If you missed our earlier blog post, scroll to the bottom for an explanation of what a Swarm of Swarms is.

This Week’s Developer Updates

Six teams responded this week to share updates on their active projects. In no particular order:

Team Techcoderx (@techcoderx / @aioha)

Aioha:

• Aioha signer for Wax Typescript implemented
• Fixed signTx() return typing
• Moved mostly unused JSON-RPC extensions to extras as an optional import to reduce the main bundle size
• Released Aioha core v1.7.0

Team Threespeak Witness (@sagarkothari88 / @threespeak)

Distriator

• gray or white blank screen issue fixed
• Added support for posting Key-based login & claim

CheckinWithXYZ

• weird space key not allowed issue fixed
• gray or white blank screen issue fixed
• Added support for posting Key-based login
• Multi-trxns in one go - is done - subscribe to community, update profile picture & publish a post
• Admin can approve any check-in & has a filter to see his/her own list

HiveFlutterkit

• Upvotes and comments not visible for the video player issue fixed
• for all 3speak video feed components, integrated caching of data
• Added 3speak studio feed-based components

HiveFlutterkit-Based 3speak Webapp

• My Account > My videos now available
• Upvote & comment shows a pop-up if the user isn't logged in
• Related video feed issues fixed
• User channel feed issues fixed

Team Actifit (@mcfarhat / @actifit)

Block Explorer, BT and HC

• Block Explorer: Add user search capability in votes modal
• Adjusting UI in alignment with removed/modified API changes for witness data (last votes date, returned instance structure)
• Improve the Voters History modal layout
• Fix discrepancy between followers count and actual list count
• Append arrow display on votes modal for mobile view
• Working on adding dollar value display in account balance history
• Add support for malformed JSON trx and avoid page crashes
• Balance Tracker: Implemented new Richlist API for Hive (Hive/HBD/VESTS/SAVINGS)

Actifit

• Web: New Market page underway
• Fix 3speak embedded video support in broken cases
• Show a warning to voters voting on a paid post
• Adding an author related to a single post view
• Multi-lingual support across actifit.io is almost ready
• New discussions page almost ready (snaps, waves, and threads)
• Android: Implementing translation support in Actifit Android
• Working on enhancing AI workout generation handling
• Post screen AI integration is almost ready
• Maximized editor view is almost ready

Team VSC (@vaultec / @vsc.network)

Transactions & Smart Contracts

• Smart contracts are being restructured to better align with project goals, including support for EIP-6492.
• Work continues on cleaner ledger operations, balance flows, and contract handling.

EVM Upgrades & Debugging

• Off-chain EVM transactions are live on mainnet.
• Multiple transaction bugs squashed, especially around staking and pending displays.
• RCs now handled across Hive and EVM accounts.
• Modular redesigns of Send flows and transaction tracking on Altera are underway.

Explorer & UX

• Auto-refresh and real-time block status: pending → unconfirmed → confirmed
• RC progress bars now show raw data.
• Explorer updates now more transparent and interactive for developers and users alike.
• Contract views revamped with JSON inspectors and proper ledger breakdowns.

Accounts & Onboarding

• Account creation flows are being implemented.
• Working on a new modular frontend that is leaner and easier to build with.

Ecosystem Growth

• Researching Phantom wallet, BTC sign-ins, and broader wallet support.

Backend & Infra

• New API endpoints and off-chain ops scaling.
• New backend teammates onboarding and contributing to infrastructure.

Team Cryptoshots (@gaottantacinque / @crypto-shots)

PVP

• Features
• • New game modes research and implementation: Elimination, Cover Point, Gun Race, Kill Confirmed!
• UI
• • damage counter removable in settings; profile menu expanded (UI improvements wip).
• Miscellaneous
• • Warehouse terrain expanded
• • Mars map fixes
• • Kill streak sounds update
• Bugs
• • Login error handling improvements (error codes)
• • Room list page error handling improvements

Chess

• Added indicator for available moves.

Design

• New designer search for new map and initial brainstorming

Team Mithril (@ecoinstant / @team.mithril)

Ultimate Dice Roller Work

• Tested the Mathematical fairness of Salt
• Tested Salt entropy
• Set up cron job to produce a random sample over time to test mthe athematical fairness and entropy of the HIVE blockchain inputs

Mithril Marketing

• Working with client EMediaLibrary
• Announced upcoming roadmap for on-chain incentivized tasking: https://peakd.com/hive-186392/@ecoinstant/mithril-marketing-launch-summary

Hive-Engine work - smt node update accepted

• Produced and got accepted a major update to the SMT node software and dependencies: https://peakd.com/hive-186392/@ecoinstant/mithril-marketing-launch-summary
• PR 122 to fix null block resync issue detected: https://github.com/hive-engine/hivesmartcontracts/pull/122

Other Tools

• Updated https://nftmaker.thecrazygm.com for custom JSON building on not-yet minted token sets.
• Traceback editor script published: https://gist.github.com/TheCrazyGM/f51fa200fb2d8abe6daf9ac241e17af9
• Port Killer script published: https://gist.github.com/TheCrazyGM/eb60bbb46cd50577402003240a70cc25

Beneficiaries

Teams are invited to opt in to sharing the post rewards by providing their Hive account information. Four teams opted in.

• @crypto-shots
• @sagarkothari88
• @techcoderx
• @team.mithril

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!