Humanode Announcements

The next Humanode community call is scheduled for Saturday, 28th February at 13:00 UTC. If you’ve been following Vortex or have thoughts on improvements in Alpha version, set the reminder: https://link.humanode.io/calendar/community-call If you want some context before joining, you can read the recap from the last call here: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2025989673726939601

In the last piece, we covered why PoBU is probabilistic. Now comes the next natural question: Even if the rule is clearly defined, what can still go wrong in a real system? That's what the threat model in the paper describes. Read it here: https://blog.humanode.io/what-can-go-wrong-in-pobu-threat-model/

On-chain identity is being recognized as one of the defining layers for scalable Web3. In CCN’s Top 101, the concept is explored through its role in governance, compliance, and access, with perspective from Humanode's co-founder Victor on how the root of trust evolves on-chain. Take a look. 👉 https://www.ccn.com/top-101-in-crypto/on-chain-identity/

📰 Humanode Biweekly Vol.115 is out! A lot moved lately: 🌀 Vortex alpha is live + open for testing 🛠️ Dev Sim Log 7: Proto-Vortex Alpha deployed ⛓️ Biomapper C2 shipped to MegaETH + Polygon 🚨 Biomapper CVM rotated (Biomap again) 🤖 BotBasher integrated by dTelecom 🎵 Music Contest winners announced 🔥 Fireside episode with Tobias Bauer is live 📚 New PoBU explainers 🌍 Ecosystem: Eidōlon Points (Episteme) Keep building. Keep testing. Keep it human. https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-biweekly-vol-115/

Another week, another Community Call. The last Community Call was focused on testing and bug fixing the proto-Vortex. If you have missed the fun, fret not we have got you covered. Read the recap here: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2025989673726939601?s=20 And if you haven't tried the Vortex Alpha version, do it now: https://link.humanode.io/vortex-simulator

AGI Will Buy Proof-of-Stake. Who Owns the Future? New Video Out! https://youtu.be/cCfTYd4BKoM

Vortex Dev Sim Log 7 is out, and this one marks a big moment. Proto-Vortex Alpha is now fully deployed and open for real user testing, which means the sim finally steps out of internal loops and into live feedback. Formation flows are now fully lifecycle-driven, projects can actually move from active to completion through governed milestones, and a broad stabilization pass makes the whole system feel more solid under real usage. If you’ve been following the journey, this is the one where things start to feel real. Full dev log: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2024813352367894961?s=20

🔥Vortex alpha is open today. 🔥 Try it now: https://link.humanode.io/vortex-simulator Here is what you can test: 1) cast a basic proposal; 2) create or join a faction; 3) after your proposal gets accepted - vote on others. Watch 3-min video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7K8LwyWuw You only need a Humanode compatible wallet, like https://polkadot.js.org extension or Talisman, no need to have a node at this early testing stage. Leave your feedback/bugs in our dedicated discord channel vortex-experimental-mockups: https://discord.gg/tCfgndXw Tell us: 1) What page did you get stuck on? 2) What did you expect to happen? 3) What actually happened? 4) Device / browser. Join us on Saturday, 13-00 UTC for a coordinated test of the first one human one vote system. During one hour everyone will be able to submit their proposal, get it accepted, and vote on others’ proposals! https://link.humanode.io/calendar/community-call

In the last piece, we covered the eligibility interface. It explains how the chain tracks who is allowed to take part over time. Now comes a point that the PoBU makes directly. PoBU aims for “one eligible account per human,” but it treats that claim as probabilistic, with quantified bounds. So the question is simple: where do those bounds come from? Or how strict the rule is? read it here: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2024175290541588847?s=20

