $AR.

AO Network Data (as of January 1, 2025):

The testnet has sent a total of 131 Million messages; 2,900,855 $AO have been minted.

Bridged assets include 132,797 $stETH and 167,559,739 $DAI.

PermaDAO Incentive Distribution:

PermaDAO distributed a total of 88.7 $AR and 5,911.6 $BP as contribution incentives last week.

Weekly News Summary

🔥 Aolotto officially launched and upgraded its draw algorithm.

🔥 Autonomous Finance Introduces CoinMaker.

🔥 ao Computer Club launched aoDevBot.

🔥 Astro Labs previewed the upcoming launch of AO's native stablecoin $USDA.

🔥 BENCAT started BCAT/wAR LP Yield Farming.

🧵 The first batch of Goddesses NFT is now live.

🧵 Permaswap migrated its Spot to Limit.

🧵 ArConnect Mobile downloads surpassed 7,500.

🧵 RandAO released its 2025 roadmap.

🧵 Weavers launched the fifth and sixth episodes of the WeaveCast podcast.

🧵 Permaverse set a 5 vouch points threshold on the Vouch protocol.

🧵 4EVERLAND launched the $4EVER staking feature and partnered with GBox.

🧵 BetterIDEa partnered with DecentraMind to join its platform.

🧵 Permaswap, WeaveVM, and Arweave Oasis released their 2024 annual reports.

🧵 Dumverse instate Trunk Agent as the main villain in the game.

🧵 Arweave New York community successfully connected offline with communities like PolyWoodS.

Network & Project Progress

1. Aolotto officially launched.

Users can mint wUSDC through AOX and place bets on Aolotto, earning $ALT rewards.
The first round of the lottery had 319 participants, with a total of 1,679 bets and a total wager of $2,056. The winner received a prize of $1,028 (before tax).

https://x.com/aolotto_dao/status/1874244396801024326

2. Aolotto protocol upgraded its lottery algorithm.

The main update in this algorithm is a delay in the adoption of the block hash by 5 blocks compared to before.
After each round ends, the system archives the betting records and switches to the next round, with the lottery results being delayed. The protocol waits for 5 block heights before generating the final lucky number based on the archived betting information.

https://x.com/aolotto_dao/status/1875894880922443997

3. RandAO released its 2025 roadmap.

RandAO will explore VRF applications, launch its mainnet and token, and push forward the protocol's implementation and ecosystem decentralization.
The project also plans to launch an incentivized testnet and form strategic partnerships with gaming ecosystem partners such as Satoshi's Palace and RuneRealm.

https://x.com/RandAOToken/status/1873719939972116586

4. Weavers launched the fifth and sixth episodes of the WeaveCast podcast.

Episode 5 features Cherie, founder of DumDumz NFT, sharing the journey from NFT creation to the building of the DumVerse game, and discussing key points for connecting Web3 users.
Episode 6 features a conversation with Luke, the founder of Weavers, reflecting on the journey from ETHGlobal to Weavers, their practices empowering developers, the impact of Web3 hackathons and bounty programs, and key factors for ecosystem growth in 2025.

https://x.com/Weavers_Org/status/1871570130892644738

https://x.com/Weavers_Org/status/1874236986774446332

5. ArConnect Mobile surpassed 7,500 downloads.

https://x.com/arconnectio/status/1873808659945599319

6. Permaverse set a 5 vouch points threshold on the Vouch protocol.

To combat Sybil attacks, Permaverse users must acquire at least 5 guarantee points through the Vouch protocol in order to interact with DumDum.

https://x.com/ThePermaverse/status/1874031006681870363

7. Arweave Oasis released its 2024 annual report.

Arweave Oasis focused on advancing the Arweave ecosystem by completing technical documentation translations, resource integration, and developer education. The team also supported the release of AO's hyper-parallel computing and helped organize major events such as the Asia tour.
In 2024, Arweave Oasis contributed to improving the mining ecosystem, addressing miner pain points, and provided full support for the upcoming Arweave 2.9.0 upgrade to foster long-term stable growth.

https://x.com/ArweaveOasis/status/1874123476614922420

8. The first batch of Goddesses NFTs was listed.

The first batch of Goddesses NFTs is now available for sale on BazAR and AOction House.

