Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.36
2nd October — 16th November
Mainnet launched, The biometric verification update rolled out, Presale waves ended, The Occam DAO integration, Humanode co-founder Victor discussed decentralized governance at DAOist Bogota, Humanode 101 article in Cointelegraph, ‘Biometric Evolution’ is the Humanode’s theme for the coming weeks, The Humanode poetry contest has started, and more!
TL;DR
Hello to the amazing Humanode community! The last two weeks were part of a wild ride full of hard work — so let’s point out some of the key updates.
Most importantly, we are happy to announce that the Humanode mainnet is finally live! Beginning as a dream in 2017, put into action in 2020, and after 4 public testnets with over 10,000 unique participants starting in 2021, Humanode has launched the highly-anticipated 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. Congrats to the team!
Last week, the team announced the closure of Wave 3 for Humanode. 512 validators and community members participated in the sale, raising ~ 570,000 USD. This amount is significantly lower than the team hoped to raise, however, combined with the funds raised in the private institutional round, it will be enough for the core team to march forward through the bear market, launch the mainnet, implement the road map in full, and solidify Humanode vision.
Important news for all the validators on Humanode Testnet 4 has been announced. The team rolled out the update for biometric verification. This means that all human nodes will have to re-enroll and re-authenticate to continue being validators. You can start enrolling and authenticating now!
Also, the team has decided to shut down Testnet 3, which was launched to test the BABE block production engine, GRANDPA for block finalization mechanism, and EVM compatibility. Ramiel will now be considered deprecated, as the team will shut down all the test validator nodes and the provided infrastructure.
The exciting news is, the Occam DAO announced that it will be integrating Humanode following a stake-based voting round by the Occam DAO community. Read all the integration in the article below.
Humanode co-founder Victor exposed a bitter truth of decentralized governance in crypto at Daoist Bogota. He talked about why we need to work harder on decentralizing capital to create a truly decentralized future for DAOs and DeFi. Check out the recording, a must-see!
Other than that, the Cointelegraph article explaining the human-powered blockchain Humanode has been published covering all Humanode basics.
Moreover, the Humanode team invited everyone to join the Humanode Poetry Contest under the theme: “Biometric Evolution”. They are looking forward to seeing any type of form of poetry including haiku, sonnet, ballad, limerick, narrative poetry, ode, free verse, etc. 5 winners will earn rewards from a 1,000 USD prize pool. Check out the submission guidelines below!
Here are all the major updates. Be sure to claim tokens as you need some to deploy the human node! See you on-chain!
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https://medium.com/paradigm-research/humanode-mainnet-launched-the-biometric-verification-update-rolled-out-presale-waves-ended-the-9c40716e4d1c 
