June 2026 | End-of-Month Report

In August 2025, the Subspace Foundation launched a boosted staking rewards program, Guardians of Growth, to encourage and reward early staking participation. Now, as we close out June 2026, with staking proceeds recycled and final accounting complete, the initiative has hit its highest boosted rewards yet, 20,500 AI3 daily, before it winds down. Learn more. 

Beyond it, the work was quieter but no less deliberate: protocol upgrades that keep hardening the network, the Foundation moving tokens into position for the distribution schedule it has already committed to, and a marketing refresh set to launch in July, making our core offerings easier to find, learn about, and build with. This report outlines the material progress made in June and the momentum carrying into July.

Engineering & Protocol

• Proof-of-Space table optimizations were released to mainnet. These speed up the plotting process that farmers rely on to participate in the network, with measured gains in how fast plots are generated and verified.
• The node software was upgraded to the latest Substrate release. This keeps the network current with the framework it is built on, inheriting the newest performance and security improvements from upstream.
• A first draft of the Data Domains specification was completed and entered review. This is the design step that precedes implementation, where the approach is pressure-tested before engineering work begins.
• Early research began on porting a GPU plotting implementation from the related Abundance research project. This is exploratory work, not a committed feature, aimed at letting a wider range of hardware accelerate plot generation.
  
  

Ecosystem & Developer Momentum

Developer Sync Calls

Developer Sync calls are back, giving builders a direct line to the engineering team and a faster path to answers than documentation alone. Check out the previous session or join us on the next one, Monday July 6th, at 14:30 UTC. 

Refreshed Guides

The staking, Cross-Domain Messaging (XDM), and wrapping guides were updated for a friendlier workflow through Subspace Tools. XDM moves tokens and messages between the consensus chain and execution environments like Auto EVM, and wrapping converts tokens into their ERC-20 equivalent. Clearer guides lower the barrier to doing both correctly.

Community & Foundation

Guardians of Growth Enters Its Final Phase

The boosted staking rewards program is winding down, and rewards are at their highest yet. The Foundation recycled more than 100,000 AI3 in proceeds from the program's own bootstrap stake back into the initiative, then recalculated the remaining distribution to deliver it across the closing phase. Daily rewards rose from 12,600 to 20,500 AI3, so participants earn more during this window. The Foundation is currently targeting the end of August to conclude the program.

The staking guide is now built around the friendlier Staking Portal to make taking part easier. For the complete breakdown, including current balances and the vault migration to Auto EVM, read the full post on the Autonomys forum.

Stakeholder Unlocks

Tokens were moved from the consensus chain to Auto EVM, the network's smart-contract environment, in preparation for locking them into contracts that release on the schedule the Foundation previously published. Moving the tokens into position is a necessary step before those contracts can take over and enforce the timeline automatically. Stakeholders can expect continued updates in the coming weeks on mechanics and any additional required actions.

Grants‍

The Subspace Foundation Grants Program received 20 new applications in June, bringing the total to 92, with several projects currently in active review. Builders working on permanent storage, agent infrastructure, or data availability are encouraged to apply: https://subspace.foundation/grants.

ICYMI: Content Published in June

• May | End of Month Report
• Auto Drive Now Speaks S3, Fluently
• An AI Agent That Manages Its Own Compute and Remembers Itself
• Guardians of Growth: Updated Tip Schedule, Vault Transparency, and Refreshed Staking Guide

Metrics: June Snapshot

Staking: Increased daily rewards are now up from 12,600 to 20,500 AI3. Proceeds from the program’s own early bootstrap stake, more than 100,000 AI3, were recently recycled back into the initiative.
Auto Drive Files Uploaded: 1,773 (+1180 from May) / 131,870 (All time)
Auto Drive Downloads: 514 (June) / 18,200 (All time)
Auto Drive Users: 713 (+10 from May)
Total Announced Partnerships: 65
Announced Auto Drive Integrations: 11 (+1 from May)
Total Grant Applications: 92 (+20 from May)

Looking Ahead

July picks up the pace. Stakeholder unlocks move toward their initial unlock, Guardians of Growth continues distributing rewards to stakers, and the Autonomys brand identity will get its well-deserved refresh. It is shaping up to be an exciting month.

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