Humanode Biweekly vol.104

Humanode Core

20 Aug 2025 • 9 min read

Biomapper C1 deployed on XRPL EVM Sidechain and Aurora Network; The philosophy behind Vortex; Data privacy and security with Humanode; Rethinking Freemium: One human, One free sign-up; New essay: crypto without capital; Final chapters of 2067, the Humanode-inspired dystopian novel; HumanodeCon IV coming soon; Founders Talk this Friday, and more.

TL;DR

Dear Human nodes, This week, we’re crossing new frontiers.

First, Biomapper C1 has just landed on Aurora Network, where customizable, EVM-compatible Virtual Chains make it easy to spin up projects without the usual L2 headaches. Now builders can go beyond code and wallets, ensuring that actual, unique humans power every app on Aurora. With the SDK live and guides ready, integration is just a few clicks away.

Not stopping there, Biomapper C1 is also live on the XRPL EVM Sidechain, where fresh builders are finding their ground on fast, low-cost rails with XRP as gas. It’s the perfect moment to ensure what comes next is shaped by people, not bots. And as always, the list of supported networks keeps growing: Biomapper C1 is already running across Ontology EVM, Botanix, Metis, Vanar, Verax, Unichain, Nibiru, Hemi, Manta, Scroll, Arbitrum, Janction Testnet, Hyperliquid, Story, Sei, Sonic, Base, Filecoin, Avalanche, and more.

Meanwhile, we’re waiting with excitement for the HumanodeCon 2025. On September 6th, we’ll gather in Bucharest, Romania, at Mille 18 Events, high above the city in the Royal Palace Hotel Galleries. From keynotes and panels to hands-on DAO simulations, it will be an afternoon and evening of brain food, conversations, and real human connections. If you haven’t yet, whitelist your spot. We’d love to see you there.

On the publishing side, we’ve been diving deeper into the philosophies and futures shaping Humanode. We unpacked the Vortex governance model, where one human equals one vote, but influence flows toward proven expertise. We revisited our approach to biometric data privacy and security, answering the questions we hear most often. We challenged freemium models with the idea of one human, one sign-up. And Sasha Shilina explored the future of a post-plutocratic Web3 in her essay Crypto Without Capital.

Finally, a story comes to an end. After more than a year, Shannon Higgins’ Humanode-inspired novel, 2067 – The Equilibrium, has reached its epilogue. Across ten chapters and over 400,000 words, it imagined a future where Humanode’s ideals clash with the harvesting of biometric data by tech giants. The book will soon be edited and reborn as a full publication, but for now, the final chapter is online for those who want to close the journey where it began. To read the Epilogue, click here. Catch up from the beginning.

So here we are: crossing chains, crossing borders, and crossing into new ideas. Thanks for being with us on this ride. See you in two weeks!

With respect and excitement,

-The Humanode Team

Development Highlights

The momentum is building. Here’s what’s new:

🌐 Cross-Chain Biomapping: More mainnet chains now support Biomapper.

🌀 Vortex DAO: Development of the Vortex DAO is officially underway.

✨ UX Overhaul: Significant user experience improvements are in progress.

⛓️ Cross-chain Biomapping

Biomapper C1 deployed on Aurora Network

There’s something unmistakable about the aura of a network that lets builders spin up fully customizable, EVM-compatible Virtual Chains without the headaches of setting up their own L2.

But every ecosystem’s atmosphere comes down to one thing: real people shaping what’s possible.

Now, with Biomapper C1 SDK available on Aurora’s EVM Virtual Chains, you can make sure your apps' presence isn’t just code and wallets but a space for actual, unique humans.

So, if you’re setting up on Aurora and want to add biometric-based private sybil resistance to your app, integration is as easy as installing the SDK and following the guide. All the links you need are below:

Biomapper C1 deployed on XRPL EVM Sidechain

XRPL EVM Sidechain just opened the gates for EVM-compatible dApps, on a separate chain connected to the XRPL that uses XRP as its native currency, to build on fast, low-cost rails. Fresh ground, new builders, big ideas, and a perfect time to make sure it’s real people shaping what comes next.

Yes, Biomapper C1 SDK is now live on the XRPL EVM Sidechain, meaning that while enjoying fast and low-cost transactions with XRP as gas, builders can make sure their apps have genuine human participation, not artificial noise.

Integration guide

And don’t forget Biomapper C1 is live on:

Ontology EVM, Botanix, Metis, Vanar, Verax, Unichain, Nibiru, Hemi, Manta, Scroll, Arbitrum, Janction Testnet, Hyperliquid, Story, Sei Network, Sonic, Base, Filecoin, Avalanche.

Awareness & Events

🗣 Founders Talk

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, and 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

🇷🇴 Humanodecon 2025 goes west

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

Whitelist now: https://link.humanode.io/humanodecon-2025/whitelist

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

🕒 14:30 → 20:30 — come for the brain food, stay for the real human connections

Here’s the flow:

14:30–15:00 → Roll in, grab coffee, say hi

15:00–15:30 → Opening keynote

15:30–16:30 → Panel debate: “How far are we from a planetary DAO?”

