Humanode: The Humanode Conference was a blast, An 8-week developer initiative program is live, Humanode is joining Impossible Finance to celebrate the 2-Year Anniversary Mega Campaign, Read about five use cases of Sybil-resistant Private Onchain Biomapping in the EVM ecosystem, The deadline for submitting to the Genesis Community NFT Collection has been extended, and more!

September 6th 2023

Biweekly update vol.57, 23rd August -6th September

TL;DR

Dear friends, in keeping with our cherished tradition, we are here to share with you a recap of the news and updates from our in-house project over the past two weeks. This period has been incredibly productive for Humanode teams and the community, so let’s highlight some of the key developments.
The Humanode Conference 2023 has officially come to a close! We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the speakers, and panelists, and especially to you, our dedicated community, for making this event an unforgettable experience. From enlightening lectures to engaging panel discussions and vibrant community interactions, this conference has truly been a journey of enrichment. If you happened to miss any of it, fret not! You can catch all the highlights on these YouTube streams: [Part 1, Part 2]. For those who participated in the quizzes, the team announced the winners!
Furthermore, Humanode’s 8-week developer challenge is now underway, running until October 30, 2023. Dive into the details here and submit your work on Humanode Dework. The team is on the lookout for the finest Web3 dApps out there. If you have one, bring it to on. Alternatively, you can fork and optimize it for the Humanode chain. This is a unique opportunity to embrace Sybil resistance to reshape your dApp’s mechanics, making every DAO, game, or NFT truly special! And let’s not forget the rewards — a total of 400,000 HMND will be split across two tracks. Remember, it’s not just about winning; it’s about innovation. Impress the team with your MVP and gain access to the Humanode VC network of 200+ connections. Judging will be based on the average daily human interactions. Real engagement is the key to success!
Additionally, Humanode invites you to co-create The Humanode Genesis NFT Collection with them. Craft an NFT centered around the ‘Genesis’ theme and submit it on Humanode Discord. The top selections will be minted into the exclusive Genesis Collection. The best Humanode NFT, chosen by the community, and the most traded NFT in the initial two weeks will earn their creators $500 worth of HMND. Dive into this article to discover how you can be part of this historic moment. Please note that the submission deadline has been extended to 23:59 UTC on September 15, 2023!
In exciting news, Humanode is joining forces with its partner, Impossible Finance, to celebrate its 2-Year Anniversary Mega Campaign. The 2-Year Anniversary Mega Campaign brings together some of Impossible’s closest project partners to offer users exciting prizes across all participating projects. You have a chance to win prizes worth over $6000! The campaign will run from September 1st to September 21st, 2023. Click here for more details.
In our latest article, you can read about five use cases of Sybil-resistant Private Onchain Biomapping in the EVM ecosystem, including Tokenized Assets, AMMs, DAOs, Decentralized Insurance, and the Gig Economy.
This is only the beginning. More updates, events, and opportunities to shape the future of Humanode EVM are on the horizon. Stay tuned!

Development

Humanode Dev Updates

i. Humanode network

🔺Bumped the yarn group with 1 update

🔺Renamed dependabot group all to yarn for clarity

🔺Allowed dependabot to update all the npm dependencies at once

🔺Bumped typescript from 5.1.6 to 5.2.2

🔺Bumped @ types/node from 16.18.44 to 16.18.46

🔺Bumped vitest from 0.34.2 to 0.34.3

🔺Allowed integer arithmetic at precompile-utils for testing

🔺Allowed using dev seeds at the evm cli command

🔺Bumped @ types/node from 16.18.41 to 16.18.44

🔺Ignored vulnerable webpki

🔺Allowed serde derive that doesn’t have the blob

ii. Cvm-nix

🔺Switched OVMF-snp to a proper AmdSevX64 build

iii. Generic-EVM-bioauth-contract

🔺Added deploy scripts

iv. Generic-EVM-bioauth-web

🔺Fix gas limit

v. Mainnet landing

🔺Updated date of Developer Initiative Program

🔺Updated partners’ logos

🔺Added initiatives option

🔺Updated svg sources

🔺Updated events section

vi. Humanode-websocket-tunnel

🔺Switched to an external implementation of the reloadable cert resolver

Humanode EVM

EVM compatibility is live on the Humanode mainnet

This opens up a world of new possibilities for dApps, smart contracts, and much more.

