Swarm

In the long run, Swarm aims to be the foundational platform for a re-decentralized internet, offering a scalable and self-sustaining framework for a data-driven supply chain economy.

* Unstoppable features for resilient dApps: Privacy protection, communication, and redundancy are integrated to guarantee that data remains accessible and deliverable even if certain nodes go offline. It supports any type of data on any device, available when needed.

* Transformative data ownership and control: Information is divided into small pieces and distributed across the network, eliminating weak central points. Operators cannot discern the content stored on their nodes but are still compensated for their storage services.

* Supporting zero-cost economics: No central authority has control over the data or profits from it. Rather than relying on middlemen for data availability and integrity, all node operators contribute to fostering a fair data economy.

Shifting the responsibility of access, hosting, and execution to users removes the final hurdle to creating truly flexible and responsive applications, bringing web3 to life.

Swarm's native token, BZZ, facilitates transactions within the network. Users pay node operators, who provide bandwidth and storage, using this token.

The total supply is capped at 63,149,437 BZZ tokens.

The network encourages positive contributions by rewarding node operators who offer more bandwidth and storage, and efficiently deliver widely accessed data chunks (files uploaded to Swarm are broken into 4 KB pieces). As operators strive to provide superior services, they help expand, secure, and sustain the network.

A thriving ecosystem built on Swarm is essential. The Swarm Network already hosts a growing community with decentralized marketplaces, art, NFTs, archives, data storage solutions, music streaming, and more emerging on its platform. The Swarm Foundation actively nurtures this development with grants.

Today's cloud systems rely heavily on centralized servers managed by trusted organizations. However, with the introduction of the BZZ token, Swarm provides a critical element for reshaping the cloud landscape. By partnering with the web3 community, Swarm intends to establish an autonomous, private, and unstoppable information storage system, paving the way for a digital society where individuals have sovereign control over their data.