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Bee Version 2.5.0 - Pre-release Notice

We're excited to announce that Bee v2.5.0 will be released in less than two weeks on March 11th! This update focuses on improving Bee node performance, reducing operational costs, and enhancing network stability.

Feb 27 Foundation Development updates

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

Monthly Development Update – February 2025

In February, the Bee Track invested significant effort into improving the performance and efficiency of Bee, with teams working on version 2.5.
Mar 5 Foundation Development updates

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 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

Swarm Development updates

State of the Network: February 2025

With February now complete, network trends indicate continued stabilization. While total rewards declined slightly, the rate of decrease remained moderate, suggesting incentive dynamics are nearing equilibrium. Corresponding to the drop in active nodes, the average earnings per node saw a slight increase.

Mar 9

Monthly Development Update – February 2025

In February, the Bee Track invested significant effort into improving the performance and efficiency of Bee, with teams working on version 2.5.

Mar 5

Bee Version 2.5.0 - Pre-release Notice

We're excited to announce that Bee v2.5.0 will be released in less than two weeks on March 11th! This update focuses on improving Bee node performance, reducing operational costs, and enhancing network stability.

Feb 27

State of the Network: January 2025

January data reflects a trend towards greater stability, with many metrics remaining roughly in line with those of the previous month. While rewards did continue to decrease, the rate of decrease has slowed significantly, and network participation from nodes remains relatively stable, reflecting continued dedication to the network.

Feb 6

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

Swarm Community Call, 31 October – Recap

The improved price oracle is now better at matching supply and demand, creating a fairer market value of the price of storage and will be included in the upcoming release.
Oct 1 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 26 September – Recap

The Swarm Community Call in September was filled with updates and new ideas, most of which were driven by community input
Oct 1 Foundation Events

Announcing Fellowship: Data and Model Provenance for Decentralised AI

Swarm fellowships are designed to support individuals and teams working on critical projects that help the Swarm network evolve and grow.
Sep 16 Foundation Ecosystem

Swarm Community Call, 29 August – Recap

During the August call, Niki Papadatou took the audience through the new features that are packed in the upcoming Bee 2.2.
Sep 4 Foundation Events

Swarm Community Call, 25 July – Recap

July’s Swarm Community Call brought exciting updates on node operator incentives and usability, multi-chain support plans and community-developed optimised chunk production for compact usage of postage buckets.
Jul 30 Foundation Events

Swarm Summit 2024: Upload the future - RECAP

On 20-21 June 2024, the developer of decentralised data storage and distribution technology Swarm held its sixth annual summit which was also Swarm’s first IRL summit in five years.
Jul 2 Foundation Events

IoteX partnership announcement

The Swarm Foundation is excited to announce a new partnership with IoTeX, integrating with DePINscan to elevate the transparency and real-time tracking of the Swarm network and joining their DePIN liquidity pools.
Jun 11 Foundation Ecosystem