After extensive testing on the Humanode EVM Testnet “Israfel”, the team has incorporated feedback and made the necessary adjustments. With the success of the public testing phase, Humanode EVM is now ready for mainnet action.

For the devs out there: the Humanode network now supports dApps and smart contracts developed in Solidity and other EVM-compatible languages. The seamless integration means you can now deploy your smart contracts directly onto the Humanode chain.

Users, rejoice! Swap HMND for eHMND and transfer eHMND using popular EVM wallets, including MetaMask.

Remember, post-update, Human nodes will need to update the launcher app and reauthorize to facilitate this network upgrade.

Want to delve deeper? Check out the detailed blog post on this milestone launch and the potential it unlocks for the Humanode network.

EVM compatibility launched on Humanode Mainnet

After months of anticipation and rigorous testing, the much-awaited moment has finally arrived. EVM compatibility is…

blog.humanode.io

Humanode Bot Basher

BotBasher for Discord

Testers can verify themselves as unique living human beings, and enter the Sybil-resistant channels on the Humanode Discord server.

BotBasher for Discord is an application that has been created utilizing the Humanode private biometric verification technology, allowing Discord users to verify that their account is owned by a unique living human being, and Discord servers to create Sybil-resistant channels, by limiting specified channels to verified human beings only. As the BotBasher for Discord works alongside other popular Discord applications, the servers will be able to provide their users with Sybil-resistant voting (1 user, 1 vote), Sybil-resistant whitelisting, Sybil-resistant airdrops, NFT mints, and more!

As the technology behind the application is the Humanode crypto-biometric technology, the users are able to conduct private and secure uniqueness and liveness checks over anonymized data, without revealing any private information or fear of having their biometric data hacked.

As a note of caution, one user is only able to create one bio-authentication, meaning that the user can only tie one account to their physical identity, limiting their access to the BotBasher-enabled Sybil-resistant channels (or servers) to that verified account.

Once an account has been bio-authenticated and receives the role of a Verified Human, they will be able to utilize that verification for all servers that are BotBasher enabled.

🔺Understanding BotBasher’s Biometric Privacy and Security Approach

Curious about how BotBasher protects your biometric data? Dive into Humanode’s blog post to explore the advanced security measures they implemented.

🔺 BotBasher now protecting 200 Discord server communities

Integrate BotBasher to your server: https://botbasher.humanode.io/

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:

Launcher: https://launcher.humanode.io
Guides (Validator and Token claim): https://gitbook.humanode.io/mainnet-guide/
In-depth docs: https://gitbook.humanode.io/docs/

🔺 Humanode explorer by Subscan

🔺 Humanode Explorer by Subscan — How does it work

🔺 Validator Ranking

Humanode’s 8-week Developer Challenge

Humanode’s 8-week developer challenge has just kicked and it will end on the 30th of October, 2023.

Seeking the best Web3 Dapps out there. Got one? Bring it. Or fork & optimize for the Humanode chain. Unique opportunity: Embrace “Sybil-resistance” to reshape your Dapp’s mechanics. Make every DAO, game, or NFT special!

Rewards? Massive! 400,000 HMND split across two tracks. And remember, it’s not just about winning, it’s about innovation. Impress the team with your MVP and access the Humanode VC network of 200+.

🗓 Prize snapshots:

1st phase: 30.09 (1/3 prize pool)
2nd phase: 15.10 (1/3 prize pool)
Final phase: 30.10 (remaining 1/3)

Judging by average daily human interactions with your Dapp. Real engagement is key!

Awareness & Events

The Humanode Conference 2023 has officially concluded

Thanks to all the speakers, panelists, and especially you — the community — for making this event an unforgettable experience. From insightful lectures to interactive panels and community engagements, this conference has been a truly enriching journey.

If you missed out, don’t worry — you can catch the highlights on these YouTube streams [Part 1, Part 2].

Conference Agenda:

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Address by Dato of Humanode Core
Talk on “Early Stage Advisory & Incubation” by Calvin Chu
Presentation on “DAO and Decentralization in Gearbox Protocol” by ivangbi
Panel on “Sybil Resistance” featuring Dato, Victor, Gitcoin, Galactica, Kleros, and Proof of Humanity
Lecture on “BioDeFi” by Sasha Shilina
Presentation on “Humanode EVM” by Dimitry Lavrenov
Hangout with the Humanode Development Team
Lecture on “After the Dust Settles: DeFi 23–24” by Alexander Bokhenek
Panel on “The State and Future of Crypto” with Victor and special guests
Casual Hangout with the Humanode Team
Talk on “The New Financial Ecosystem and Crypto Assets in the Web3 Era” by Kaimin H.
Conference Wrap-Up

For those who participated in the quizzes, winners are here.

