Humanode: A new Substrate version under the hood, A new dashboard UI after you scan the QR code, Check out Humanode Bot Basher for Discord, Join Humanode Hangout with the team, The Humanodecon mascot design contest, and more!

March 8th 2023

Biweekly update vol.44, 22nd February — 8th March

TL;DR

Human nodes and friends! These two weeks were quite productive for Humanode on many fronts, and we can’t wait to share some of the most interesting news with you!
After a successful integration into the Humanode Discord server and some internal testing, the Humanode team released the Humanode Bot Basher Beta test for the public. Beta testers are now able to verify themselves as unique living human beings, and enter the Sybil-resistant channels on the Humanode Discord server. Test Bot Basher, have fun, and make sure to let the team know if you find any bugs that also need bashing in the process!
As you know, we never cease to wonder at the progress the Humanode has made in recent days. In the latest development update, Humanode teams have shared what they’ve been working on over the past two weeks.
Major updates consider Humanode Web App, including updates in the UI. Now you can check the chain’s sync status, your HMND balance, bio-auth status, and Epoch progress once you scan the QR for bio-authentication. Scan the QR code from the launcher to check the new cool UI!
As for the network development, the team upgraded CI, marked pot balance as inactive, refactored era creation into a function, and implemented a script to run benchmarks for all pallets and store results at humanode-runtime, and more. Considering Humanode distribution, they renamed and correct the flags, updated dependencies, added VS Code settings, and configured files and built-in sources.
Keep in mind, for those who have participated in Option 1 on Tokensoft, the team issued additional token bonuses. The amount equals 76,6% of the price difference between Option 1 and Option 2. Every Option 1 holder received it in the same wallet used for claiming the original HMND tokens. Option 2 and Option 3 will also be receiving a small additional bonus as some part of their tokens should have been unlocked at the TGE as well. As the listing will occur earlier than the vesting period of Option 2 ends, there should be a just price difference between the two.
Recently, the Humanodecon mascot design contest has been announced. The deadline was this week, and the voting will commence soon. Only verified humans will be able to participate in voting so get a verified role in Humanode Discord if you want to participate. Learn more about the contest rules and submission guidelines in the latest Humanode blog post.
Also, the team has an important poll [Community Signaling 3] launched in Humanode's “sr-polls” channel in Humanode Discord. You can access it and vote by obtaining a Verified Human role on the Discord server.
That’s a wrap! Check out the article below and keep yourself updated!

Humanode Mainnet

Beginning as a dream in 2017, put into action in 2020, and 4 public testnets with over 10,000 unique participants starting in 2021, Humanode has launched the first crypto-biometric blockchain network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using biometric technology.

Be sure to claim tokens as you need some to deploy the node:

Token claim: https://token-claims.mainnet.stages.humanode.io/
Launcher: https://launcher.humanode.io
Guides (Validator and Token claim): https://gitbook.humanode.io/mainnet-guide/
In-depth docs: https://gitbook.humanode.io/docs/
Airdrop article: https://blog.humanode.io/sybil-resistant-retroactive-airdrop/

Overall deployment

• Humanode’s Sybil defense is crypto-biometric based, meaning that there is no PoW or PoS. No changes have been made for the mainnet so Humanode is the first network ever to deploy a consensus safeguarded purely by Proof-of-Uniqueness and Proof-of-Existence of human beings.

• By design all human nodes are equal in terms of validation power.

• Besides the mainnet the team is also going to launch a canary network, a testnet for the mainnet, and a testnet for the canary network to give tools to build some really creative stuff.

• As on Ramiel and Gaghiel consensus mechanism that is utilized is Grandpa + Babe with the hard consistency threshold at 66% + 1, or more specifically a BFT formula of n = 5f + 1, where n — all human nodes and f — malicious nodes.

Validator Ranking

Seeing a lot of questions and speculations on who has made it to the list of top validators, how many sessions (epochs) they were part of, and how much reward they got, the Humanode team has created a link where everyone can see the latest data and information regarding the performance of human nodes.

Save this link to see the updated rankings.

Token bonus

For those who have participated in Option 1 on Tokensoft, February 15th of 2023 was the date when Option 2’s cliff ended. As the listing hasn’t occurred yet it seemed unfair to Option 1.

