Humanode Announcements

About the proto-Vortex voting session 2 that just ended: One proposal passed! Hooray, and congrats to gwumex, who proposed a project for a Non‑Custodial Inheritance Watcher. There were many intriguing proposals this round, and there was much to learn from throughout the process. Since we had the first voting this time, we decided to have only 3 people vote - Humanode founders, to learn from mistakes, and a far from ideal process, faster. The next voting session will be more organized and with clear guidelines for both proposers and voters. As a result, we are taking one week to polish the new guidelines, but you can still submit your drafts anytime, and we will help you polish them! Once we are confident about the process, we will invite the whole Humanode Core and those community members who got their proposal accepted to vote.

Just a heads up for everyone staking in the WeHMND/USDC pool. The current LP contract closes today, December 1st, 2025 at block 15705390. And right as that block hits, the new LP pool opens on the new contract: 0xA8A83f29B7c44626D08542bEcfA882980c9F87F0 Same daily rewards of 14,400 WeHMND, same nonlinear model, and it carries on for another 6 months. If you’re already in the old pool, the only thing you’ll need to do is move your LP tokens from the old contract to the new one. Rewards will simply continue. But you won't be able to earn rewards for the current pool, which will end today. However, you’ll still be able to claim anything you earned up to the end of the pool. And just so everyone knows: we plan to keep LP staking going from here for all three pools WeHMND/USDC, WeHMND/WETH, WeHMND/WBTC. If you’re new or coming back after a while, here’s what Humanode LP staking is: Staking page: https://mainnet.biostaker.hmnd.app/ Guide if you need it: https://link.humanode.io/guide/biodefi

Just dropped a fun speculative piece told from the perspective of a human voter in 2035. It explores what happens when AI joins governance and why we eventually had to return to one human = one vote. Read here: https://blog.humanode.io/voting-in-2035-a-humans-account/

The Humanode AI Video Contest is ongoing! For information on the contest, check out the details here:https://blog.humanode.io/humanodes-first-ai-video-contest-is-live/ Don’t forget to submit your video by posting it on your favorite social media platform (like X, Instagram, or TikTok) and posting the link in the humanodes-got-talent thread in the Humanode Discord to win $300 worth of HMND!

📰 Humanode Biweekly vol.111 just dropped This round brings: 🎂 3 years of mainnet ⛓️ Biomapper now on Ethereum + BNB 🌀 Proto-Vortex round two is open 🎥 Humanode’s first AI video contest 🤖 BotBasher still kicking, and free 📜 New reads on Sybil-resistance, post-token governance, power drift, and cryptographic mortality Still human-first. 👉 Read the update: https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-biweekly-vol-111/

Maybe it’s time to stop guessing how many real people are using your product and actually know. Biomapper lets every account prove there’s a living human behind it, without giving away identity, raw biometrics, or personal data. One scan, one human, one account. It might be disruptive. It might shrink the “million users!!” into a few thousand. But it also gives you truth and with truth comes the ability to build something real. Read the full piece here to understand how Biomapper works, how it protects privacy, and how it can be integrated: https://blog.humanode.io/sybil-resistance-at-your-fingertips-the-biomapper-option/

Just as a reminder for those who are interested, and as an opportunity for those who love projects: There is one more week of Round 2 of proto-Vortex. If you are interested in doing small scale projects on Humanode for the proof of concept trial of Vortex voting mechanism and governance, check out what you can do to apply here : Guidelines: https://blog.humanode.io/invitation-to-the-proto-vortex/ Basic Rules: https://link.humanode.io/proto-vortex/rules Submit proposals: https://link.humanode.io/proto-vortex/proposals Don’t miss the opportunity, and don’t forget to submit your proposals in the ⁠human-node-proposals chat in the proto-vortex session of the Humanode Discord.

