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Swarm is a decentralized storage and communication protocol designed to serve as a foundational layer of the Web3 ecosystem. Originally developed as part of the Ethereum world computer vision alongside Ethereum and Whisper, it provides a peer-to-peer network of nodes that collectively offer censorship-resistant data storage and distribution services. Its primary mission is to empower a self-sovereign digital society by creating a fair data economy where users, rather than centralized providers, own and control their information. The network architecture is based on the Distributed Immutable Store of Chunks (DISC) model. This system breaks files into 4KB chunks, which are then distributed across a vast network of nodes. Each node stores data chunks based on their proximity in a shared address space, ensuring high availability and redundancy. This design makes the network resistant to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and ensures there is no single point of failure or centralized authority that can delete or block content. Swarm also incorporates advanced privacy features, such as untraceable messaging and anonymous browsing. It uses a communication protocol that allows nodes to exchange messages without revealing the identities of the sender or recipient. This infrastructure is particularly suited for hosting decentralized applications (dApps), media streaming, and secure data backup. The network’s economic viability is sustained through its native utility token, often referred to as BZZ (or xBZZ on the Gnosis Chain). This token is used to incentivize node operators to provide bandwidth and storage space. Users pay for storage by purchasing postage stamps with the token, which are attached to data chunks to indicate their value and desired persistence. Node operators who store and retrieve popular data are rewarded, creating a self-sustaining marketplace for digital resources. In addition to the storage protocol, the name Swarm is also associated with more recent Web3 developments, such as the Swarm Network on the Sui blockchain and AI agent frameworks on the Base network. These projects focus on decentralized AI orchestration, where multiple autonomous agents (swarms) collaborate to perform complex tasks like market analysis and content verification. While these newer initiatives share the swarm-intelligence philosophy, the Ethereum-based storage network remains the most established infrastructure project bearing the name. Governance of the storage protocol is managed by the Swarm Foundation, which supports open-source development and fosters the ecosystem through grants and community initiatives. By removing the need for intermediaries, Swarm aims to provide the necessary tools for a decentralized internet that is private, secure, and truly permissionless. Learn more

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