v0.3.x-openbeta

Last Updated: December 2nd, 2025

The Open Beta version of Aemula is the initial release of the live platform on Base Mainnet. The goal of the Open Beta is to continue testing the platform, receive live feedback, and monitor platform costs while we build additional features and functionality. The Open Beta includes features such as open publishing and platform-native, onchain payments in USDC.

v0.3.7-openbeta (11/18/2025)

Features

• Exa Search
  • Writers can now use Exa Search directly on the Write page to seamlessly discover quality sources for their work

Upgrades

• Safe Subscribe page
  • Users can now cashout account balances, export private keys, and access key account settings while unsubscribed

Bug Fixes

• Resolved issues that delayed writing Neutral article interactions onchain

v0.3.6-openbeta (11/7/2025)

Features

• Improved Substack cross-posting onboarding flow
  • Writers can now add a publication alias directly when creating their account
  • Added opt-in for email notifications on successful cross-posts and payouts
• Links to Author page from Article pages

Upgrades

• Added information bubbles to Publication Dashboard

Hotfix (10/22/2025)

• Resolved formatting errors in Substack cross-posting process

v0.3.5-openbeta (10/19/2025)

Features

• Automated Substack cross-posting
• Image & YouTube embed support in cross-posted Substack articles
• Peer-editor publication approval flow

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug that kept published articles duplicated as drafts

v0.3.4-openbeta (10/7/2025)

Features

• Leaderboard page for live rankings of the $5,000 Essay Contest

Upgrades

• Improved new user onboarding flow
• Increased character limits for publication headers/footers

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with loader rendering on mobile

v0.3.3-openbeta (9/22/2025)

Features

• Author Badges
  • Users can earn achievement badges for their work to be displayed on their Author Page
• Shareable Author Pages

Upgrades

• Significant improvements to article recommendations
  • Promoting more recent and relevant content
  • Substantial performance optimizations to meaningfully reduce page load times
• Improved Explore Page
  • Articles in your graph now show their title on tap or cursor hover
• Refined Author Page layout

v0.3.2-openbeta (9/18/2025)

Features

• Author Payouts
  • Author earnings are directly paid to the user's Aemula account in USDC
  • Users can offramp their USDC funds to their bank account, Venmo, or debit card

Upgrades

• Improved Write Page UI for mobile devices

v0.3.1-openbeta (9/4/2025)

Features

• Text Editor & Native Publishing
  • Block-based rich text markdown editor on the Write Page
  • Native publishing directly on Aemula
  • Ability to save and revisit drafts
  • Peer-editorial review queue for first-time writers
• Substack Integration
  • Users can now link and verify their Substack account from the Write Page to set up automatic cross-posting
  • Authors can edit their publication settings within the new Publication Page

Upgrades

• Improved security

v0.3.0-openbeta (8/7/2025)

Features

• Paid recurring subscriptions via credit card and bank account
• Ability for users to export private keys to their Aemula account

Upgrades

• Optimized new user creation transactions to complete immediately
• Improved security of onchain administrator wallets
• Refined OpenGraph metadata for shareable links