Hi, I’m BotBasher, remember me? Of course you do. I am that super cool plug-in/gadget that allows anyone who hosts a Discord Server, or has a Telegram channel to create a “Human only” chatroom. And if you’re curious about what I really am and how I keep bots out without being creepy, the full piece explains it better than I can in a few lines: https://blog.humanode.io/botbasher-is-kicking-and-free/

We just published “From Parliaments to Protocols – Why Power Keeps Drifting Upward.” It looks at why real-world democracies and crypto governance keep ending up with the same problem: low participation, concentrated influence, and power settling into the hands of a few. And what it would take to build systems that push back. If you care about decentralized governance, this one might spark something. Read here: https://blog.humanode.io/from-parliaments-to-protocols-why-power-keeps-drifting-upward/

Time for this week's validator poll. If you’ve linked your validator address to your bio-authenticated Discord, just head to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠human-node-polls and vote. If not, you can still do it. Remember, voting is part of the deal under Proof-of-Polls to be eligible for full validator rewards. As always, the poll will be open for 3 days. Jump in and cast your vote. For more information: https://blog.humanode.io/upcoming-changes-to-the-validator-fee-distribution/ Guide: https://link.humanode.io/guide/validator-address-submission

To all human nodes. Round two for the application for proto-Vortex projects is open, and this round will be open for two weeks. The allocated budget for round 2 is $1000 worth of HMND. In case you missed the original announcement, and you are a human node (running a validator node), this is what proto-Vortex is all about. Every two weeks: • Validators can make proposals within the budget and make a difference for the better. • Proposals get reviewed and voted on • funds will be allocated to the projects Submit your proposals in the human-node-proposals chat in the proto-vortex session of the Humanode Discord. If your proposal gets through: • You get funded to build it (milestone by milestone) • The core team supports you through the process • You earn a vote in the next rounds of governance • You will gain the know-how that will be needed once Vortex launches If you want a say in the future of this network, start here. Guidelines: https://blog.humanode.io/invitation-to-the-proto-vortex/ Basic Rules: https://link.humanode.io/proto-vortex/rules Submit proposals: https://link.humanode.io/proto-vortex/proposals

New piece is live, and it asks a question most people avoid. “Proof of Life, Proof of Death: Cryptographic Immortality and the End of the Human Validator” by Sasha Shilina. If blockchains rely on the living, they also have to deal with the dead. This one looks at what happens when consensus meets mortality and why networks like Humanode can’t ignore it forever. Read here: https://blog.humanode.io/proof-of-life-proof-of-death-cryptographic-immortality-and-the-end-of-the-human-validator/

Have you been missing the Humanode contests? Well, today, the Humanode team invites you all to Humanode’s first AI Video contest! In this day and age of AI assisting with content creation, and the role of the human having been moved to putting the message together and feeding the AI with the necessary data, we thought it would be interesting to see how well you can create an AI-generated video that can tell us what Humanode is all about! Who can participate? Anyone! As long as a real human is behind the video. What is the theme? Humanode! Tell us about Humanode in general, about its one human = one node = one vote vision, about Vortex’s cognitocratic/meritocratic liquid democracy governance, or anything that you think is cool about Humanode. Which AI video generator should I use? Use whichever one you want. Yes, you can use free ones too. How long should the video be? Between 8 seconds and 3 minutes. How long will the contest last? Until Dec. 17, 2025. What is the prize pool? 1st place will win $300 worth of HMND. 2nd place = $200, 3rd place $100. Videos that catch our eye, even if it is mid-contest, may be featured on our social media. If your video is featured, you earn $20 worth of HMND even if you do not win. If your video is featured, and you win on top of it, the $20 will be added on top of your prize. So, I made a video. Where do I post? Post it on your favorite social media platform, and preferably the one that you have the most followers on. Once you do that, copy and paste your link to the ⁠🎤-humanodes-got-talent thread in the Humanode Discord server. What are the rules? No NSFW or lewd content. No discrimination, no trashing, no badmouthing, no racism or sexism. In short, keep it clean. Humor is welcome. You can post more than one video. No, you may not infringe on copyrights. The Humanode Core is the final judge on all matters, including disputes. Who will vote on the videos? On Dec. 18th, the team will open the floor to BotBasher-based voting. As in, anyone can vote, but you need to prove that you are a unique human being and get the “verified human” tag on the Humanode Discord server (free of charge, but you will need to bioauthenticate). One human, one vote. The Humanode Media team will be responsible for selecting videos to feature. Where can I find more information on Humanode? Visit humanode.io or blog.humanode.io for more info on Humanode

