Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN)

[DIN Highlight] Hemi Network - Unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum

This week, we spotlight Hemi Network, a modular Layer-2 that bridges the two largest blockchains by volume and capitalization with a decentralized infrastructure backbone.Origin StoryHemi was born from the idea that Bitcoin and Ethereum shouldn’t exist in isolated silos. In 2024, Bitcoin core veteran Jeff Garzik and security expert Max Sanchez set out to create a network that converges the strengths of both. Unveiled at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Hemi’s testnet quickly gained traction, proces...

[DIN Partner] Simply Staking

This week DIN spotlights Simply Staking, a professional blockchain infrastructure company with more than seven years of production experience. The team secures $1B+ in assets across 40+ networks and works with recognized names across the ecosystem, including Cosmos SDK, Chainlink, Fuel Labs, and Babylon. Beyond validation, Simply Staking operates a full suite of infrastructure products such as Spectrum Nodes, which handles 1B+ daily API requests across 170+ networks. Becoming a DIN Provider w...

[DIN Highlight] NorthWest Nodes

This week DIN spotlights Northwest Nodes, a provider that cut its teeth operating Chainlink nodes and grew into a broader infrastructure partner for high-performance networks. From the start, the team focused on working with the best engineering groups in crypto, applying disciplined operations to deliver reliable access for builders.Why Northwest Nodes Joined DINNorthwest Nodes saw DIN as the most credible path to a decentralized and merit-based infrastructure layer. DIN’s AVS model with sla...

[DIN Highlight] EigenCloud

This week DIN spotlights EigenCloud, the new developer platform from Eigen Labs that extends blockchain-grade trust and verifiability to any application, on-chain or off-chain. Built on top of the EigenLayer restaking protocol and secured by the $EIGEN token, EigenCloud unifies third-party Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVSs) with first-party primitives such as EigenDA (data availability) and verifiable compute.What EigenCloud SolvesMost dApps still rely on centralized infrastructure for hea...

[DIN Provider Highlight] Nodies

This week DIN spotlights Nodies, an infrastructure team that has operated high-performance blockchain services since 2021 and now supports more than forty networks. Born from engineers with experience at top cryptocurrency firms, Nodies began by offering low-latency RPC endpoints, then expanded into node snapshots, indexing, and custom infrastructure. Their goal has remained constant: push decentralization deeper into the tech stack so builders can rely on resilient, censorship-resistant acce...