Earlier this week, Arweave launched AO, a “hyper parallel computer.” Many are now calling Arweave a “new Layer 1.” It’s a long-standing narrative, but this latest announcement is worth paying attention to. At the very least, because of the price action.

In the 24 hours following the AO announcement, the price of $AR put in a 2x. It’s since pulled back a bit, but CT has stayed buzzing about its potential.

ao’s programming model is very elegant

all system messages are signed & saved in one place so all network participants can verify what’