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Powerloom's First Ecosystem Grant: BazaarX

Powerloom's First Ecosystem Grant: BazaarX

Powerloom's First Ecosystem Grant: BazaarX Three months after mainnet launch, the Powerloom Foundation unlocked its ecosystem fund. Today, we're announcing the very first recipient: BazaarX, a snapshotter delegation service. A Different Approach to Ecosystem Grants Most ecosystem grants chase potential—funding promises, pitches, and roadmaps from

BDS Preview

Powerloom is on the cusp of transforming Web3's data layer forever. After years of building and battle-testing with Pooler, we're launching the Blockchain Data Service (BDS) - the first production data market without static limitations on trackable data sources. With 6000+ nodes in the Powerloom network

Powerloom's Decentralized Sequencer-Validator Network Takes Shape

Powerloom's Decentralized Sequencer-Validator Network Takes Shape

The Powerloom Protocol has reached an inflection point. After months of intensive development, we're ready to share substantial progress on our Decentralized Sequencer-Validator (DSV) network — a breakthrough that delivers subsecond propagation while eliminating single points of failure. This is the infrastructure upgrade that transforms $POWER token into

Re-launch of Devnet with full support for lite nodes

Re-launch of Devnet with full support for lite nodes

TL;DR: Powerloom Devnet is now available—a zero-cost sandbox environment where developers can build and test data-driven applications with free tokens, experiment with Powerloom data markets, and create powerful tools and dashboards. The wait is over. After months of development, we’re excited to announce that Powerloom

Powerloom Mainnet is Live! Kicking Off a New Era in Onchain Data Access

Powerloom Mainnet is Live! Kicking Off a New Era in Onchain Data Access

We are elated and proud to announce that Powerloom has transitioned to Mainnet! The release of the first epoch at 1:00 PM UTC on January 9, 2025, marks the beginning of a new era of onchain data access. We reached this milestone through countless all-nighters by the team,

Powerloom: Powering the Next-Gen Financialized Social Networks

Powerloom: Powering the Next-Gen Financialized Social Networks

The future of social networks is moving onchain, where social interactions seamlessly merge with financial infrastructure that allows for the incentivization of truth. Our current social networks are built to incentivize attention, where the loudest voices are amplified and emotionally charged content is rewarded. Individuals can position themselves as arbiters

Pre-mainnet

Powerloom Protocol is excited to announce the launch of its Pre-Mainnet, a significant milestone in our journey to create a scalable, decentralized platform for real-time data markets. With this release, we introduce the V2 upgrade, packed with new features, enhanced performance, better multinode setup and the opportunity for

The first-ever episode of the Data Lounge Podcast is out now!

The first-ever episode of the Data Lounge Podcast is out now!

Powerloom Protocol is developing to bring value to our community and the ecosystem. As individuals passionate about our protocol's purpose, we are thrilled to announce the first-ever episode of the Data Lounge Podcast has been released. The Data Lounge is a podcast series published on Farcaster and

ETH Denver 2024: Data Lounge, friends & more

ETH Denver 2024: Data Lounge, friends & more

ETH Denver is one of the most unique web3 events held annually. The amount of people and projects gathering in one single place is outstanding. One cannot attend all the side events they wish to, and we all know it's best to take a selfie with whom you&

Snapshotter Update: First 20 days

Snapshotter Update: First 20 days

From ideation, design, and execution to a running testnet and over 4800 nodes secured, the Snapshotter Lite Node is a huge step for us in building the Composable Data Network. And we are glad we are building this now and with this community. There are over 4800 Snapshotter Lite Nodes

Powerloom Data Lounge: Exploring the future of onchain data together

Powerloom Data Lounge: Exploring the future of onchain data together

Our ecosystem is growing, and we are so glad to have the opportunity to build in this space. Per our decentralization ethos, we want to keep creating onchain and offchain opportunities to create dialogue and BUIDL together. We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Data Lounge, a

Snapshotter Lite Node testnet kickoff

Snapshotter Lite Node testnet kickoff

We've been counting the days to present the Powerloom Snapshotter Lite Node Testnet, a step forward in our mission to scale and decentralize data accessibility via our Composable Data Network.

Public Mint is Now Live! Secure Your Spot in Our Composable Data Network 🌐

Public Mint is Now Live! Secure Your Spot in Our Composable Data Network 🌐

We are thrilled to announce that the Public Mint for our Snapshotter Lite Node is LIVE! This is a massive milestone for Powerloom and the ecosystem, as this is the First Data Infrastructure Mint on Polygon.

Powerloom ecosystem expands: Welcoming Unstoppable Domains to our Snapshotter Pre-Mint

Powerloom ecosystem expands: Welcoming Unstoppable Domains to our Snapshotter Pre-Mint

Powerloom ecosystem expands: Welcoming Unstoppable Domains to our Snapshotter Pre-Mint

Powerloom ecosystem grows: Incorporating XAI into our Snapshotter Node Pre-Mint

Powerloom ecosystem grows: Incorporating XAI into our Snapshotter Node Pre-Mint

Extending support to the XAI community into our Snapshotter Node Pre-Mint

First Data Infrastructure Mint on Polygon: Launching Over 10,000 Data Nodes 🚀

First Data Infrastructure Mint on Polygon: Launching Over 10,000 Data Nodes 🚀

We are thrilled to announce this incredible opportunity for our community to participate and get involved in our Composable Data Network, starting on January 25th. This is a huge step in our mission to democratize data accessibility within web3. We invite you to be a part of this. Why is