Keep in mind, for those who have participated in Option 1 on Tokensoft, the team issued additional token bonuses. The amount equals 76,6% of the price difference between Option 1 and Option 2. Every Option 1 holder received it in the same wallet used for claiming the original HMND tokens. Option 2 and Option 3 will also be receiving a small additional bonus as some part of their tokens should have been unlocked at the TGE as well. As the listing will occur earlier than the vesting period of Option 2 ends, there should be a just price difference between the two.

**Pay attention to just one detail: you will not be able to claim tokens to a Humanode address if it has locked or vesting tokens — the claiming website will show you an error.

If you’d like to keep all your holdings in one account, we’d advise claiming bonus tokens to a new Humanode address and then transferring them to your main one.

Go to Claim page.

Humanode Testnet

Testnet 4 ‘Gaghiel’

Testnet 4 “Gaghiel’’ is focusing on token claims, vesting, and unlocking systems that the team uses to distribute tokens at TGE. Gaghiel is open to everyone. If you’d like to run testnet 4, this is specially prepared for you: https://link.humanode.io/testnet4

Click here to read the details about Gaghiel.

🔺To check how the network runs🔺:

If you have any questions reach the Humanode team on:

▲ Telegram Chat ▲

▲Troubleshooting channel on Discord ▲

Development

Humanode Dev Updates

Here are the bi-weekly updates on the Humanode network.

1. Major Updates

🔺Updated Humanode Web App. Includes updates in the UI. Now you can check the chain’s sync status, your HMND balance, bio-auth status, and Epoch progress once you scan the QR for bio-authentication. Scan the QR code from the launcher to check the new cool UI.

🔺Bumped the new Substrate version.

2. Regular Updates

I. Humanode Network

🔺Upgraded CI

🔺Marked pot balance as inactive

🔺Refactored era creation into a function

🔺Implemented script to run benchmarks for all pallets and store results at humanode-runtime

🔺Bumped @polkadot/api-cli from 0.48.13 to 0.52.29

🔺Bumped actions/cache from 2 to 3

🔺Bumped docker/setup-buildx-action from 1 to 2

🔺Bumped docker/login-action from 1 to 2

🔺Bumped actions/checkout from 2 to 3 (#565)Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

🔺Bumped docker/metadata-action from 3 to 4

🔺Added .github/dependabot.yml

🔺Added test into runtime to verify repeated claim after adding new claim info by root

II. Humanode Distribution

🔺Bumped tokio from 1.25.0 to 1.26.0

🔺Bumped clap from 4.1.6 to 4.1.8

🔺Bumped clap from 4.1.6 to 4.1.7

🔺Renamed and correct the flags

🔺Fixed the flags

🔺Updated dependencies

🔺Added VS Code settings

🔺Configured files and built-in sources

🔺Bumped actions/checkout from 2 to 3

🔺Added .github/dependabot.yml

🔺Bumped rust toolchain

III. Discord Integration

🔺Added a boolean condition for active liveness check

Humanode Bot Basher

After a successful integration into the Humanode Discord server and some internal testing, the Humanode team announced the public release of the Humanode Bot Basher Beta test.

Beta testers are able to verify themselves as unique living human beings, and enter the Sybil-resistant channels on the Humanode Discord server. As part of our beta testing, the team will shortly be announcing a brand new contest, in which the final winner will be decided by Sybil-resistant voting that will happen in the channels that will only be available to those who participate in the beta test.

Don’t worry about not being sure about the Bot Basher yet, all the data from the test will be wiped clean once the test is concluded, so everybody is welcome to participate in this beta test!

If you are wondering about how to participate in the test, there is a step-by-step guide here at the following link.
Humanode Bot Basher — The human way to get rid of bots: Here’s a detailed article to find out all about Humanode Bot Basher.
Why Humanode Bot Basher? Read about the benefits of Bot Basher and why it is important.

MISC

Humanodecon mascot design contest: The deadline was March 7th, 2023, and the voting will commence soon. (Only verified humans will be able to participate in voting so get a verified role in Humanode Discord if you want to participate in voting). Learn more about the contest rules and submission guidelines here.
Also, the team has an important poll [Community Signaling 3] launched in Humanode “sr-polls” channel in Humanode Discord https://link.humanode.io/chat. You can access it and vote by obtaining a Verified Human role on the Discord server.
Human nodes, got 10 seconds? Please help the team complete the survey by clicking the link here.
Scam alert: there is a Humanode Hub named group with a different handle. Check humanode.io for links.