For secret phrase, join Galaxe campaign: https://link.humanode.io/humanode-con-2023-oat

Partnerships

Humanode is joining its partner, Impossible Finance, to celebrate its 2-Year Anniversary Mega Campaign

The 2-Year Anniversary Mega Campaign unites some of Impossible’s closest project partners to bring users exciting prizes across all participating projects. You can win prizes worth over $6000.

The campaign will run from September 1st to September 21st, 2023. Click here for details.

🏆 How to win?

Complete as many tasks as possible on Zealy. The top 100 users with the highest points for completing all campaign tasks will stand a chance to win from the prize pool through a random lucky draw.

🤫Sssst… your “Verified Human” role on Discord will be useful for this quest :)

» https://zealy.io/c/impossiblefinance/questboard «

Publications

5 Use Cases of Sybil-Resistant Private Onchain Biomapping in EVM Ecosystem

In the latest article, learn how Private Onchain Biomapping can prevent Sybil attacks and enhance user anonymity across five EVM-compatible applications: Tokenized Assets, AMMs, DAOs, Decentralized Insurance, Gig Economy.

Listing

HMND is listed on KuCoin and Bitmart, BingX, SimpleSwap, and Lunar Crush.

In the meantime, here are a few reminders to all:

HMND cannot be traded on any DEX at the moment.
The only places you can buy HMND at this moment are KuCoin and BitMart, SimpleSwap, BingX, and Lunar Crush.
ALWAYS check the official announcements.

The links to the trading pages:

🔺KuCoin: https://link.humanode.io/trade/kucoin

🔺BitMart: https://link.humanode.io/trade/bitmart

🔺SimpleSwap: https://simpleswap.io/coins/humanode

🔺Lunar Crush: https://lunarcrush.com/coins/hmnd/humanode

🔺BingX: https://support.bingx.com/hc/en-001/articles/17928663093017-BingX-Spot-Adds-Humanode-HMND-Trading-Pair

Zealy

Humanode Sybil-resistant Quests on Zealy

Join Humanode’s Zealy Questboard for the chance to earn rewards. Anyone can join the quests, whether you are a new community member or a long-time participant. Solve quests, find secret codes, get involved in the Humanode community, and learn about Humanode and BotBasher.

📝 How to?

1. Visit Humanode’s Zealy Questboard, and log in to Zealy using your Discord account.

2. Complete the quests to unlock experience points (XP).

The more experience points you gain, the higher your level goes on the Zealy Questboard. The higher your level on Zealy, the more roles you can acquire, and the greater your chances of qualifying to share the prize. Zealy keeps track of the amount of XP you earn.

Here’s the link >> https://link.humanode.io/zealy <<

Wondering how the team will decide the winners and dish out $HMND rewards? Here’s a breakdown of the winning determination process:

🏆 Top 10 Sprinters: When a sprint ends, they will give a shoutout to the top 10 players who scored the most experience points (XP).

🏆 Monthly Retroactive Rewards: At the end of each month the team will retroactively reward the top 20 XP gainers on the Zealy Questboard.

Whether you aim to secure a top spot in the sprint rankings or strive for monthly recognition, every quest you finish and every XP you earn brings you closer to the prize. The determination of winners will be based solely on the XP earned. So, focus on completing quests, engaging with the community, and expanding your knowledge to maximize your chances of securing a top position.

Important things to consider:

The team is rebooting XP every 3 months so that everyone gets a fair chance to win.
You can only win 1 spot on each sprint and similarly will be eligible to win 1 spot on a monthly retroactive reward list.
The team will be adding more quests progressively.

Contests

The Humanode Genesis NFT Collection

The deadline for submitting to the Genesis Community NFT Collection has been extended.

The new submission deadline is 23:59 UTC on September 15, 2023.

The Humanode wants you to co-create The Humanode Genesis NFT Collection with them. Craft an NFT around the ‘Genesis’ theme and submit it on Humanode Discord. Top picks get minted into the exclusive Genesis Collection.

The best Humanode NFT chosen by the community, and the most traded NFT in the initial two weeks will win their creators $500 worth of HMND.

Dive into this article to discover how you can be part of this historic moment.