Why Solvers Are Key to DeFi and Why They’re Struggling TL;DR: Tycho is a revolutionary tool that simplifies the work of DeFi solvers, entities responsible for optimizing and executing trades on DEXs. By leveraging The Graph and Substreams, Tycho provides real-time data indexing, standardized trade simulations, and secure execution, reducing complexity and making DeFi more decentralized and efficient. This innovation…
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StreamingFast’s Developer Contest Recap Substreams are transforming how developers access and analyze blockchain data, enabling real-time, composable indexing solutions. Please check out our previous blog, Substreams 101: A Novice’s Introduction TL;DR: The Substreams ecosystem is evolving, and developers have been pushing the boundaries of on-chain data indexing. To celebrate this innovation, StreamingFast launched an 8-week contest, rewarding builders for high-usage…
TL;DR: Matthew from Pinax presented on scaling Substreams, explaining how to set up and monitor tier 1 and tier 2 nodes for processing blockchain data. The architecture involves tier 1 nodes that are chain-specific and tier 2 nodes that are blockchain-agnostic. The setup requires monitoring through Prometheus and Grafana, with proper hardware sizing depending on specific Substreams workloads and complexity….
Learn how to use our Ethereum dataset with Snowflake to analyze blockchain data for insights like daily active users and top contracts. TL;DR: Discover how to analyze blockchain data efficiently using datasets from Pinax. Learn how our solution simplifies access to Ethereum data through Parquet files and managed databases like Snowflake, enabling SQL queries for extracting valuable insights like daily…
TL;DR: In 2024, Pinax expanded its blockchain data infrastructure to support 60+ chains and became a top-ten indexer on The Graph Network. We made significant technical contributions including saving Ethereum blobs and launching datasets on Snowflake Marketplace. Pinax also strengthened its community presence by tripling event participation, producing educational content, and expanding outreach to Asian communities. This past year, Pinax…
Exciting news for Scroll developers! Pinax has launched RPC, Firehose, and Substreams endpoints for Scroll and Scroll Sepolia. Why This Matters Scroll’s EVM-equivalent zkRollup technology and seamless Ethereum compatibility make it a prime platform for decentralized application developers and blockchain innovators. However, accessing and processing the vast amounts of data generated by the network can be a challenge. Pinax’s new…
Exciting news for Solana developers! Pinax has launched the beta version of its Firehose and Substreams endpoints for Solana. Why this matters Solana’s high-speed and low-cost transactions make it a prime platform for decentralized applications (dApps). However, accessing and processing the vast amounts of data generated by the network can be a challenge. Pinax’s new endpoints aim to change that…
Explore updates on Substreams tools, Graph Horizon, and the Subgraph Service. TL;DR: Core Dev Call #31 highlighted three key updates for The Graph: – Substreams Codegen: New tools to simplify Substreams-powered subgraph development. – Graph Horizon (GIP-0066): A modular protocol for diverse data services. – Subgraph Service (GIP-0068): Major improvements to subgraph indexing. Core Dev Calls are meetings where core…
Devs! Learn how to set up this ERC20 Token API—it’s free and open source. TL;DR: Pinax’s open-source ERC20 Token API offers developers an easy, customizable way to access real-time and historical token data, like balances, holders, and transfers, across EVM and Antelope chains. Have you ever needed to fetch comprehensive ERC20 token data for your blockchain application? Pinax has solved…
Set up Rust toolchain and install Substreams CLI for Substreams development. TL;DR: Substreams CLI is a powerful tool for building, deploying, and managing Substreams, a blockchain data indexing technology. It requires setting up a Rust environment and installing dependencies before the CLI itself. Once installed, developers can access a wide range of commands to streamline Substreams development, enabling efficient extraction…