What you need to know, learn, and do to be successful in this vital role. TL;DR: Everything you need to know to decide if you have what it takes to become an indexer on The Graph, plus more! Get added insights and advice from an experienced OG indexer. Are you interested in becoming an indexer on The Graph Network? This…
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Pinax partners with Chainlink, The Graph, Soonami, and Plurality Network for this week-long event! TL;DR: Get all the details you need to participate in the Hack’n Heights online hackathon: who it’s for, sponsors, project requirements and prizes, the schedule, the judges, and how to register. What is Hack’n Heights? A week-long online hackathon during Berlin Blockchain Week 2024, with a…
Learn the fundamentals of Substreams, a robust blockchain data indexing solution. TL;DR: For those new to Substreams, learn what it is and how it’s making blockchain data more accessible for developers. Are you looking for the best blockchain data indexing solution? Wondering how to efficiently extract and manage blockchain data? Get started with Substreams! This is the first in a…
Indexers can now harness the speed and power of Pinax RPC endpoints… and can start using them for free! Pinax now offers RPC endpoints for BNB, Ethereum, Mode, and Polygon, with more coming soon! We’re offering unlimited access to our full RPC suite free for a limited time, showcasing our commitment to enabling creators with web3. Try out our new high-performance RPC services…
TL;DR: Delve into the evolution of The Graph protocol, exploring the debate between “brownfield” and “greenfield” approaches, strategies for fair competition, and concerns about diversity and redundancy among indexers. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of Indexer Office Hours! Today is January 30, and we’re here for Episode 142. Consider this space your town square—a place where ecosystem participants gather…
Seve Sisneros of Semiotic discusses how The Graph with Firehose can enable history pruning on Ethereum. TL;DR: EIP-4444’s proposed changes to Ethereum’s data storage are adeptly navigated by The Graph, leveraging Firehose and flat file innovations to maintain seamless access to historical blockchain data. Sometimes, the best discoveries are made by accident, like when The Graph stumbled upon a groundbreaking…
TL;DR: Learn how to connect your application to Substreams using WebSockets and access real-time blockchain data with lightning speed. In the dynamic world of dApp development, connecting your application to a Substream can often be a challenging task, especially for developers with limited Substreams experience. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Samuel Papineau, a developer at Pinax, simplifies the…
Less code, more control, and new features await. TL;DR: Get a detailed update on the Substreams-Sink Library, showcasing its new features and improvements that make data routing more efficient for web3 developers. Welcome back to our exploration of tools that are reshaping the landscape of web3 development. If you’ve been following our blog, you might recall our article, Boost Your…
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new and improved Pinax app, a web-based platform that helps you easily manage your Pinax Firehose and Substreams services. Whether you’re an indexer, a developer, or a curious explorer, the new app will help you get the most out of our services. If you’ve been using the old app, which is no…
TL;DR: The Graph team hosted Indexer Office Hours 135 on November 28, 2023. The meeting covered a variety of topics, including a discussion of the future of indexing, the growth of the Ethereum ecosystem, the importance of decentralization, the challenges of indexing on Arbitrum One, the macroeconomics of indexing, decentralized gateways, the new era roadmap for indexers, and the development of large language models (LLMs). Welcome to…