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Bee Version 2.6.0 Goes Live!

Bee v2.6.0 brings faster than ever startup times (~10x faster!) so you can get busy uploading and downloading from Swarm in just a couple minutes.
Jul 22 Foundation Development updates

Monthly Development Update – August 2025

The Bee team made steady progress on the WASM implementation contributions, a key part of assisting in the otherwise community driven development of Bee in the browser.
Sep 5 Foundation Development updates

Programme announcement: Swarmonomics

Swarm Foundation is excited to announce that Shtuka Research is partnering with the organisation as an external research contributor to map out the economic landscape of the Swarm Network
Jul 1 Foundation Ecosystem

Swarm Community Call, 28 August – Recap

The August 2025 Swarm Community Call covered progress in core development, looked ahead to the development roadmap, and wrapped up with a big-picture conversation about the shifting landscape of Web3 amid policy changes, privacy, and decentralised AI.
Sep 4 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 31 July – Recap

The July 2025 Swarm Community Call covered key updates in core development, introduced a new initiative connecting Swarm to decentralised AI, and wrapped up with a short community AMA.
Aug 7 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 26 June – Recap

The June 2025 Swarm Community Call provided important updates from core development, community discussions on tokenomics, and showcased performance and UX innovations.
Jul 2 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 19 May – Recap

May’s Swarm Community Call was somewhat special, as the team tuned in live from EthPrague. From a simplified node experience to new client implementations and discussions on token utility, May’s call highlighted progress toward making Swarm more accessible, performant, and integrated with real-world use cases.
Jun 6 Foundation Events

Swarm Development updates

State of the Network: August 2025

August brought another month of strong performance for the Swarm network. Total rewards climbed to the highest level seen this year, and both median and average win values continued to rise, further improving payouts for node operators.

Sep 15

Monthly Development Update – August 2025

The Bee team made steady progress on the WASM implementation contributions, a key part of assisting in the otherwise community driven development of Bee in the browser.

Sep 5

State of the Network: July 2025

July was a standout month for the Swarm network, delivering the highest increase in rewards we’ve seen in a long time. Total rewards, average payouts, and median wins all climbed sharply — and with fewer nodes actively staking, those who did participate enjoyed significantly larger individual payouts.

Aug 11

Monthly Development Update – July 2025

In July, the Bee team released Bee 2.6.0, drastically reducing node spin-up times and improving the onboarding experience. The Research team also reached a significant milestone with the completion of the BeePort app, which allows users to pay for storage on Swarm from other chains. A revision of the entire incentives and staking structure is also underway, following community proposals.

Aug 5

Swarm Community Call, 24 April – Recap

April’s Swarm Community Call was full of exciting updates, collaborative plans, and a look at Swarm’s growing role in the decentralised ecosystem.
May 4 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 27 March – Recap

The March Swarm Community Call covered significant progress on network stability, multi-chain support, enhancements to node usability, and ease of node spin up.
Apr 1 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 27 February – Recap

Web3 is sometimes difficult for the end user because of the underlying reimagined infrastructure that is focused on agency and privacy. That’s why we need to make it better.
Mar 4 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 30 January – Recap

The January Swarm Community Call kicked off 2025 with significant updates across core development areas, highlighting planned performance improvements and the upcoming multichain feature.
Feb 4 Foundation Events

Swarm Winter Solstice Event 2024: Time for real-world impact

This year’s Winter Solstice Event marked a decisive turning point. Now feature-complete, Swarm stands ready for its next chapter: to deliver on the promise of being the backbone of Web3.

Dec 23 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 28 November – Recap

In November, the Swarm Community Call brought exciting updates from across the project teams.
Dec 3 Foundation Events

Swarm & Fair Data Protocol: From Data Silos to Decentralised Control

Imagine a decentralised Dropbox, where all your files, documents and application data are stored securely and privately—only accessible to you
Nov 28 Foundation Tutorials

Announcing Fellowship: Libraries for Efficient Multimedia Delivery & Social Networking

Swarm fellowships are designed to support individuals and teams working on critical projects that help the Swarm network evolve and grow.
Nov 8 Foundation Ecosystem

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