16:30–16:45 → Coffee break & unplanned convos

16:45–17:45 → Lectures (bring your brain)

17:45–18:00 → Break & group photo

18:00–20:00 → DAO Simulator workshop

20:00–20:30 → closing remarks, post-event wandering

The full schedule is now available at https://conference.humanode.io for those who prefer to plan. If you’ve already whitelisted, awesome, we see you.

Publications

The Philosophy Behind Vortex

Most people think Vortex = the Humanode DAO. It’s not. It’s the philosophy of governance where one human = one vote, but power flows to those who’ve proven they know their stuff. A blend of technocracy, meritocracy, specialization, and liquid democracy.

Data privacy and security with Humanode: What you need to know

Questions about data privacy come up a lot, especially around biometrics.

If you want to know about the Humanode approach, check out this recall article on Biomapper, BotBasher data security and privacy.

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.

🧬 Essay: Crypto Without Capital: The Rise of Post-Plutocratic Web3

Web3 set out to escape centralization. Instead, most of it rebuilt the same old system: money = power. But what if validation didn’t come from capital at all? What if one person, one node, one vote became the base layer?

Sasha Shilina dives into the philosophy of a post-plutocratic Web3.

**📖 2067 – The Equilibrium Final Chapters**

Welcome to the very final installment of the Humanode-inspired dystopian novel, 2067 -the equilibrium-, written by Humanode Media Lead, Shannon Higgins.

It would be wise to prepare a nice cup of coffee or tea and find your favorite reading chair, as this week, we present you with the Epilogue to the whole story.

As a note from the author:

I would like to thank you all for taking this journey with me over the past year and a half. What started as a little fun in trying to imagine what the world would look like in 40 or so years in the future, with the ideals Humanode was founded on flourishing on one side, and the foreseeable future of the “harvesting” of PI and biometric data by the tech giants becoming a hardwired reality on the other, became a rather large book. One book with 10 chapters. Each chapter is its own book and own story, with its own hero or heroine. Yet all are intertwined into one epic story.

The book had 407,488 words in total, and unless I had decided to stop after 10 chapters from the get-go, there would have been plenty more to come. I can already dream of the future that will unfold in this world. Perhaps someday, in the future.

Please note that the current version will be taken down after one month. Once taken down, it will be re-edited and combined as a proper book for publication.

Once again, thank you for this journey.

To read the Epilogue, click here.
Catch up from the beginning

LP Staking

🚀🌱 New WeHMND/WBTC Biostaking contract deployed

The previous WeHMND/WBTC staking contract (0xdfeD566EBdEaAB44085e85C0000561197FEc98f4) ended on July 25, 2025. We have deployed a new biostaking contract (0x6b1Eb9720D06d43F94e9f36A5AD80A386c338343), which is live from the same time in the same block as the previous one ended and will run for 6 months.

If you are staked in the current pool:

1. You’ll need to unstake and restake your LP tokens in the latest contract.

2. Rewards for the new contract will start rolling in as soon as you stake in the new contract.

Keep in mind:

1. Rewards will stop from the previous contract once it ends. Your LP tokens are safe, but you’ll need to unstake and migrate to the new contract if you want to keep earning.

2. No additional rewards will be issued for the previous contract. However, you’ll still be able to claim the rewards you have already earned.

Make sure to move your assets to the new pool to keep earning rewards without interruption. If you are new to Humanode Biostaking, the new pool is a chance to get started, with APRs ranging between 20% - 200%.

Here’s how you can start staking
Step by step guide
Biostaker Contract Address: https://humanode.subscan.io/address/0x6b1Eb9720D06d43F94e9f36A5AD80A386c338343

🗺️ Roadmap

✨ The Road to Humanode ver. 1.0

For four years, we’ve been building toward a vision – a future where decentralization isn’t just about distribution, but about uniqueness and fairness. Where 1 human = 1 node = 1 vote isn’t just a tagline, but the foundation of how governance, finance, and digital identity can work.

We’ve come far. The world’s first operational one-person-one-node blockchain is live. 500K+ real humans bio-authenticated. Humanode EVM launched. Biomapper is on the verge of going cross-chain. But this is just the start.

Now, we’re taking the next leap with Humanode ver. 1.0, laying down the foundation for a truly decentralized, Sybil-resistant future.

The Four Pillars of Humanode ver. 1.0

♦️ SRGate – A universal identity for Web3

♦️ Vortex – The governance body where 1 human = 1 vote

♦️ True Decentralization – Growing from 1,500 to 10,000 nodes on the path to 1 million

♦️ Ecosystem Growth – More devs, more dApps, more adoption

🫂 Ecosystem Funding Program

The Humanode Ecosystem Funding and Incubation Program is here! We're backing five projects focused on unique human user adoption, each powered by Sybil-resistant tech on our chain. The first project is already feeling the love from human nodes, and there’s more to come.

Learn more about the incubation program here.