📦 Arweave (AR) – Permanent data storage: “Permaweb” & Pay-once-store-forever income

(Data updated until 07/2025 and is only basic information about the project to facilitate basic assessment – Not investment advice)


🧭 Project overview


- @ArweaveEco is a Layer-1 blockchain specializing in permanent data storage under the pay-once-store-forever model, using Blockweave structure & Proof-of-Access algorithm to ensure access to old data.

- A core platform for DePIN applications, NFT archiving, AI data, which has been strongly embraced by the community.

- Backed by major funds like a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, creating positive signals regarding both technology and capital.


📅 Important milestones (2024 – 07/2025)


- Q2 2024: AO testnet operates effectively with thousands of AR holders receiving separate $AO.

- June 2024: ArDrive stores all works at the NFT NYC exhibition – realizing the application of data permanence.

- Q1/2025: $AO reaches >2M tokens minted, integrating KYVE with ArDrive, marking an open ecosystem relationship.

- 05/2025: AO mainnet officially launched – expanding support for ECDSA wallets, multi-sig for enterprises.


🤝 Partnerships & strategic partners

- Bundlr Network: accelerates storage – making Arweave faster and cheaper.

- KYVE, RedStone: direct integration into ArDrive/Arweave to enhance data indexing & retrieval experience.

- Metaweave, ArDrive: front-end NFT storage, user documentation, based on Permaweb.

- AO Project: AI runtime platform built by Arweave – initially aiming towards decentralized AI OS.

- Chainlink OCR (formerly) uses Arweave to store oracle data, demonstrating cross-chain connectivity capabilities.


📊 Tokenomics & AR price

- Current price $AR : $5.15, with a market cap of ~$337–341 million, circulating supply ~65.5M AR (~99% max supply).

- ATH: $90.68 (Nov 2021); ATL: $0.298 (Jan 2020).

- Current price has dropped ~94% from ATH, but is still ~17× higher than ATL.

- Total fixed supply at 66M AR – no additional emissions, supporting inflation pressure reduction.

  • In terms of price and market cap, inflation in the DEPIN sector suggests AR might perform better.$FIL if there is a rebound.

💰 Revenue & operational fees

- Fee model: one-time payment to miners for permanent storage – no recurring revenue.

- However, data storage is steadily increasing thanks to Bundlr, ArDrive, NFT, Permaweb.

- This model helps Arweave maintain a long-term commitment to data permanence.


⚙️ Technology & products

- Blockweave + Proof-of-Access: permanently store old data and incentivize miners to operate long-term.

- Permaweb: supports hosting web/App on AR, immutable, decentralized.

- AO Runtime: allows deployment of AI agent applications (stateful zk-apps) on the blockchain – a new advancement for Web3+AI.


🛣️ Future roadmap

- Development of AO Mainnet – enhancing Web3+AI experience.

- Development of SDK, API for builders to easily deploy applications on Permaweb/AO.

- Expanding integration with L2 (zkSync, Starknet…), enhancing cross-chain capabilities.

- Aiming towards a decentralized AI OS, “the first decentralized AI operating system.”


🧾 Conclusion

Arweave continues to establish a layer for permanent data storage for Web3, NFT, AI with an efficient pay-once model. With a strong community, technology, and resources, the project still needs to demonstrate sustainable revenue and not rely too much on hype.

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