Swarm Development updates
State of the Network: July 2025
July was a standout month for the Swarm network, delivering the highest increase in rewards we’ve seen in a long time. Total rewards, average payouts, and median wins all climbed sharply — and with fewer nodes actively staking, those who did participate enjoyed significantly larger individual payouts.
Monthly Development Update – July 2025
In July, the Bee team released Bee 2.6.0, drastically reducing node spin-up times and improving the onboarding experience. The Research team also reached a significant milestone with the completion of the BeePort app, which allows users to pay for storage on Swarm from other chains. A revision of the entire incentives and staking structure is also underway, following community proposals.
Bee Version 2.6.0 Goes Live!
Bee v2.6.0 brings faster than ever startup times (~10x faster!) so you can get busy uploading and downloading from Swarm in just a couple minutes.
State of the Network: June 2025
The June 2025 edition of the State of the Network report presents an overview of key activity and performance metrics across the Swarm network. These figures provide insight into node participation, reward distribution, and geographic activity throughout the month.