“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.”  - Khalil Gibran At SQD, we’re focused on providing permissionless access to onchain data at a petabyte scale. Part of that mission involves making it as easy as possible for projects to get started. For

Many years have passed since Vitalik Buterin started Ethereum after crying himself to sleep over lost items in World of Warcraft. What started as an attempt to create an ecosystem where centralized games wouldn’t have such powers has turned into a vibrant ecosystem of all sorts of applications.  What

Peer-to-Peer Cash, an alternative to the existing traditional financial system that so badly failed us in 2008, was the promise of Bitcoin.  For many years, the innovation continued, but the more interesting dApps found a home on smart contract chains, something that Bitcoin, designed for simplicity and payments, couldn’t

TL;DR: Distribute bigger amounts across worker nodes. Pick workers that have high uptime, sufficient delegation capacity, and decent APR.  So, you purchased some SQD and are now wondering what to do with it?  You could, of course, just HODL and wait for the next bull market.  But, if you

Quick description of Polimec: Polimec is a financial market settlement layer, facilitating trustless deal access and execution for web3 projects and investors. It simplifies project investments while ensuring compliance.  Chains indexed: Substrate chains  Make or Break feature: real-time indexing and native Substrate integration Using SQD for: indexing all relevant onchain

The year is 2050.  No individual uses the Ethereum mainnet anymore. All the economic activity happens elsewhere. This could well be the future. Already, the thesis for a lot of the Layer-2 activity has been that Ethereum’s mainnet is only for those that need very high security guarantees and

As coffee shops worldwide switched from iced americanos to pumpkin spice lattes, and the crypto industry hailed the return of CZ to the realm of the free, at SQD, we worked hard to continue growing the network.  So let’s start there with a look at our current network stats.

On September 25th, SQD CEO Dmitry Zhelezov went live on a X Broadcast to explain SQD’s network architecture in-depth.  Let’s not sugarcoat it, most people haven’t read the whitepaper, and the only ones who ask about the actual architecture, tend to be developers - as Dmitry is

If you’re new to SQD and wonder what the point of having such a platform is, this post is for you. Imagine you’re a skeptic, meeting our team at a conference. You’d probably ask:  So what’s SQD?  In short, a hyper-scalable, permissionless, cost-efficient data layer for

Quick description of Fantasy.Top: Fantasy.Top is a social betting game in which players buy packs of influencers and bet on their performance on Crypto Twitter. During weekly tournaments, the social performance of influencers translates into game outcomes.  Chains indexed: Blast Make or Break feature: Flexibility to integrate with

Quick Facts  Description of Skybreach: Skybreach is a web3 gaming ecosystem connecting various games through lore and universe facilitated by smart contracts. The first game to launch is the Dungeon Crawler mini-game called Skybreach Dungeons. Resources gained in it will be available in a future launch to upgrade one’s

ICYMI, TEEs are the latest crypto craze after dunking on 100 million dollar raises and the complicated social relationships between the ETH clique.  Spotted: Avara and Farcaster at odds after A threw shade at F's "lack of rizz." Meanwhile, sparks flew at FEST with OP and

Quick description of Interface: Interface is how you can explore and interact with Ethereum. It’s a social app allowing users to understand what’s happening onchain.  Chains indexed: Ethereum, Optimism, Base, Blast, Zora Make or break feature: Multichain indexing  Using SQD for: Indexing what users do, including powering functionalities

GM fellow SQD community member, With the end of August also comes the end of brat summer, which, let's be honest, we won't be that sad about. 1917 was the first BRAT (Bolshevik Revolution Against Tsarism) summer — William Gerrard (@Bill_Gerrard) August 16, 2024 At SQD,

Fact Sheet/ Profile Quick description of Guru Network: Guru Network is a multichain AI compute layer built on top of Apps that provides dApps and retail users with the ability to add AI agents to their routines. With Guru, anyone can tap into the power of process automation.  Make or

Fact Sheet Quick description of Hydration: Hydration is a scalable appchain on Polkadot that provides a cross-chain liquidity protocol serving as a local hub for DeFi. It unites swaps, lending, and a native stablecoin as part of its platform.  Chains served: Polkadot and its parachain ecosystem.  Make or break feature:

Fact Sheet/ Profile  Quick description of Railgun: Railgun is a fully on-chain privacy infrastructure for EVM. It enables private use of public DeFi without any limitations on liquidity and security. When using the Railgun wallet, anyone can interact privately and securely with existing DeFi apps.  Chains served: Ethereum, BNB Chain,

Fact Sheet Quick description of ChainSafe: Chainsafe is an R&D and web3 infrastructure company specializing in protocol engineering, interoperability, and web3 gaming. With their products, Chainsafe delivers open-source, end-to-end solutions for interoperable game development, such as a Unity SDK, an In-Game-Marketplace Tool Kit, and Decentralized Loot Boxes. Chains

After announcing our partnership with M31 Capital, our two co-founders went live with M31’s David Attermann to discuss our plans and share some insights into the reasoning behind SQD’s development.  You can view the full recording here: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEpvkYpbxL  Why did M31 invest in

Crypto sure loves its acronyms. If you entered the industry early enough, you’d recall learning about PoW vs. PoS, and if you ventured further, you’re also familiar with BFT. In the last cycle, it was all about ZKP, and then FHE entered the room. In between, we also

Or why it’s worth trying decentralized socials “In an information industry, the cost of monopoly must not be measured in dollars alone, but also in its effect on the economy of ideas and images, the restraint of which can ultimately amount to censorship.”  - Tim Wu in The Attention

Did you know that July was named after Julius Caesar?  And just like him, at SQD, we have grand aspirations, although we do our best to avoid dinner parties iykyk.  This month, there’s been a lot happening, from a major rebranding to enterprise partners and the release of our