Swarm Development updates
Monthly Development Update – January 2026
This month’s update covers progress across the Bee, Research, and JS tracks. On the Bee side, the 2.7 implementation is complete, key issues found during testing have been fixed, and final validation is now underway ahead of rollout.
Bee Version 2.7.0 Pre-release
Bee 2.7.0 is scheduled to go live next week on Tuesday, February 10th — mark the date and get ready to update your nodes! It introduces support for AutoTLS and secure WebSocket connectivity, improves the flexibility of the networking layer with support for multiple underlay addresses, and includes targeted improvements to durability, reliability, and overall node stability.
State of the Network: December 2025
This report provides an overview of the Swarm network’s key metrics for December 2025, including rewards, participation levels, and node distribution, and places them in context with recent monthly trends.
Monthly Development Update – December 2025
December closed out a focused month of release readiness and ecosystem momentum across Swarm.