Hey human nodes, vortex participants, biomapped individuals, and verified humans,

We’ve got an important heads-up for you. There’s a scheduled reset coming up for the biometric servers for the Humanode chain, Biomapper, and BotBasher.

Schedule
When: Thursday, April 9th
What’s happening: We’ll be performing a scheduled reset to upgrade CVMs and biometric servers to improve security.

What it means:
For Node runners and Vortex participants
• You’ll need to go through bioauthentication enrollment again after the reset. This ensures your node keeps running without interruptions.

• No need to rotate or change keys; just re-enroll and re-authenticate.

• We’ll post an announcement right after the reset, so you can re-enroll within the same epoch.

• Try to complete it within 1–2 hours to avoid any downtime in your validator status.

For LP Stakers & Cross-Chain Biomapper Users
• If you’re staking or have bridged your biomap cross-chain, you’ll need to biomap again.

• This will re-link your EVM address so you can continue receiving your rewards in LP staking and prove your uniqueness on the cross-chain biomapper.

For Discord & Telegram BotBasher Users
• If you’re verified as a unique human, you’ll need to reverify and regain your role.

• Server admins using BotBasher for Sybil resistance will need to recreate the assigned role. We’ll share step-by-step instructions for admins separately.

The reset won’t all happen at once.

We’ll announce each server reset separately so everyone can stay in sync.

Keep an eye on these Discord channels in the Humanode Official Server for real-time updates:
# chain-ops
# botbasher-for-discord-ops
# botbasher-for-telegram-ops
# biomapper-ops

We’ll let you know when each part of the reset is complete so you can jump back in and re-enroll.

This is a regular reset that happens roughly every six months. During this period, we clear out old biometric data and refresh our servers.

This reset is also a chance if you want to:
• Change your validator address

• Link a new Discord or Telegram account

• Link a new EVM address to your biomap

Thanks for staying patient and cooperative as we keep improving the Humanode network.

Humanode Core

Biometric servers update and reset for Humanode network

Dear human nodes, 

The biometric servers for Humanode Mainnet have been updated and reset for upgrades.

Please re-enroll and re-authenticate to ensure that your node continues to run seamlessly without missing an epoch.

Keep in mind that you do not need to rotate the keys, but you must re-enroll. Another thing to note is that this update of the biometric servers will not affect BotBasher or Biomapper verification, and all previous encrypted biometric data is deleted forever during this process.

Thank you for your cooperation

Update for BotBasher for Discord & Telegram and Biomapper

1. BotBasher for Discord Servers Reset and Updated

We've reset and updated BotBasher for Discord servers. BotBasher has been updated to Gen. 8, and Gen. 7 roles are deprecated and can no longer be obtained.

For everything to work smoothly, the server administrators will need to create a new role based on the latest generation, i.e., Gen. 8 BotBasher.

Users will need to verify using the latest Generation (`Gen. 8`) to get the human-verified status.

For those on the Humanode Discord server, you can go ahead and become a verified Human again.

2. BotBasher for Telegram Servers Reset and Updated

We've reset and updated BotBasher Telegram version’s servers.

Users will need to verify and relink their Telegram accounts to enter the Sybil-resistance channels.

Channel admins will need to update to the latest version to keep their channels sybil resistance.

3. Biomapper servers update and reset

The generation for Humanode Biomapper has been updated following CVM rotations.

Please Biomap again to make sure you stay Biomapped.

Especially for Humanode LP Stakers, keep in mind that this update doesn't affect your stakes in any way; however, you must Biomap to be able to claim your rewards.

Another thing to note is that all previously encrypted biometric data is deleted permanently during this process.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Humanode Biweekly Vol. 117 is live!

Inside:

🏛️ Vortex Simulator launch

🗺️ Live roadmap launch

📜 Foundational Charter finalized

🗳️ Governance rewards and validator fee updates

🧠 PoBU essays

🌍 Democracy and trust analysis

🎮 Catacomb Crawlers update

🔐 BotBasher, Biomapper, and biometric server reset

https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2043000817720987983?s=20

Time flies, and so do the days of the week. It seemed as if there were only a few blinks before the weekend was upon us, and it was time for another Community Call.

