Beam is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency launched in January 2019, designed to enhance financial confidentiality using the Mimblewimble protocol. Built from the ground up as a scalable and user-friendly blockchain, Beam addresses many limitations seen in existing privacy solutions. The coin's unique architecture ensures transaction data is cryptographically obfuscated, enabling complete transactional anonymity. Beam employs a decentralised and community-driven development model to ensure rapid deployment of features and improvements. With no pre-mine or ICO, Beam's, fair launch and equitable mining mechanisms, including the use of the Equihash proof-of-work algorithm, enhance its appeal. As a dual-layer system, Beam leverages both Confidential Transactions and Lelantus MW for scalable and robust privacy—suitable for both personal and business applications.