https://sia.tech/blog Engineering notes and benchmarks on Sia development from the Sia Foundation. https://sia.tech/icon.png The Sia Foundation 2026-10-05T14:56:45.766Z https://sia.tech/blog/the-new-sia-sdks 2026-10-05T13:00:32.495Z 2026-10-05T14:56:45.766Z Nate

How we're making Sia the fastest decentralized storage available

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/og/blog/the-new-sia-sdks.png" alt="" /></p><p>How we&#x27;re making Sia the fastest decentralized storage available</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-new-sia-sdks">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/reed-solomon-rust 2026-08-10T13:00:26.260Z 2026-09-24T03:13:06.578Z Nate <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CAGz8dwR_19TCTY.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/reed-solomon-rust">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-june-2026 2026-07-23T10:00:26.322Z 2026-09-24T04:34:31.313Z Murray

Explore Sia’s June 2026 updates across Sia Storage Mobile App, SDKs, S3 compatibility, infrastructure, and ecosystem grants.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CD184Z6O_2pDP8Q.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Explore Sia’s June 2026 updates across Sia Storage Mobile App, SDKs, S3 compatibility, infrastructure, and ecosystem grants.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-june-2026">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-may-2026 2026-06-30T10:00:42.338Z 2026-09-24T04:34:34.102Z Murray

Sia’s May 2026 update covers the mobile app launch, hostd v2.9.0, stronger developer tools, and new grants for AI, video, and privacy.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BHSD9o04_ZbPou5.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Sia’s May 2026 update covers the mobile app launch, hostd v2.9.0, stronger developer tools, and new grants for AI, video, and privacy.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-may-2026">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-april-2026 2026-05-29T15:42:42.134Z 2026-09-24T04:34:36.822Z Murray

Sia’s April 2026 recap covers app launch prep, core development updates, grant approvals, and ecosystem progress.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BLyC5m0c_ZgRsXD.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Sia’s April 2026 recap covers app launch prep, core development updates, grant approvals, and ecosystem progress.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-april-2026">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-march-2026 2026-04-23T10:00:05.918Z 2026-09-24T04:34:39.494Z Murray

Explore Sia’s March 2026 updates: Sia Storage App updates, hostd and renterd releases, indexd progress, and grant news.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.DniWOJ3x_2tLrlS.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Explore Sia’s March 2026 updates: Sia Storage App updates, hostd and renterd releases, indexd progress, and grant news.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-march-2026">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-february-2026 2026-03-17T15:21:27.831Z 2026-09-24T04:34:42.198Z Murray

State of Sia, February 2026: Sia Storage nears launch as core upgrades and grant momentum drive the ecosystem forward.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.DSoR_5F1_23Nac9.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>State of Sia, February 2026: Sia Storage nears launch as core upgrades and grant momentum drive the ecosystem forward.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-february-2026">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-january-2026 2026-02-23T11:00:50.618Z 2026-09-24T04:34:44.847Z Murray

January 2026 State of Sia: hostd Instant Sync, bandwidth limits/stats, smaller partial reads, explored v0.1.3, indexd fixes, and new grants.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BfiNmGaN_Z18lQG8.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>January 2026 State of Sia: hostd Instant Sync, bandwidth limits/stats, smaller partial reads, explored v0.1.3, indexd fixes, and new grants.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-january-2026">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-december-2025 2026-01-19T22:35:19.192Z 2026-09-24T04:34:47.531Z Murray

December 2025 State of Sia: indexd, hostd, renterd, mobile, SDK, and S3 updates—improved reliability, bandwidth insights, and smoother UX.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CT15p9e7_Z1NFXY2.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>December 2025 State of Sia: indexd, hostd, renterd, mobile, SDK, and S3 updates—improved reliability, bandwidth insights, and smoother UX.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-december-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-november-2025 2025-12-22T14:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:34:50.173Z Murray

The November 2025 State of Sia recap covers new releases, mobile app progress, indexd development, and grant updates.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.FMrEVQ_D_g5XjT.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>The November 2025 State of Sia recap covers new releases, mobile app progress, indexd development, and grant updates.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-november-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-october-2025 2025-11-18T16:53:05.249Z 2026-09-24T04:34:52.831Z Murray

October highlights: V2 upgrade nearing completion, major progress on the Sia mobile app and SDK, and new grant milestones.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.GrjFAe-__Z1xRQjD.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>October highlights: V2 upgrade nearing completion, major progress on the Sia mobile app and SDK, and new grant milestones.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-october-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-september-2025 2025-10-10T16:11:30.483Z 2026-09-24T08:34:48.804Z Murray

