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Get Started Guide: Gateway Runners (Data Consumers)

Get Started Guide: Gateway Runners (Data Consumers)

In a rush? Click here to go straight to the how-to guide. Subsquid is a data-access layer for web3, aiming to make historical data available for dapps and individual developers. It works as a decentralized network of nodes, each storing a chunk of data. However, to make this data useful,
03 Jun 2024 5 min read
Get Started Guide: Delegators (Earn Rewards by Curating Nodes)

Get Started Guide: Delegators (Earn Rewards by Curating Nodes)

Too busy to read? Scroll down to the how-to-guide Subsquid is a decentralized data access layer that unlocks granular, permissionless data access at a petabyte scale for developers, analysts, and researchers. Subsquid’s role in Web3 is comparable to how Google unlocked Web2 by accumulating the whole of Web data
03 Jun 2024 4 min read
Why we chose Arbitrum for SQD

Why we chose Arbitrum for SQD

TL;DR * Subsquid chose Arbitrum because of its solid tech guaranteeing scalability, censorship-resistance, verifiability, and reduced trust assumptions  * Other important factors were minimized costs, meaning lower friction for community members, ecosystem growth, and economic metrics such as TVL.  * Although Subsquid’s token is deployed on Arbitrum, it doesn’t limit
30 May 2024 5 min read
Making Sense of Web3 Data

Making Sense of Web3 Data

While everyone is talking about AI these days, we’re doing something different. Since data is what we do (which, by the way, is very elementary for AI), we organized an X space to make sense of Web3 data tools, infra, and privacy instead.  We went live on May 7th
28 May 2024 6 min read
What’s Next For Subsquid? A Look Back and a Look Forward

What’s Next For Subsquid? A Look Back and a Look Forward

TL;DR: After the listing, we are up to a lot. We’ll launch the mainnet and add support for further HighTPS chains, Cosmos, and DAs. We’re also working on further decentralizing data submission and streaming from the data lake to reach our goal of scaling data access for
17 May 2024 6 min read
Is Bitcoin Security Doing Fine?

Is Bitcoin Security Doing Fine?

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, security ranks pretty high (low on the pyramid) for humans. Yet, in crypto, we barely ever talk about security, except after a mega hack of yet another Certik-audited DeFi yield farm. Or at least, that’s the perception if you hang out anywhere
07 May 2024 6 min read
Unlocking AI with Subsquid

Unlocking AI with Subsquid

TL;DR * AI requires high-quality data  * Subsquid offers easy access to on-chain data at scale  * Using Blockchain data one can build trading bots ensure long-term value growth, even during downturns If you look around Crypto Twitter in 2024, you’ll notice that every project has suddenly become an AI project.
03 May 2024 4 min read
Indexing Solana with Subsquid

Indexing Solana with Subsquid

Reasons Solana is great:  * At least 1 bald developer (bullish)  * Founder likes dragon costumes (it’s the year of the dragon)  * So fast, you can get liquidated faster than saying f*ck  * Home of DePIN - and we all know there are more IoT devices in the world than humans,
25 Apr 2024 8 min read
The Top Bitcoin Layer-2 Projects

The Top Bitcoin Layer-2 Projects

While no one gets excited anymore about the launch of a new L2 or an alt-L1 converting, there is one ecosystem where L2s are still hype: Bitcoin. The rise of more things to do on Bitcoin might even contribute to diversifying the usual Bitcoin-heavy believer crowd away from just being
22 Apr 2024 7 min read
Earn $SQD Points: Get Your Share of Subsquid’s Very First Airdrop!

Earn $SQD Points: Get Your Share of Subsquid’s Very First Airdrop!

Today, we are excited to launch the Subsquid Points Program, aimed at rewarding developers and users contributing to the long-term development and testing of Subsquid Network. To celebrate this milestone, our partners at CoinList have announced their Subsquid x CoinList Rewards Campaign, lasting from 15 April to 15 May. To
15 Apr 2024 2 min read
What is indexing?

What is indexing?