The theme of the Community Call was, naturally, Vortex, which had been released last week.

And here's a quick recap: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2043691976953119001?s=20

As part of our regular server reset, the CVMs behind Humanode chain, Biomapper, and BotBasher has been refreshed.

These resets are done to wipe previously stored biometric-linked data, refresh the system, and start with updated infrastructure and security.

They also give everyone a fresh chance to re-link the right account or address where needed.

Reminder: If you have not done it yet, please complete the new cycle:

• Re-authenticate your human node
• Biomap on Biomapper
• Re-verify on BotBasher

While the Vortex Sim is live, the work on it never really stops.

Dev Log 13 is out, and it gives a look at what we’ve been developing behind the scenes as the system keeps getting tighter and clearer.

If you’ve been following how Vortex is taking shape, this is the latest checkpoint:
https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2044397423779602874

A crowd used to mean something.
Now it might just be noise.

In this piece, Sasha Shilina asks what actually counts as “many” anymore.

Read it here: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2044736847948263576?s=20

Crypto has spent years solving for capital, coordination and security. Participation is now becoming a governance problem too.

As synthetic activity grows, proof of personhood is starting to matter far more across on-chain systems.

Read more: https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/why-proof-of-personhood-may-matter-more-than-proof-of-stake/

Episteme Arena is now live on the Episteme Eidōlon testnet.

The second round of Arena opens around one of the most visible near-term events in space science: a European-Chinese mission already at the launch pad, with a hard deadline and real uncertainty.

Reminder: the contest is still open

If you missed it earlier, the contest is live and you can still jump in.

There’s $500 in HMND up for grabs, plus Episteme Points.

take your shot: https://app.episteme.space/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Details here: https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2045087726886683137?s=20

Humanode Community Call is happening this Thursday.

We know most people are busy and don’t always have time to follow every update, thread, or Discord message. So this is a simple way to catch up and ask things directly from the founders.

This Thursday, we’ll go through what’s moving inside Humanode: Vortex, ecosystem updates, and what the team is building next.

Basically, the stuff you want to understand before it becomes another “wait, what did I miss?” moment.

Join us this Thursday at 2:00 PM GMT+0: https://discord.gg/Wr64fHCx?event=1467927462011994387

Another term from Vortexopedia.

“Local determinism” explains how decisions get made when ideology steps aside.

Agentic AI doesn't need identity. It needs uniqueness.

Every airdrop, every DAO vote, every points program in 2026 is now economically indefensible without it. We wrote up why and what the verification layer actually has to look like to work at agent scale.

https://x.com/humanode_io/status/2049810969174643113

Post-AI economy will make fake decentralization harder to ignore.

How Humanode helps - watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZghcEYEnLto

We welcome you all to the weekly Humanode Community Call!

Last week, we discussed Vortex operations, bug fixes in the Vortex, the upcoming patch, new projects in the works, and talked about the new onboarding initiatives and tools that are being prepared.

This week, well there is the Vortex, but we are expecting some major updates concerning some projects, and ecosystem projects.

Remember that there is news you can only get here, and that everyone has the option to hop on stage and ask the founders questions! (If you are shy, or not in a chat-friendly environment, txt messages will be answered too.)

Hope to see you all at the Community Call!

https://discord.gg/Wr64fHCx?event=1467927462011994387

Humanode Ecosystem Page goes LIVE!

The new and improved Humanode Ecosystem Page has gone live! If you want to know the real-time data on which projects are included in the Humanode ecosystem right now, visit https://ecosystem.humanode.io/

The page will navigate you through the already built 34 projects on Humanode and counting. The page will be updated in real-time as new projects join. Just as a spoiler, a number of projects will be added soon, and you will be able to learn all about these projects as soon as they go live.

Although a new ecosystem page is a small step, it is a “living page”, so, do look forward to its growth!