Swarm Development updates
State of the Network: April 2025
April saw a return to declining xBZZ-denominated rewards and node participation, reversing the brief rebound observed in March. However, it is important to note that this apparent downturn coincided with a near 100% increase in the fiat price of BZZ.
Monthly Development Update – April 2025
In April 2025, the Bee Track focused on deeper network insight and faster node onboarding ahead of the 2.6 release. Swarmscan is now richer with new metrics that track upload/download performance, retrieval efficiency, and node responsiveness—giving a clearer picture of how the network behaves in real time.
Feeling Cute. Might Delete It Later? The Challenge of Deletion and Swarm’s DREAM Solution
Swarm introduces an innovative solution called DREAM (Deletion by Revoking Encryption Access for Mutable resources), which tackles deletion not by physically erasing data, but by ensuring data becomes completely inaccessible once deleted.
State of the Network: March 2025
March data shows a notable change in network metrics, with total-network rewards increasing significantly compared to February, marking the first such increase in the last several months. This shift occurs alongside a continued decrease in active staking nodes. The combination of increased total rewards and fewer active nodes has resulted in significantly higher per-node rewards this month compared to recent months.