When we tell people that Subsquid is a decentralized data lake and query engine, it’s not often that someone immediately understands what that means. Mentioning that Subsquid facilitates indexing of onchain data also often just receives the following facial expression, except when the person is a developer.  So, in
15 Apr 2024 7 min read
Why We’re Excited About Bitcoin

Why We’re Excited About Bitcoin

On January 3rd, 2009, Bitcoin mined its first block. Since then, block production has chugged on, and the oldest blockchain has cultivated a cult following characterized by a deep conviction that Bitcoin is the fix for the financial system—and the catchphrase “have fun staying poor.”  Neither has helped establish
11 Apr 2024 6 min read
Subsquid adds support for Prom

Subsquid adds support for Prom

We're thrilled to announce that our decentralized data lake now includes support for Prom. This means anyone developing on Prom can now utilize Subsquid SDK to swiftly spin up indexers and obtain all the on-chain information necessary for their app's operation from one central location.  About
03 Apr 2024 2 min read
The Top Five Solana Infrastructure Projects

The Top Five Solana Infrastructure Projects

We recently added Solana to our data lake–now offering the first feature-complete indexing service for the ecosystem in private beta. We’re really excited about the opportunities in this vibrant ecosystem. For a more elaborate explanation of why we’re bullish on Solana, you can go here. TL;DR:
28 Mar 2024 7 min read
Subsquid’s First Public Testnet Closes April 1st

Subsquid’s First Public Testnet Closes April 1st

TL;DR - Subsquid testnet closes on April 1st. Connect your CoinList email here by March 29th. The largest public testnet for any data infrastructure protocol ever carried out will conclude on April 1st, 2024, in approximately one week. The campaign, first announced on CoinList last year, set out to
26 Mar 2024 1 min read
A deep dive into the world of Layer-2s

A deep dive into the world of Layer-2s

In 50 years, we might all be telling our grandchildren about the good old days when we could interact on Layer 1 for less than $100. It’ll be as credible to them as if you were to say that Tchaikovsky was inspired to compose his ballet after watching Barbie
22 Mar 2024 6 min read
Subsquid launches Solana Private Beta

Subsquid launches Solana Private Beta

We are excited to announce the launch of our Private Beta for Solana. As a vibrant ecosystem with innovative approaches to scaling blockchains, Solana integration has been on our roadmap for Q1 this year, and this is the first step in delivering on our promise.  If you are a developer
21 Mar 2024 2 min read
Middle layer insights

Middle layer insights

During Infra Gardens, an event we co-hosted with countless other exciting blockchain projects in Denver, our CEO, Dmitry Zhelezov, spoke on a panel discussing interoperability from an infra and middle layer perspective.  Also on the panel were speakers from DIA, Coinfund, and LiFi Protocol. You can watch the recording here.
19 Mar 2024 3 min read
Subsquid adding support for Etherlink

Subsquid adding support for Etherlink

We’re excited to share that we’ve added support for Etherlink to our decentralized data lake. This means, anyone building on Etherlink will be able to use the Subsquid SDK to quickly build indexers and access all the on-chain data they need to run their app for free.  What
08 Mar 2024 2 min read
From Degen to Regen

From Degen to Regen

Saving the world might not be the number 1 concern of crypto bros, but wouldn’t it be nice if some of the lambo funds generated via speculation could positively impact the world around us?  Regen = Degens active in ReFi  That’s the question Regens asks. After all, no one
07 Mar 2024 7 min read
Proto-Danksharding is coming: here's what people think

Proto-Danksharding is coming: here's what people think

The next Ethereum upgrade is right around the corner: EIP-4844, also known as Proto-Danksharding. Before getting to the thoughts from different crypto community members on the meaning of this, let’s start with a quick refresher on what EIP-4844 is.  EIP-4844  This proposal is part of Ethereum’s roll-up-centric roadmap
28 Feb 2024 5 min read
Insights into Web3 native Network Design

Insights into Web3 native Network Design

Ever wonder why blockchains work the way they do?  That’s usually because developers behind them have put months into thinking through the use case it’s aimed to cater to, the specifications required, and how it all fits together. In other words, a lot of Network Design goes into
20 Feb 2024 6 min read
How IceCream Swap uses Subsquid to power their DEX

How IceCream Swap uses Subsquid to power their DEX

Subsquid lowers the barrier to entry for building in web3 by making blockchain data easily accessible for everyone and usable for a wide range of applications. With an increase in liquidity in the crypto markets and the overall maturing of the industry, decentralized exchanges (DEX) have gained further momentum.  DEXs
13 Feb 2024 3 min read
What are appchains? - All you need to know

What are appchains? - All you need to know

While recently, all the talk has moved on to discussing what constitutes an actual rollup or the degree of Ethereum-alignment of various projects, we shouldn't forget about an entirely different crop of chains: appchains. Especially as quality deteriorates on X and crypto-natives move over to web3 social, it&
06 Feb 2024 7 min read
Zero Knowledge, Zero Problems: A zkOverview

Zero Knowledge, Zero Problems: A zkOverview

Don’t ‘know’ anything about zero-knowledge proofs? After reading this post, you'll know how they work and what they're good for. But you'll also realize there's even more we do not know yet.  Nothing to worry about; as the Greek philosopher Socrates
29 Jan 2024 10 min read
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