Swarm Community Calls

Monthly open calls for developers, node operators, and the wider Swarm community. Development updates, ecosystem news, short demos and conversations - every last Thursday of the month.

Community Call January 30, 2026

Swarm Community Call, 30 January

  • Bee 2.7 — AutoTLS, browser connectivity foundations, and opt-in multi-underlay support
  • Hedera × Swarm — desktop integration demo: stamps, uploads, and Feeds via a Hashgraph agent
  • x402 payments — pay USDC → upload to Swarm → get a shareable link, hackathon demo
Solstice Special December 21, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 21 December

  • Network & UX — node spin-up from 40 min to under 5; Beeport multichain, Desktop file manager
  • Ecosystem — MSRS decentralised streaming, Swarm MCP for AI agents, identity model PoC
  • Tokenomics — candid update; staking withdrawals and 2026 iteration roadmap announced
Community Call November 27, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 27 November

  • Bee 2.7 RC — live on public testnet with multi-underlay and AutoTLS support
  • Devconnect BA — streaming with CryptoMondays, MCP for ElizaOS, DeSci health data MVP
  • Swarmonomics — Shtuka Research: scale staking, freeze price oracle, publish tokenomics roadmap
Community Call October 30, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 30 October

  • Bee 2.7 — final testing: multiple underlay addresses, Auto-TLS, SOC replica feature complete
  • Beeport launched — upload from any wallet, ENS linking; live demo including full website deploy
  • AI dev tools — Context-7 MCP server indexes Swarm docs for AI coding assistants
Community Call September 25, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 25 September

  • Bee 2.7 — erasure coding, SOC replica, AutoTLS finalised; bandwidth incentive benchmarking
  • File Manager — Solar Punk's drive-based UX with versioning, drag-and-drop, and Spotlight search
  • IPSH — MetaProvide's IPFS-compatible endpoints backed by Swarm storage; tiered service model
Community Call August 28, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 28 August

  • Bee 2.6 — 80% faster node sync; 2.7 targets WebAssembly browser nodes with AutoTLS
  • Ecosystem — Swarmy updates, Beeport in testing, Solar Punk MCP proof of concept
  • Web3 & AI — conversation with CryptoMondays' Lou Kerner on policy, privacy, and decentralised AI
Community Call July 31, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 31 July

  • Bee 2.6.0 — faster startup and sync; node operators must migrate stakes after upgrade
  • Bee 2.7 plans — AutoTLS for browser nodes, pull-sync metrics, feed update responsiveness
  • Swarm MCP — universal adapter for AI agents: file uploads, feeds, ACT-based private data sharing
Community Call June 26, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 26 June

  • Bee 2.6 — delayed for security review; faster spin-up, improved test environment with isolated clusters
  • Swarmonomics — Shtuka Research year-long study of BZZ market dynamics and incentive design
  • Etherna Bee.net — 3× faster large-file hashing; Beehive meta-node with bulk upload and enhanced pinning
Community Call May 19, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 19 May

  • Fast node startup — pre-synced snapshots eliminate batch syncing; multichain app enters beta
  • WebAssembly Bee — in-browser client by Pavel/ENS: peer connections and API calls already working
  • Rust client — mfw78's lightweight, portable Bee implementation; multiple protocol-level SWIPs submitted
Community Call April 24, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 24 April

  • Bee 2.6 — faster onboarding, improved postage sync, new Swarm Scan metrics for node behaviour
  • Multichain beta — buy Swarm storage with any EVM wallet; no node, no stamps complexity needed
  • Hivello — Swarm joins DePIN aggregator with 40k+ nodes and 1M hours daily uptime
Community Call March 27, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 27 March

  • Bee 2.5.0 — better GC, faster retrieval; ~70% of nodes upgraded with stable early results
  • Multichain MVP — cross-chain stamp purchase via gateway; open for community beta testing
  • Bee-JS v9 — token classes, client-side stamping, full Manifest API, client-side chunking
Community Call February 27, 2025

Swarm Community Call, 27 February

  • Bee 2.5.0 — shipping March 11; improved GC, faster uploads/downloads, voluntary network metrics tool
  • Multichain app — all EVM chains + Solana; select size and duration, pay in any token
  • Postage UX — community discussion: abstract depth/amount into plain size + duration across all tools