Once again, thanks for your participation in the Humanode Music Contest! Not only were the songs that were created great, but we also learned much from the process. In hope of making the voting process less of a chore, we had the Core team select 13 songs (originally scheduled for 10) to move forward to the voting round for all verified humans (pre-verified before the contest) to vote for the Gold and Silver prizes. And yes, the results are in! Gold Prizes: (The 3 songs with the most votes) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2E0Yh9WYp4s https://x.com/Aishakazeemm/status/2019568149784588756 https://x.com/Lightt_d/status/2016710864284332218 Silver Prizes: (The next 3 songs with the most votes) https://x.com/Web3mannie/status/2018774147615101128 https://x.com/Temmie_sarah/status/2017901592515661873 https://x.com/HassanA57281157/status/2019141443412193336 And the following songs receive the “notable mention” prize, for being songs that the Core team felt needed mentioning, even if they did not land a Gold, Silver, or make it in the final round. (Do remember, though, we only added 5 songs here… if we had an unlimited budget, everyone would have received a prize!) https://x.com/sixsigma1476168/status/2018359179896136110 https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUZjWw3CGF_/ https://x.com/punterxyzz/status/2019777131807391894 https://x.com/njerimwareri/status/2019840035886190897 https://x.com/GypsyKrypton/status/2018851743476613363 We would like to ask the winners to PM @princessfiona in the Humanode Discord. As a note, as in the last contest, some of the “old-world” shenanigans seemed to have been ongoing at the voting stage. There were several new accounts that tried to join the voting after the contest had started (either sockpuppeting or calling in friends and family for help). Votes also seemed to be moved around in the last 20 minutes, perhaps as a coordinated effort to elevate a few select people (or share votes with friends that needed perhaps a few extra to be elevated to get a prize). It is good to have friends. It is good to help friends. And yes, voting is a democratic process, so there is nothing we can do to stop it, other than to remove the votes that were not eligible due to the set rules based on the technical limitations of the Discord application. Having said that, we hope that the Humanode community will grow and mature enough to value the hard work and talent of everyone participating in these contests. These contests serve as a way to elevate the creativity and unity of the Community, as well as help spread the word. Simply put, they are not to be treated as a “money grab” for specific friends and family or groups. If how some of the community members vote during contests shows signs of becoming the “norm”, we may have to reconsider if we, as a community, should continue contests for the community or not. And sadly, if this ends up being how people vote in Vortex, it would truly be disappointing. (Please remember, we are striving to build the foundation for the future, not create the means for a group of people to try to grab power, or to give it away, for quick gains) In any case, once again, congratulations to the winners, and to everyone who participated in creating Humanode-themed music. You all rock!

As much as scholars and blockchain developers enjoyed the Humanode PoBU white paper, it is easy to get lost in the concepts and data. Thus, here is Proof of Biometric Uniqueness in simple terms, just in case you want to explain it to your children, or your parents: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2023736980841132343?s=20

For those of you who were not able to join last Saturday's community call, here's a brief recap on what was discussed: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2023451691102941280

The community call starts in about an hour. Add it to your calendar to get reminders for future calls : https://link.humanode.io/calendar/community-call If you want some context before joining, you can read the recap from the last call here: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2020844492287578332?s=20

Dear Humanode Community, Based on the rules set for the Humanode Music Contest (and after observing some last-minute fishy vote switching and rigging), the team went over all votes to count qualified votes. As a result, there have been some switches in the final placements for Silver and Gold (3 Silver, 3 Gold). The results are as follows: GOLD - Entry # 2  (33/37 eligible votes) Entry # 8  (22/24 eligible votes) Tie - Entry # 11 (18/20 eligible votes) Entry # 12 (18/18 eligible votes) SILVER - Entry # 3 (16/24 eligible votes) Entry # 10 (13/19 Eligible votes) After a discussion, we have decided to go for a tie-breaker vote between Entry # 11 and # 12, as the contestants may have had no control over who the eligible voters were. The tie-breaker round will last for 72 hours (24 is too short, and 48 isn’t an offered option… sigh), and the winner of the round will get the 3rd Gold, and the one who does not win the round will get the 1st Silver. The “Special mention” prize winners will be announced when the tie-breaker round has concluded. As usual, vote at the Humanode Discord # sr-polls channel.  The same rules will apply as before.  Unless you were a member before Jan 27th, 2026, or had submitted a song to the contest, your vote will not count.

🗣Humanode’s core idea — verified unique humans — is a missing layer for incentive systems. Eidōlon Points uses it to reward real contributors to scientific markets without farming dominating the game. 🔗New blog post: https://blog.humanode.io/eidolon-points-how-episteme-rewards-real-humans-for-building-markets-for-scientific-truth/

🗣Humanode’s core idea — verified unique humans — is a missing layer for incentive systems. Eidōlon Points uses it to reward real contributors to scientific markets without farming dominating the game. New blog post:

Vortex Dev Sim Log 6 is out, and yeah, this one is a major update. We finally have Proposal Engine v1 in place, so proposal creation stops feeling “loose” and starts feeling predictable, with proper guardrails on the server side and a clean boundary between project proposals and system-executable changes. At the same time, the governing threshold model is now real and era-based, so “active governor” isn’t a vague label anymore, it’s derived from your actual voting opportunities and it kicks in deterministically from era E to E+1. And factions v1 is here too, as something that exists in the sim. Internal deployment is ready, and we’re on the finish line for the public release. Full dev log: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2022261514284208221?s=20

Humanode Fireside with Tobias Bauer is now live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0sMHeAnp20 Come to chat and leave some comments!