On the 24th of August 2021, the first software packages to run a miner-node in the Streamr Network were released. This marked the beginning of decentralization for the P2P real-time data network. A reward pool of 2,000,000 DATA was set up to incentivise miners to … Read more
The ride-sharing app MAT is becoming the first of its kind that will allow its users to monetise their daily commute. To do so, the LATAM based startup is integrating the Streamr Data Union Framework and making the jump from Web2 to Web3. The app … Read more
The third Streamr and first Data Unions DAO governance round has come to its conclusion. Let’s take a look at the proposals and results of the vote. Streamr Improvement Proposals (SIP) 7 and 8 SIP-7 proposes to instate a node incentive reward mechanism to bridge … Read more
Wen testnet rewards? – NOW. To make the airdrop for the Brubeck Testnet rewards as smooth as possible, we’ve been busy for the last couple of weeks bridging Streamr’s ERC-20 DATA token to the Polygon ecosystem. This means several exciting news items: How can I … Read more
tl;dr: DIMO launched and will support the first Data Union for real-time vehicle data. We’re building an extensible, scalable open IoT software platform that allows drivers to stream their vehicle data in exchange for tokens. On top of that will exist a trustless, accessible developer … Read more
The next governance round for the Streamr DAO is coming up soon. For the first time, Streamr community members that are holding at least 25,000 DATA tokens will be able to submit proposals. We are now opening up the call for proposals ahead of the … Read more
The whole team is thrilled with the high demand we have seen to run a Streamr Node and with the overall performance we were able to observe during the three Brubeck Testnets! We are now more than excited to present to you a first glimpse … Read more
A total of 130,000 nodes run by 48,000 individual IP addresses spanning 85 different countries participated in the three Brubeck Testnet rounds, making it one of the largest P2P Testnets in computing history. With so many nodes, there was bound to be an interesting variety … Read more
Artist Stuart Wade has been an instrumental part of Streamr’s identity since the very beginning. His imaginative and meticulous 3D icons, drawn mostly in isometric perspective, help to make the most technical aspects of Streamr technology more accessible and engaging to website visitors and app … Read more
NOTE: The Streamr Brubeck Testnet incentives have now ended. You can still use the instructions below to run a node in the Streamr Network and build applications, however, mining token rewards is not available at this time. In future, there will be further opportunities to … Read more
As a project, Streamr is currently misunderstood. Depending on who you ask, Streamr is a blockchain, or some kind of app for data privacy, or maybe a social media platform. All of these things are incorrect, but these impressions are the result of our unclear … Read more
Streamr is an official partner of the largest Swiss Blockchain Hackathon in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano. There are over 100,000 CHF cash and non-cash prizes up for grabs, as well as paid-out tokens. Streamr is a protocol partner alongside renowned blockchain protocols such as NEAR … Read more
NOTE: The Streamr Brubeck Testnet incentives have now ended. You can still use the instructions below to run a node in the Streamr Network and build applications, however, mining token rewards is not available at this time. In future, there will be further opportunities to … Read more
During the weeks between the testnet rounds, the team will be analysing data and implementing improvements to the Network. It will help the team if you are able to keep your nodes connected in between the reward phases — and you still have the opportunity to earn … Read more
This post shows how to update your existing Streamr Broker node to the latest version. If you are installing your node for the first time, please refer to the instructions laid out in the initial blog post. Updating to the latest version The update is … Read more
NOTE: The Streamr Brubeck Testnet incentives have now ended. You can now run a node and stake in the live network by following this link: https://docs.streamr.network/node-runners/run-a-node. Two ways to run your node The software comes in two flavours of packaging: a Docker image and an … Read more
In a recent governance vote, SIP-1, DATA holders decided to move to a new token smart contract. Along with some technical improvements, the updated token smart contract enables the token supply to be increased based on decisions made by the governance process. Before we get … Read more
From the June 18th of June to the 9th of July, Streamr was a proud participant and Sponsor of Hack Money, a virtual DeFi hackathon focusing on the creation of fairer and freer finance through tech. The event saw over 1000 engineers, designers, and creators … Read more
Time to talk about the DATA token economics of the Streamr Network! The token economics will be released in the 2024 milestone (1.0), and actual implementation work will start as soon as this year’s Testnets have completed. Although the current state of research and planning … Read more
For the first two rounds of Streamr governance voting, only the Streamr team were able to submit governance proposals. This was a temporary limitation to first get some hands-on experience with how the Snapshot tool works, and to learn what participation level can roughly be … Read more