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Monthly Recap: August 2024

SQD Editor

• 3 min read

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.

At SQD, instead of focusing on keeping on top of all the trendy jargon among the terminally online, we spent our time integrating with new networks and launching a new website.

But before getting into all the details of what we've been up to in August, here is a look at the numbers:

SQD in Numbers

  • Worker Nodes online: 1016
  • Data Stored: 775 TB
  • Queries in the last 24 Hours: 565,783
  • Data served in the last 24 Hours: 15 TB

New SQD Website

Network usage numbers aren’t the only thing that went up at SQD. We also completed our rebranding with an overhaul of the SQD website. 

It’s now up and live at sqd.dev. Go check it out and let us know what you think. In line with our new domain, our X handle is now @helloSQD. Please be careful to follow the official account for official communication.

Hacking to the Gate 

And yes, this title is an Anime OP reference. Listen to it here while you BUIDL. 

On August 8th, The LATAM Onchain Open Hack officially kicked off, incentivizing builders to create dApps and services on Base using SQD. Since then, devs have been busy building and we’re looking forward to seeing project demos soon. After all, SQD is all about supporting devs in creating with data that they otherwise couldn’t. 

In the meantime, check out this presentation our very own Natalia gave during the Opening Ceremony. 

New integrations 

The Hackathon participants weren’t the only ones busy. Our devs were cooking and integrated countless new chains in our data lake. 

Among others, we integrated Aleph Zero’s EVM L2, Arthera, Testnets for Berachain and Shibarium, Gravity Chain, and Plume. For a list of all the networks integrated, go to our docs. 

All things TEE 

Keeping in line with the current hype cycle, first, we wrote a blog post explaining why everyone is suddenly talking about TEEs…. TL;DR: They are widely available and cost-efficient and can provide verifiable compute, connecting off-chain and onchain trustlessly. 

And to deepen the conversation we brought together speakers working in and researching TEEs to discuss whether the hype is justified. Spoiler: reasonable hype. 

Listen to the entire conversation here and if you have more TEE questions, you know where to find us.

SQD in the Press

In August, SQD was also featured twice in the press.

Both articles highlight the data challenges developers face when building in the current multichain and modular crypto landscape. SQD is mentioned as a platform that addresses these issues and facilitates data extraction at the scale necessary to support the broader adoption of crypto.

Thanks for being part of the SQD community.

By the way, SQD now also has a Farcaster account; if you've reached your limit with X, connect with us there. We’re looking forward to any feedback on the new brand and continue working on executing our game plan. 

Stay tuned and hydrated.

Your SQD Team.