If you missed our earlier blog post, scroll to the bottom for an explanation of what is Swarm of Swarms.
This Week’s Developer Updates
7 teams responded this week to share updates on their active projects. In no particular order:
Team Techcoderx (@techcoderx / @aioha)
VSC Blocks:
- Rename bridge to native asset mapping (NAM), deposits and withdrawals to maps and unmaps, respectively
- Render HBD pending unstaking in balance card (if any)
- Parse contract call intents and display it as amount in the transactions table
Team Threespeak Witness (@sagarkothari88 / @threespeak)
Checkin With XYZ
- Checklist for New Members within check-in app
- "How to use" guide within the app
Distriator
- Claim screen is separate
- Better landing screen
- Session expiry improvements
- login screen improvements
HiveFlutterKit
- UX component to show user's activities
- UX component to show the user's wallet preview
- UX component to show following & followers
- UX component to show a bottom action as a toolbar
- Updated documentation for 3Speak components
Team Actifit (@mcfarhat / @actifit)
Block Explorer, BT and HC:
- Completed tokenizing all block explorer content. Translated to Spanish, other languages under process
- Completed Upgrade next.js version to 15.3.3
- Working on search capability within the voters list (pending testing API)
- Working on improvements to the Health Checker component (UX/UI)
- Pending-converts & open-orders API endpoint for Balance Tracker - under review
- Working on Richlist API endpoint
Actifit:
- Pushed official Web version 1.7.0
- New discussions page almost ready
- Working on Adding multi-image support in the card/carousel view
- Working on Revamping market & landing pages on activity web
- Working on Enhancing AI workout generation handling + exercise details
- Adding a new menu to workouts on Android
Team VSC (@vaultec / @vsc.network)
Transactions & UX
- Altera's transaction system is cleaner, more connected, and easier to follow.
- A new HBD staking experience is coming with a new widget.
- Real-time account balance charts, along with a Resource Credit (RC) widget, are now live on Altera.
Network Insights
- Explorer stats are complete, including network charts, witness information, and full contract data.
- New inspector tools let you view contract storage, outputs, and raw JSON.
Smart Contracts & Tooling
- RC enforcement is now live for both Hive and EVM accounts. Soon, it will be fully visible in the UI.
- A comprehensive guide to writing and deploying smart contracts is in development (no guesswork, just clear steps).
Backend & Dev Power
- A new dev has joined the backend crew—more firepower behind the scenes.
- Multiple contract-related bugs were hunted down and fixed.
- EVM off-chain transactions are live on mainnet and tested.
Team Honeycomb (@disregardfiat / @spknetwork)
DLUX
- Collaborative Editor Built
- Proposal and Witness Pages Updated
- Onboarding Feature Ready
Honeycomb
- Slight modifications 2 two functions to handle custom code better
SPK
- Proof Of Access functioning(Files exist)
- Rewarding via CDN health Checks(Files on Gateways)
- Token Generation (Node Rewards) in testing
- Direct insert contract made(quick file insertion for storage operators)
- File size check
- spk-js ~50% complete
- SPK desktop(electron app / storage node manager) ~50% complete
Team Cryptoshots (@gaottantacinque / @crypto-shots)
CRYPTO SHOTS
- PvP features: prone players; referral system (wip); match history (wip)
- PvP bugfixes: some wrong weapons showed on enemies; jumppads race condition deaths; molotovs and grenades usage on jump pads
- PvP improvements: room creator icon in leaderboard; auto-reload on ammo pickup
- Cross-chain: Immutable Passport Integration (site, PvP, backend, Discord)
- Marketing: NFTopia prep
- Minigames: chess repos cleanup and refinement of new tasks
- Design: game musics (wip); cargo ship redesign (wip)
Team Mithril (@ecoinstant / @team.mithril)
Team.Mithril Achievements!
Updates to the Post Curation tool: https://thecrazygm.com/hivetools/pct
- Added negative tag filtering
- Added AND/OR options for tag filters
Other tools
- Added a terminal notification script to opensource hivetools, on the road to a TUI: https://github.com/TheCrazyGM/hivetools/blob/master/hivetools/notification.py
- NectarEngine package release v1.0: now fully typed: @thecrazygm/nectarengine-v010-released-now-fully-typed
- Released the C-Mark; markdown viewer for any Hive post: https://thecrazygm.com/hivetools/utility/cmark
In collaboration with Hive.Pizza:
- Updated how planet destruction works, allowing new gameplay mechanics by ability to destroy the main planet: https://github.com/Hive-Pizza-Team/HiveNova/pull/64
Beneficiaries
Teams are invited to opt in to sharing the post rewards by providing their Hive account information. ___ teams opted in.
What is Swarm of Swarms?
This is a new series of blogs where we will share updates from the Hive development community. The content consists of meeting notes from a virtual developer meeting, titled 'Swarm of Swarms,' which adheres to the Bee Hive theme. We have been doing this for around 30 weeks, without posting the content on-chain or elsewhere. As we broadcast more widely, I hope everyone can gain greater visibility into all the Hive project development.
The Swarm of Swarms is a virtual gathering where blockchain developers building on the Hive network converge to share project updates, insights, and knowledge. This decentralized meet-up brings together a collective of innovators and visionaries from the Hive ecosystem, specifically those developing applications and use cases on the blockchain. As participants join the Swarm, they are exposed to ideas, solutions, and experiences, allowing them to expand their professional networks and gain a deeper understanding of the rapidly evolving Hive ecosystem. Through this virtual convergence, the Swarm of Swarms aims to cultivate a culture of open communication, mutual support, and collective growth among its members.
I send weekly reminders to the participating development teams, encouraging them to share their progress in the Mattermost 'Swarm of Swarms' channel. Other developers can visit this channel to learn about the projects other teams are working on. The hope is that open communication will inspire more side conversations and collaborations. 👏 I appreciate the development team leaders who take a few minutes each week to share their latest achievements. There is room for more participation, and the coffee is free.
Please let me know how I can improve it, and forgive any mistakes. We will iterate!