Nodes store and verify different subsets of network data depending on the protocol, client, and configuration. On Ethereum, three setups come up most often: a full node keeps current state and validates new blocks, an archive node adds retained historical…
A pruned node is a fully validating node that downloads and verifies the entire chain, then deletes the old block data it no longer needs. It keeps the current state and a small buffer of recent blocks, so it can…
If you build on Sui, you’re already on a clock. JSON-RPC — the interface nearly every blockchain app has relied on for years — is being switched off, and gRPC is what takes its place. That’s bigger than one chain,…
One morning in September 2020, hundreds of thousands of people opened their wallets to find 400 UNI tokens they never asked for. It was a gift from Uniswap — worth roughly $1,200 that day, and about $16,800 for anyone who…
Every Ethereum node stores the blockchain — but not all of them remember the same amount of it. That’s the whole story behind full node vs archive node, and it’s the detail that decides how much disk you burn, how…
Two acronyms trip up almost everyone who starts building on a blockchain: RPC and API. They sit side by side in docs, Discord threads, and half the tutorials online, often used as if they meant the same thing. Here’s the…
Why Location Still Matters in Blockchain Infrastructure For anyone building crypto applications, speed is not just a feature it is the whole game. A wallet that takes three seconds to confirm a balance, a DeFi interface that lags on transaction…
March turned out to be one of those months where a lot of things came together at once. We’ve been heads down building features that give our users greater security & more control over their infrastructure. Your account now supports…
Enterprise blockchain has moved far beyond experimental pilots. In 2026, large organizations are no longer asking whether to adopt blockchain; they’re deciding which infrastructure stack can meet compliance requirements, scale across regions, and integrate with legacy systems without disrupting operations.…
As blockchain networks grow, raw node data becomes harder to query efficiently. Developers, analysts, and dApps need fast, targeted access to transactions, events, balances, and contract state. This is where the concept of “what is blockchain indexer” becomes essential: a…