Swarm Community Calls

Community Call April 30, 2026

Swarm Community Call, 30 April

• Swarm Accelerator Hackweek Report
• Announcements
• Community AMA & Open Space for Debate — Ask a question via this form

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Community Call March 26, 2026

Swarm Community Call, 26 March

• Core Development Updates — with Ljubiša Gačević
• In Focus: Protocol Reshaping — with Andrew Macpherson
• Community Talk: The Mobile Node — with Nandor Komlodi
• Community AMA & Open Space

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Community Call February 26, 2026

Swarm Community Call, 26 February

• Core Development Updates — Bee 2.7 release & what’s coming next
• In Focus: New Developer Guides — Clear paths for builders on Swarm infrastructure
• Community Talk: File Manager — Familiar file workflows in the Desktop App
• Community Talk: Identity Management — Portable identities across devices and gateways

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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