Beam will execute the hard fork as previously announced in our Roadmap. This network upgrade will occur at Block Height 1,790,000 expected to take place in mid-June, 2022. Breaking changes Activate support for IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) for storing large amounts of data to reduce blockchain bloat making Beam more efficient. Activate…

The Inception of Confidential DAPPs The last Beam hard fork at block 1,280,000 enabled the implementation of smart contracts on the private-by-default blockchain paving way for the confidential BeamX DeFi ecosystem comprised of decentralized censorship-resistant DAPP stores with a thriving NFT marketplace. The Beam Staking Campaign locked roughly ~20% of the total $BEAM supply for…

The Beam Staking Campaign, which launched on October 21 2021, finally comes to an end after distributing 1,000,000 $BEAMX to $BEAM stakers over the course of 131,400 blocks (or 3 months). The first-ever round of $BEAMX staking was a monumental success, locking up ~20% of $BEAM’s total circulating supply across…

Beam, the industry-leading privacy-by-default blockchain turns 3! On January 3rd 2019, Beam started off as a privacy cryptocurrency but over years of continuous hard work and development, has quickly transformed itself into a vibrant confidential DeFi ecosystem. Each year has been a substantial leap forward with rapid developments and feature…

A single feature update packs one huge punch for the Beam Mobile Wallet. Version 6.2 introduces private-by-default mobile DAPPs bringing the BeamX DeFi ecosystem to smartphones; improvements to stability and performance, bug fixes and minor UI tweaks. Beam Confidential DAPP Store on your smartphone The most significant improvement to Beam Mobile Wallet is the launch of the…

Release Date: 22nd December In the 6.2.12491 version release we introduced a bug that caused transactions to be resent unnecessarily between nodes. As a result, number of repeated transactions in the network caused unusual load that in turn resulted in some delays in block creation time. The bug was introduced…

Release Date: 18th December Recently released 6.2 Beam Node version has contained a bug in the Dandelion protocol causing some of the transactions to be unnecessarily resent through the network. As a result network was overloaded causing some delays in block creation. The issue was resolved and is available in…

Attention $BEAM stakers & $BEAMX Hodlers! Early next year, the Beam DAO Voting feature is launching on the DAO Core DAPP located in Beam Wallet. This article outlines the voting process, the various types of proposals & the rules governing the Beam DAO. Read more about Beam’s Vision to create…

The Beam Team invites you by the warm fireside to the Beam NFTs Halloween Competition! $BEAMs beaming for the winners, $RAY shining on the voting participants! NFTs bonanza for the Beamers who love collecting! Key Details: The competition is set to launch on October 27th, artists can submit their collections…