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
We heard you loud and clear. You want more marketing. That’s why we’re launching the Wolfpack – a marketing Data Union that pays you for your engagement on Twitter. Over the years we’ve created tons of content, from blog posts to videos to talks to … Read more
Web 3.0 is the future, but one big piece is still currently missing on the decentralized web. Real-time data. Nfty DM shows why real-time data will become an important lego piece in the web 3.0 stack. Right now there’s no easy way for NFT creators … Read more
There are a few weeks to go until we will run the first of several Brubeck Testnets. If you’re interested in running a node you can sign up to the waitlist right now! During these first testnets we want to trial the Network’s capabilities, before … Read more
The Q2 round of the Streamr governance voting has come to a successful end and voting has now closed. Let’s take a look at what’s been happening. Several Streamr Improvement Proposals (SIPs) were put forward over the last couple of weeks: You can read about … Read more
Last week, we published a Streamr Improvement Proposal (SIP) about launching the Data Union DAO and UNION token. In this blog, we’ll introduce three other SIPs that will be part of this quarterly round of Streamr governance voting. All four proposals will be open for … Read more
We thought we’d give an update on some of the changes and events taking place in the Streamr community. In the last six months, we have relaunched the Data Fund, migrated to a new platform, and shared a number of AMAs and updates on project … Read more
Streamr is excited to announce a collaborative partnership with Tapmydata, a leading mobile app, helping users to take back control of their data. As a pioneering Data Union, Tapmydata (Tap) set out with a simple mission: to help people take back control of their data. … Read more
All decentralized networks, including blockchains and other P2P systems face the technical problem of how to gather metrics and statistics from nodes run by many different parties. Achieving this isn’t exactly trivial, and there are no established best practices. We faced this problem ourselves while … Read more
Update: This blog details connection to the centralized and deprecated Streamr Network. Checkout the new blog detailing the connection between the decentralized Streamr Network and Helium: https://blog.helium.com/helium-x-streamr-ea89c4b61a14 Picture this. You’ve deployed coverage on the Helium Network using one of the approved Hotspots. As is … Read more