A first look at Sia’s new mobile app—private, decentralized file storage and sharing powered by the all-new Sia SDK.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.DwLnRIjq_Z19q0C9.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>A first look at Sia’s new mobile app—private, decentralized file storage and sharing powered by the all-new Sia SDK.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-september-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/v2-final-cut-hardfork 2025-10-10T16:04:28.259Z 2026-09-24T02:15:37.680Z Nate

Read about the V2 Final Cut network upgrade scheduled for block 552100 in the first week of December.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.N0HsJSGN_ZNvKig.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Read about the V2 Final Cut network upgrade scheduled for block 552100 in the first week of December.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/v2-final-cut-hardfork">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-august-2025 2025-09-23T16:05:55.333Z 2026-09-24T04:34:58.218Z Murray

August 2025 saw new hostd & renterd updates, network improvements, and the introduction of Sia’s new Grants Manager.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.B2S37TN2_2pmu2a.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>August 2025 saw new hostd &amp; renterd updates, network improvements, and the introduction of Sia’s new Grants Manager.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-august-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/your-personal-sia-cloud-building-user-owned-data-as-a-global-public-good 2025-09-01T12:00:27.358Z 2026-09-23T22:45:08.389Z Murray

Discover how the Sia Foundation’s nonprofit model builds decentralized, user-owned cloud storage as a global public good.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.B_S2y2Rh_ZpRAy7.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Discover how the Sia Foundation’s nonprofit model builds decentralized, user-owned cloud storage as a global public good.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/your-personal-sia-cloud-building-user-owned-data-as-a-global-public-good">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-july-2025 2025-08-21T13:54:39.095Z 2026-09-24T04:35:00.904Z Murray

July’s State of Sia: v2 hardfork completion, hostd fixes, renterd upgrades, and many new grants fueling decentralized storage.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.Dn4l271z_Z2cahIL.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>July’s State of Sia: v2 hardfork completion, hostd fixes, renterd upgrades, and many new grants fueling decentralized storage.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-july-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-june-2025 2025-07-17T16:19:19.293Z 2026-09-24T04:35:03.888Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.D8daUf8m_2lIRyH.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-june-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/sia-x-hackernoon-inviting-developers-to-build-the-future-of-decentralized-cloud-storage 2025-06-26T17:05:22.173Z 2026-09-24T02:17:40.628Z Murray

Sia and HackerNoon partner to decentralize publishing. Take our dev survey for a chance at free swag and help shape the future of cloud storage.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/og.Bi79yzPK_1PHTTo.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Sia and HackerNoon partner to decentralize publishing. Take our dev survey for a chance at free swag and help shape the future of cloud storage.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/sia-x-hackernoon-inviting-developers-to-build-the-future-of-decentralized-cloud-storage">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-may-2025 2025-06-24T15:52:44.826Z 2026-09-24T04:35:07.765Z Murray

