An economically self-sustaining mechanism to gather storage operators. Introduction Historically, people had two choices when it came to hosting their data: they could either store it themselves or upload it to a trusted third party computer. Regarding the latter, the source of this trust is typically that the host — usually…

The upgrade of the Swarm network storage incentives, which began on 13 September, is now in full swing. Both, Phase 2 and 3 of the upgrade, are currently undergoing extensive testing: Phase 2 on the public testnet and Phase 3 on a closed testnet. During the testing period of Phase…

The development of the Swarm network and its associated ecosystem continues to move forward as planned. Bee client 1.9.0 is out and the team behind Bee is fully focused on meeting the timelines for bringing storage incentives to mainnet (they are already available for preview on testnet). …

maintained by the community member MFW78 — What is this? Blockchain sits at the fore-front of novel, technological development, with most software being written by specialists, with little attention given to the end user experience — out-of-date documentation (when the documentation actually exists!) and how-tos attempting to guide people through being able to actually use the software. This issue is…

“Wikipedia on Swarm” prize — open only until 1 September Constanza Gallo opened the August Monthly Ecosystem Call with a reminder that the “Wikipedia on Swarm” prize submissions are open only until 1 September. If you would like to participate for the 50,000 DAI prize, you can still go to Fair Data Society Discord or send an email to Wikiprize@ethswarm.org. …

September has seen a lot of action across all tracks. The Bee track released a breaking version of the Bee client (1.8.0) and two additional releases with a patch and an update. …

On 13 September 2022, the Swarm Foundation began the most substantial upgrade to the Swarm network since its mainnet release. The upgrade will unfold in several phases and enable node operators to receive rewards for their services to the network. It represents an opportunity for people to offer spare resources…

Below is a recap of the event, which you can also watch on YouTube. The news that Swarm is preparing a major upgrade to the network started a buzz in the community well ahead of the meetup. …