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What Are RPC Nodes and Endpoints? The Complete Guide [2024]

Development

What Are RPC Nodes and Endpoints? The Complete Guide [2024]

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

December 6, 2023

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When diving into the world of blockchain development, you’ll soon come across a variety of terms and acronyms that can get confusing! Let’s tackle...

Ankr Becomes Primary RPC Provider for New Fluent Network

Development

Ankr Becomes Primary RPC Provider for New Fluent Network

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

December 6, 2023

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Start building soon on the zkWASM execution layer for Ethereum with Ankr’s RPC gateway to communicate with the Fluent layer 2!

Ankr is now the...

Launch a zkSync Hyperchain With Ankr’s Rollup as a Service!

Development

Launch a zkSync Hyperchain With Ankr’s Rollup as a Service!

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

December 5, 2023

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Today, we are thrilled to announce that Ankr has launched its second Rollup as a Service offering for zkSync that is now live! Now,...

Unlocking ETH 2nd yield Layer: Ankr will become an EigenLayer node Operator

DeFi Showcase

Unlocking ETH 2nd yield Layer: Ankr will become an EigenLayer node Operator

Diogo Costa

Diogo Costa

December 1, 2023

We are excited to announce that Ankr will become an EigenLayer node operator. Upon announcing the integration of ankrETH, as a Liquid Staking token usable...

Announcing the Ankr x Homeless Ventures Hackathon: 5 Reasons To Join

Announcements

Announcing the Ankr x Homeless Ventures Hackathon: 5 Reasons To Join

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 23, 2023

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Ankr, zkSync, and Homeless Ventures are excited to announce that we have teamed up to launch a hackathon & incubation program to incentivize creativity &...

AnkrETH Joins the EigenLayer Ecosystem as a Collateral Asset

Announcements

AnkrETH Joins the EigenLayer Ecosystem as a Collateral Asset

Diogo Costa

Diogo Costa

November 22, 2023

We are excited to announce that AnkrETH will be integrated as a Liquid Staking Token (LST) collateral on EigenLayer. This integration introduces a new use...

Announcing ‘Projects’ Feature for Enhanced Endpoint Management

Development

Announcing ‘Projects’ Feature for Enhanced Endpoint Management

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 22, 2023

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In the fast-paced world of blockchain development, having every tool available to streamline project building and management is a game-changer.  We are excited to...

The State of Layer 2 Scaling and What the Future May Hold

Web3 Analysis

The State of Layer 2 Scaling and What the Future May Hold

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 16, 2023

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This year has been a significant one for Ethereum’s Layer 2 ecosystem, with new developments emerging at a rapid pace. The number of Layer 2...

Ankr Launches Rollup as a Service In Partnership With Optimism

Announcements

Ankr Launches Rollup as a Service In Partnership With Optimism

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 14, 2023

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Today, we are extremely excited to announce that Ankr has launched its first Rollup as a Service in collaboration with Optimism! Now, businesses and developers...

Core Blockchain: Ankr’s Newest RPC Connection

Announcements

Core Blockchain: Ankr’s Newest RPC Connection

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 13, 2023

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Ankr is excited to announce we have made an essential addition to our RPC service by integrating the Core Blockchain. This is excellent news for...

Ethereum’s Testnets Explained [2024] Holešky, Goerli, Sepolia, and More

Ethereum’s Testnets Explained [2024] Holešky, Goerli, Sepolia, and More

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 9, 2023

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Ethereum has made big strides in driving the network forward this year as the foundation, core developers, and contributors worked to keep momentum from the...

Ankr’s Plans for Devconnect Istanbul and L2 Days!

Announcements

Ankr’s Plans for Devconnect Istanbul and L2 Days!

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

November 6, 2023

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The Ankr team is on the way to Istanbul for Devconnect, and we couldn’t be more excited to meet everyone who plans on going! Devconnect...

How AI and Blockchain Work Together: Use Cases for Complementary Technologies

Web3 Analysis

How AI and Blockchain Work Together: Use Cases for Complementary Technologies

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

October 31, 2023

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Early this year, the hype around artificial intelligence became an unstoppable force as mysterious new projects like Open AI made headline after headline. The immediate...

Ankr Adds XDC Network RPC Connection In Support of XDC Developer Ecosystem

Announcements

Ankr Adds XDC Network RPC Connection In Support of XDC Developer Ecosystem

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

October 12, 2023

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Ankr is thrilled to announce we will soon make an essential addition to our RPC service with the XDC Network. This is excellent news for...

Rollup as a Service: What is, Types, ZK vs Optimistic Rollups - much more!

Development

Rollup as a Service: What is, Types, ZK vs Optimistic Rollups - much more!

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

October 11, 2023

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What if every decentralized application, enterprise, or crypto use case had the opportunity to operate on its own layer-2 blockchain? This is the question that...