# NEWS
Happy Friday! We have liftoff. 🚀 If you’re interested in running a Lamden node, continue reading below (plus other important updates)…
- 1️⃣ We’ve onboarded our first community member node (Venu R). If you’d like to join us in securing the Lamden network, participating in governance, and earning rewards, please join us on Telegram.
🔗 https://t.me/+cYcbko2ziv8wNWEx
- Some things to consider if deciding to run a node: 🤔
🔗 https://blog.lamden.io/why-run-an-arko-node-b280ee854e61
- 2️⃣ We’re very happy to report the Lamden Vault wallet has been updated to use the new Manifest V3 standard and so will continue to be compatible and available in the Chrome store! 🙌
- The team has been working very hard in the background. We’re incredibly excited to finally share these updates with the community and hope you all have an amazing weekend! 🥰
# AMA
Each week the Lamden team will answer questions from the community. Please submit your questions to the community manager (deadline is each Wednesday to give us sufficient time to answer).
No questions submitted this week.
Why Lamden?
It’s fast, with tiny transaction fees, and a developer-focus. Built from the ground up to remove technical hurdles and empower developers. Choose to program in Python, or your preferred language, and significantly reduce the time to produce your dApps. Developers are further incentivized since 90% of each transaction fee is returned to the dApp creator. $TAU has a maximum supply of 248 million and is deflationary with 1% of each transaction fee burned. Lamden is paving its own path as the premier Python-based layer-1 blockchain platform. With access to a potential developer base of over 10 million, the sky is the limit. Welcome to Lamden — let’s build together!
