TL;DR: The Graph community discusses balancing decentralization with user experience through a potential DAO for gateway standards and multi-gateway integrations, highlighting the need for economic security, clear interfaces, and open discussions. Opening remarks Hello everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of Indexer Office Hours! Today is February 6, and we’re here for Episode 143. Consider this space your town square—a place where ecosystem…
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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…
TL;DR: Steph from StreamingFast addresses questions on Substreams’ compatibility with various chains, the exploration of Go language for Substreams, potential challenges with ClickHouse integration, handling Substreams cache during Graph Node restarts, and the versatility of Substreams in handling arbitrary trace contexts, providing insights into the current status and future considerations. Opening remarks Hello and welcome back to Indexer Office Hours! Today…
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: Along with many updates to important repositories, you’ll discover what’s coming in the new releases of Graph Node and Indexer Service & Agent. The open discussion focuses on the GraphOps team’s presentation of File Hosting Service. Opening remarks Hello and welcome back to Indexer Office Hours! Today is January 16, and this is episode 140. We’re excited to be…
TL;DR: The Graph’s core developers share insights on the indexer experience, including challenges like optimizing query performance, balancing data archival needs with pruning benefits, and understanding traffic flow across gateways. Read more about Graphcast, valuable metrics, and pruning options in this article. Opening remarks Hello and welcome back to Indexer Office Hours! Today is January 9, and this is episode…
TL;DR: Important updates for indexers and The Graph enthusiasts, including the latest releases, updates on Subgraph Radio, and a lively discussion with Maarten from Astar. Welcome to another edition of Indexer Office Hours! Today is December 19, and this is Indexer Office Hours 138. Don’t miss the latest GRTiQ episode with Mujtaba Idrees, Blockchain Solutions Architect at Deutsche Telekom. Repo watch…
TL;DR: Important updates for indexers and Graph enthusiasts, including the latest releases, monthly core dev team updates, and a lively discussion with some of the team from Optimism. Welcome to another edition of Indexer Office Hours! Today is December 12, and this is Indexer Office Hours 137. Opening remarks Shout out to GRTiQ episode 146, featuring Anthony Zhang, Graph Foundation Community…
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: Zac from Edge & Node shared more information on Horizon, a new design for The Graph protocol that promises improved trust, efficiency, direct indexing fees, a larger addressable market, and greater simplicity. The article also covers updates on various protocols and repositories. Welcome to another edition of Indexer Office Hours! Today is December 5, and this is Indexer Office…