https://x.com/HoodRatNFTs/status/1873989151273738277

9. BENCAT started $BCAT/$wAR LP Yield Farming.

BENCAT announced a New Year reward event on Permaswap, with a total of 5,000,000 $BCAT tokens to be distributed to liquidity providers.
The event will last for 120 hours (5 days), with the current annualized percentage yield (APY) exceeding 1300%.

https://x.com/MustHodlRUI/status/1874502221104337402

10. Permaswap migrated its Spot to Limit.

New users can now create proxy processes and transfer funds to initiate Limit mode trading.

https://x.com/Permaswap/status/1874695487812731297

11. 4EVERLAND launched $4EVER staking functionality.

https://x.com/4everland_org/status/1874698558521442543

12. Autonomous Finance launched CoinMaker.

CoinMaker is fully decentralized, integrating token creation, launch, and custom bonding curve financing, with seamless liquidity migration to Botega.

https://x.com/autonomous_af/status/1874813977185902725

13. Permaswap released its 2024 annual report.

In 2024, Permaswap completed its strategic upgrade from EverPay to AO, launching the Permaswap-AO and FusionFi protocols to diversify AO ecosystem financial applications.
With over 100,000 AR in trading volume and a TVL of $250,000, user growth surged, making it the leading DEX on AO.
In 2025, new features like multi-asset pools and specific Bonding Curve pools will be launched to enhance capital efficiency and expand AgentFi possibilities.

https://x.com/Permaswap/status/1875099407479341456

14. WeaveVM released its 2024 annual report.

WeaveVM launched the first EVM-compatible storage testnet, reducing on-chain storage costs to $0.05/MB, 10-100 times lower than traditional solutions, significantly lowering development barriers.
The project deepened collaborations with ecosystems like EigenDA, SEDA, Dymension, and provided ledger data assurance for projects like Metis, AVAX, and RSS3, driving cross-chain storage applications.
It achieved a processing capability of 750 blobs per second, far surpassing Ethereum's real-time processing level (0.25/s). The innovation was recognized at Paradigm DevCon.

https://x.com/weavevm/status/1875141405800063132

15. ao Computer Club launched aoDevBot.

aoDevBot enables users to develop memecoins, small games, and apps using natural language and deploy them to the Permaweb with one click.
Integrated with AO and Arweave technologies, it provides powerful on-chain development and simple deployment features, perfect for rapidly building on-chain games or full-stack apps.
The Beta version of aoDevBot is already very popular, with registrations surpassing 23,000.

https://x.com/aoComputerClub/status/1875226778983424145

https://x.com/aoComputerClub/status/1875607317577642431

16. Astro Labs previewed the upcoming launch of AO's native stablecoin, USDA.

https://x.com/AstroUSD/status/1874868984090378693

17. Dumverse instate Agent Trunk as the main villain in the game.

Agent Trunk will appear in all 12 levels, dropping exclusive $TRUNK rewards, with 1 $TRUNK dropped per kill.
The Dumverse game preview has been released, and players can earn $TRUNK and other loot through battles.

https://x.com/Crypto_Cherie/status/1875613517757497529

18. Arweave New York community participated in an offline event, successfully collaborating with communities like PolyWoodS. The atmosphere was lively and engaging.

https://x.com/arweaveny/status/1875684042659787209

Project Partnerships & Integrations

1. 4EVERLAND announced a partnership with the Web3 gaming platform GBox.

This collaboration advances the integration of decentralized infrastructure and cutting-edge technology into GBox, enhancing the Web3 gaming experience.

https://x.com/4everland_org/status/1874649247909572991

2. BetterIDEa partnered with DecentraMind to join its platform.

https://x.com/decentramindio/status/1874789809543327875

Ecosystem Education

1. LiquidOps tweet - "Lending pools vs. P2P Lending".

P2P lending involves direct negotiation of terms between borrowers and lenders, offering flexibility but lower liquidity. Lending pools, on the other hand, aggregate funds to enable automated operations, making them more suited for DeFi scenarios like staking and trading.
Lending pools provide greater liquidity and lower costs, offering users more convenient access to and management of funds, whereas P2P lending is better for meeting personalized loan needs.

https://x.com/Liquid_Ops/status/1874426545529593908

2. Lagent tweet - "Lagent vs. Traditional Finance".

Users break free from the constraints of traditional finance with Lagent, taking control of their assets and borrowing on their own terms.
By depositing $stETH, $DAI, or $wAR into Lagent, users can mint $AO and use AI agents to optimize asset management, earning a stable passive income.

https://x.com/Lagent_AO/status/1874820846096900439

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