Have you been missing the Humanode contests? Well, today, the Humanode team invites you all to Humanode’s first AI Video contest! In this day and age of AI assisting with content creation, and the role of the human having been moved to putting the message together and feeding the AI with the necessary data, we thought it would be interesting to see how well you can create an AI-generated video that can tell us what Humanode is all about! Who can participate? Anyone! As long as a real human is behind the video. What is the theme? Humanode! Tell us about Humanode in general, about its one human = one node = one vote vision, about Vortex’s cognitocratic/meritocratic liquid democracy governance, or anything that you think is cool about Humanode. Which AI video generator should I use? Use whichever one you want. Yes, you can use free ones too. How long should the video be? Between 8 seconds and 3 minutes. How long will the contest last? Until Dec. 17, 2025. What is the prize pool? 1st place will win $300 worth of HMND. 2nd place = $200, 3rd place $100. Videos that catch our eye, even if it is mid-contest, may be featured on our social media. If your video is featured, you earn $20 worth of HMND even if you do not win. If your video is featured, and you win on top of it, the $20 will be added on top of your prize. So, I made a video. Where do I post? Post it on your favorite social media platform, and preferably the one that you have the most followers on. Once you do that, copy and paste your link to the ⁠🎤-humanodes-got-talent thread in the Humanode Discord server. What are the rules? No NSFW or lewd content. No discrimination, no trashing, no badmouthing, no racism or sexism. In short, keep it clean. Humor is welcome. You can post more than one video. No, you may not infringe on copyrights. The Humanode Core is the final judge on all matters, including disputes. Who will vote on the videos? On Dec. 18th, the team will open the floor to BotBasher-based voting. As in, anyone can vote, but you need to prove that you are a unique human being and get the “verified human” tag on the Humanode Discord server (free of charge, but you will need to bioauthenticate). One human, one vote. The Humanode Media team will be responsible for selecting videos to feature. Where can I find more information on Humanode? Visit humanode.io or blog.humanode.io for more info on Hum

We just published a new deep-dive: “Where governance goes when capital stops leading.” It looks at what’s happened since the 2024 governance report, why token voting has plateaued, and what comes next for DAOs as they shift toward human-based and contribution-based models. It also covers how Vortex and proto-Vortex fit into this new landscape. If you care about the future of decentralized governance, this one’s worth a read. Read the full article: https://blog.humanode.io/daos-after-token-governance-where-governance-goes-when-capital-stops-leading/

Today marks a full three years from the launch of Humanode Mainnet! We congratulate everyone who has been on this journey so far, and thank you for your support. With Crosschain Biomapper having been deployed on numerous chains, including but not limited to Ethereum, BNB, Avalanche, and more, and with Vortex (the Humanode DAO) in full swing development, we have an exciting year ahead of us, with many more years to come. But for today, we drink a toast for the Humanode community, the human nodes who keep the chain running, and the team that is making our dream a reality. Happy Birthday Humanode!

Today marks a full three years from the launch of Humanode Mainnet! We congratulate everyone who has been on this journey so far, and thank you for your support. With Crosschain Biomapper having been deployed on numerous chains, including but not limited to Ethereum, BNB, Avalanche, and more, and with Vortex (the Humanode DAO) in full swing development, we have an exciting year ahead of us, with many more years to come. But for today, we drink a tost for the Humanode community, the human nodes who keep the chain running, and the team that is making our dream a reality. Happy Birthday Humanode!

Last call. The Galxe campaign is in its final stretch and there are still winner slots open. $300 in HMND. Simple tasks. 3 days left. If you got stuck on the review step, yes, you need to drop a review on the App Store or Google Play for it to count. You still have time to finish. If you haven’t joined yet, now’s the moment. Join here: https://app.galxe.com/quest/Humanode/GCHhZt8Weo Let’s wrap this up strong.