SubQuery Network, a Web3 infrastructure provider, has introduced two new decentralized Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) for efficient data management on the Polkadot and Kusama networks, according to a June 11 statement shared with Crypto.
SubQuery said these RPCs are the first decentralized substrate-based networks and will be operated by more than 30 independent node operators. This allows developers to build blockchain projects that can function efficiently and access data from multiple sources.
SubQuery’s RPCs
RPCs are crucial for communication between blockchain nodes and external entities, as they facilitate data retrieval, smart contract interactions, and transaction submission.
Additionally, the availability of decentralized RPCs eliminates the need for decentralized applications (dApps) to rely on centralized middleware, ensuring secure and efficient Web3 communications. In particular, these features enable operational transparency, which is essential to the success of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs).
James Bayly, COO of SubQuery, was enthusiastic about the use of the RPCs. He noted that the node operators, who already have experience running RPCs and other nodes in various ecosystems, are well positioned to support Polkadot developers. He added:
“Our node operators already run RPCs and other nodes in multiple ecosystems, and because we emerged from the Polkadot ecosystem, we are ideally positioned to support Polkadot developers with their infrastructure.”
SubQuery, which started in the Polkadot ecosystem with an indexer to connect multi-chain architectures, has since grown into a leading Web3 data indexer. It now supports hundreds of networks and provides Web3 infrastructure for approximately 200 globally distributed networks of decentralized indexers and RPC providers. This allows dApps to access blockchain data without centralized checkpoints.
The technology has been notably adopted by major crypto organizations such as the OKX exchange, which integrated it with its Layer 2 testnet in February.
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