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Blockchain and GPU: Hardware Behind Decentralized Economies

Blockchain and GPU: Hardware Behind Decentralized Economies

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

May 15, 2024

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Blockchain and GPUs: What do they have in common?

As a crypto enthusiast, you've heard about both blockchain technology and graphics processing units (GPUs). But how exactly do these two...

 Avail RPC Now Live On Ankr!

Avail RPC Now Live On Ankr!

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

May 13, 2024

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Start building on Avail, the unification layer for Web3.

Ankr is excited to announce a new addition to our RPC service: Avail, a modular blockchain solution designed to unify Web3...

Powering the Future: Top 5 GPUs for AI (Artificial Intelligence) in 2024

Powering the Future: Top 5 GPUs for AI (Artificial Intelligence) in 2024

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

May 8, 2024

The world of artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly reshaping the future of business and the online world with advances in the tech happening at a breakneck pace thanks to AI’s...

Ankr Teaming Up With Lagrange To Bring Hyper-Parallel ZK Coprocessing To Web3

Ankr Teaming Up With Lagrange To Bring Hyper-Parallel ZK Coprocessing To Web3

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

May 3, 2024

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We are excited to announce Lagrange as our newest EigenLayer AVS client and collaborator! Ankr is now a Lagrange AVS node operator, providing reliable and high-performance validator services. Together, we're...

Decentralized GPU: The Future AI Stack Explained Part One

Decentralized GPU: The Future AI Stack Explained Part One

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

May 2, 2024

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AI has been (loudly) shaking up industries from healthcare to Web3 since ChatGPT presented the instantly usable application of generative AI to the mainstream. The industry’s potential now seems limitless,...

Ankr x Talus: Delivering BTC Liquidity To Onchain AI & Smart Agents

Ankr x Talus: Delivering BTC Liquidity To Onchain AI & Smart Agents

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

May 1, 2024

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Ankr is delighted to announce our new integration with Talus, a new AI-focused blockchain network. Through this collaboration, Ankr will provide the Talus Smart Agent Hub access to Bitcoin Liquid...

What is gRPC: A Comprehensive Guide [2024]

What is gRPC: A Comprehensive Guide [2024]

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 30, 2024

gRPC, or Google Remote Procedure Call, is an open-source RPC framework initially developed by Google. It allows efficient communication between distributed systems using a variety of programming languages and environments.

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Ankr RaaS Integrates Hyperlane for Permissionless Interoperability

Ankr RaaS Integrates Hyperlane for Permissionless Interoperability

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 30, 2024

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As deploying a new rollup becomes easier than ever with Ankr’s Rollup as a Service, we are thrilled to introduce our latest integration that makes interoperability just as seamless. Hyperlane...

gRPC vs RPC in Blockchain Infrastructure

gRPC vs RPC in Blockchain Infrastructure

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 29, 2024

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As blockchain technology continues to evolve, the choice of communication protocols plays a crucial role in determining the efficiency, security, and scalability of blockchain infrastructure. In this article, we dive...

Customize & Launch OP Stack Chains Fast With Ankr

Customize & Launch OP Stack Chains Fast With Ankr

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 26, 2024

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Ankr’s collaboration with Optimism for Rollups as a Service is well underway, giving every organization or developer the opportunity to customize and deploy dedicated OP Stack Chains that will inherit...

What is JSON-RPC, and what is used for?

What is JSON-RPC, and what is used for?

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 25, 2024

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JSON-RPC (JavaScript Object Notation Remote Procedure Call) is a lightweight remote procedure call protocol. It enables communication between a client and a server over a network by using JSON as...

Ankr Supporting the Omni AVS To Unite All Rollups

Ankr Supporting the Omni AVS To Unite All Rollups

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 16, 2024

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We are proud to unveil our second AVS provider case study in Omni Network – an interoperability network that connects all Ethereum rollups securely through the use of restaking!

As a...

Ankr Becomes Brevis coChain AVS Mainnet Operator

Ankr Becomes Brevis coChain AVS Mainnet Operator

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 15, 2024

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Brevis coChain has become our newest Eigen Layer AVS client and collaborator on Day 1 of their mainnet launch. Together, we're enabling smart contracts to utilize the full historical on-chain...

Staking Bitcoin: What is, how it works, and rates [2024]

Staking Bitcoin: What is, how it works, and rates [2024]

Ankr Staking Team

Ankr Staking Team

April 5, 2024

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Bitcoin staking represents a pivotal innovation in the DeFi space, enabling investors to earn rewards with their Bitcoin holdings.

Functioning on a Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus model, the Bitcoin network was...

Blast Crypto L2: Unveiling the Future of Scalability and Efficiency

Blast Crypto L2: Unveiling the Future of Scalability and Efficiency

Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer

April 4, 2024

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The introduction of Layer 2 solutions like Blast Crypto L2 has been a game-changer for scalability and transaction efficiency. As a crypto specialist catering to staking enthusiasts, we dive deep...