Sia prepares for its v2 hardfork, unveils a new brand, and advances grants and core apps in a pivotal month for decentralized storage.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.DIjXZDfK_8sf2t.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>Sia prepares for its v2 hardfork, unveils a new brand, and advances grants and core apps in a pivotal month for decentralized storage.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-may-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/sia-v2-a-new-brand-for-a-new-era-of-decentralized-storage 2025-06-06T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T02:17:42.804Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.ClqmLZxO_Z1F9NSi.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/sia-v2-a-new-brand-for-a-new-era-of-decentralized-storage">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/from-fragile-to-fail-proof-why-the-world-needs-sia-cloud-storage 2025-06-04T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:47:10.063Z Nicole <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CcYWk0HC_ZQy5Ao.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/from-fragile-to-fail-proof-why-the-world-needs-sia-cloud-storage">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/sia-v2-a-fork-in-the-road 2025-05-26T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:47:07.581Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.D0ehijSD_ZWUCoP.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/sia-v2-a-fork-in-the-road">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/from-genesis-to-adoption-the-past-present-and-future-of-sia 2025-05-21T20:28:57.760Z 2026-09-24T04:35:34.582Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.DSJ_RexW_Z1wrS8r.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/from-genesis-to-adoption-the-past-present-and-future-of-sia">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/censored-no-free-speech-without-data-privacy-and-ownership 2025-05-19T19:57:11.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:37.103Z Nicole <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BrUzsqMI_Z1LojfA.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/censored-no-free-speech-without-data-privacy-and-ownership">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-april-2025 2025-05-12T20:51:18.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:31.921Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/the-state-of-sia-cover.gUQSPste_Z5Bstr.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-april-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/from-disaster-to-design--engineering-the-cloud-for-continuous-performance 2025-05-05T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:47:19.814Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.Ds-c3FN2_2azL4W.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/from-disaster-to-design--engineering-the-cloud-for-continuous-performance">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/data-breaches-the-new-normal-were-not-ready-for 2025-04-30T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:29.612Z Nicole <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.B7qkm1Gw_1iGlWK.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/data-breaches-the-new-normal-were-not-ready-for">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/impenetrable-by-design-real-security-starts-before-the-first-byte-is-stored 2025-04-16T18:25:31.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:26.708Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BanrOGH8_cscQM.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/impenetrable-by-design-real-security-starts-before-the-first-byte-is-stored">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-march-2025 2025-04-09T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:23.595Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/the-state-of-sia-cover.gUQSPste_Z5Bstr.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-march-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/from-ancient-spies-to-modern-algorithms 2025-04-02T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:18.412Z Nicole <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.D3vxmWMW_Z1s92pj.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/from-ancient-spies-to-modern-algorithms">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/no-keys-no-access-a-new-standard-for-cloud-data-protection 2025-04-02T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:20.946Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BFyq2TDo_Z1rON5f.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/no-keys-no-access-a-new-standard-for-cloud-data-protection">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-february-2025 2025-03-19T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:15.935Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/the-state-of-sia-cover.gUQSPste_Z5Bstr.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-february-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/how-vendor-lock-in-broke-cloud-storage 2025-03-07T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T03:12:43.244Z Murray

The case for a decentralized cloud

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BkGa5MZa_1hfdim.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>The case for a decentralized cloud</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/how-vendor-lock-in-broke-cloud-storage">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-january-2025 2025-02-25T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:13.267Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/the-state-of-sia-cover.gUQSPste_Z5Bstr.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-january-2025">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-december-2024 2025-01-09T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T21:42:12.657Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/the-state-of-sia-cover.gUQSPste_Z5Bstr.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/the-state-of-sia-december-2024">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/building-a-sustainable-cloud 2024-12-24T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T04:35:10.527Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CTFREjzX_z83Lz.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/building-a-sustainable-cloud">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/community-spotlight-s5 2024-04-10T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:45:20.578Z

A Content-Addressed Data Routing Network that is decentralized, scalable, efficient, secure, and FOSS.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.By8kkJSh_Z1k6Y21.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>A Content-Addressed Data Routing Network that is decentralized, scalable, efficient, secure, and FOSS.</p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/community-spotlight-s5">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/sia-s3-integration-plex 2024-03-20T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:45:18.266Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.caMLL4qk_Z1LYza0.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/sia-s3-integration-plex">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/media-streaming-with-sia-jellyfin 2024-02-02T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:45:15.873Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.cFVI5JQO_ZPuL0b.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/media-streaming-with-sia-jellyfin">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/sia-s3-integration-s3fs 2024-01-11T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:45:13.703Z Murray <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CQrFEF-q_Z1E0VfA.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/sia-s3-integration-s3fs">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/an-announcement--a-new-chapter 2024-01-05T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-23T22:45:11.507Z Nate <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.MyJl0mHa_Z2qliOz.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/an-announcement--a-new-chapter">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/utreexo-in-sia-a-summary 2021-06-22T04:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T03:12:38.079Z Luke <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.DHV9Bh3P_ZvQrxj.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/utreexo-in-sia-a-summary">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/generating-cryptographically-secure-random-numbers-with-coins-and-a-cup 2020-12-21T05:00:00.000Z 2026-09-24T03:12:40.478Z <p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.BzQK5SSj_1tmkxl.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/generating-cryptographically-secure-random-numbers-with-coins-and-a-cup">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p> https://sia.tech/blog/a-ransom-attack-on-hardware-wallets 2019-03-01T05:00:00.000Z 2025-06-27T18:08:44.598Z Luke

While developing the Sia Ledger app, I discovered a vulnerability that affected nearly every app for Ledger and Trezor hardware wallets.

<p><img src="https://sia.tech/_astro/cover.CrrnP1PL_1pSnzL.jpeg" alt="" /></p><p>While developing the Sia Ledger app, I discovered a vulnerability that affected nearly every app for Ledger and Trezor hardware wallets. </p><p><a href="https://sia.tech/blog/a-ransom-attack-on-hardware-wallets">Read the post on sia.tech</a></p>