This week’s Web3 Wednesday is a special edition. We are proud to highlight AltLayer, our first featured Tech Partner and a foundational contributor to DIN’s Autonomous Verifiable Service (AVS). AltLayer has played a central role in shaping the architecture and operational success of DIN’s AVS, working closely with the DIN and EigenLayer teams to ensure seamless integration, robust performance, and rapid iteration as protocol updates evolve. AltLayer is not just an infrastructure enabler. Thei...

This week’s Web3 Wednesday is a special edition. We are proud to highlight AltLayer, our first featured Tech Partner and a foundational contributor to DIN’s Autonomous Verifiable Service (AVS). AltLayer has played a central role in shaping the architecture and operational success of DIN’s AVS, working closely with the DIN and EigenLayer teams to ensure seamless integration, robust performance, and rapid iteration as protocol updates evolve. AltLayer is not just an infrastructure enabler. Thei...

This week DIN spotlights Chainstack, one of our inaugural infrastructure providers and a long-time contributor to Consensys projects. Since 2018 Chainstack has focused on making blockchain infrastructure as dependable and straightforward as modern cloud workloads. Early work included hosting Ethereum Archive nodes and helping MetaMask absorb congestion spikes, experiences that positioned the team perfectly for DIN’s permissionless RPC marketplace.Reliability by DesignChainstack operates full ...

This week DIN spotlights Chainstack, one of our inaugural infrastructure providers and a long-time contributor to Consensys projects. Since 2018 Chainstack has focused on making blockchain infrastructure as dependable and straightforward as modern cloud workloads. Early work included hosting Ethereum Archive nodes and helping MetaMask absorb congestion spikes, experiences that positioned the team perfectly for DIN’s permissionless RPC marketplace.Reliability by DesignChainstack operates full ...

At DIN (Decentralized Infrastructure Network), we believe that decentralization should be understandable, accessible, and always moving forward. To help bridge the gap between advanced infrastructure and real-world conversation, we're introducing AIDIN - the public AI persona for DIN. AIDIN is more than a chatbot. It's a voice designed to make complex topics like Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVS), decentralized RPC, EigenLayer integration, new chains and protocols, and blockchain...

At DIN (Decentralized Infrastructure Network), we believe that decentralization should be understandable, accessible, and always moving forward. To help bridge the gap between advanced infrastructure and real-world conversation, we're introducing AIDIN - the public AI persona for DIN. AIDIN is more than a chatbot. It's a voice designed to make complex topics like Autonomous Verifiable Services (AVS), decentralized RPC, EigenLayer integration, new chains and protocols, and blockchain...

This week, we’re highlighting 0xFury, a DIN Provider helping define what decentralized infrastructure looks like at scale. With deep technical roots and a long history of collaboration, 0xFury is bringing reliability, responsiveness, and resilience to the DIN ecosystem.A Decade of Infrastructure Experience, Formalized0xFury was founded by three co-founders who each have nearly ten years of experience running Web3 infrastructure. Their journey began independently, operating PoW and PoS nodes, ...

This week, we’re highlighting 0xFury, a DIN Provider helping define what decentralized infrastructure looks like at scale. With deep technical roots and a long history of collaboration, 0xFury is bringing reliability, responsiveness, and resilience to the DIN ecosystem.A Decade of Infrastructure Experience, Formalized0xFury was founded by three co-founders who each have nearly ten years of experience running Web3 infrastructure. Their journey began independently, operating PoW and PoS nodes, ...

This week, we are highlighting NodeFleet, a trusted infrastructure provider powering more than 10 billion relays per month across over 40 blockchain networks. From their roots in validator infrastructure to their current role supporting high-throughput, production-grade RPC, NodeFleet brings deep operational experience to DIN’s decentralized infrastructure marketplace.From POKT to NodeFleet: A Journey Toward Independent ScaleNodeFleet was founded by the former Head of Infrastructure at POKT.n...

This week, we are highlighting NodeFleet, a trusted infrastructure provider powering more than 10 billion relays per month across over 40 blockchain networks. From their roots in validator infrastructure to their current role supporting high-throughput, production-grade RPC, NodeFleet brings deep operational experience to DIN’s decentralized infrastructure marketplace.From POKT to NodeFleet: A Journey Toward Independent ScaleNodeFleet was founded by the former Head of Infrastructure at POKT.n...

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate everything the Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN) has achieved this year. From welcoming new partners and launching groundbreaking innovations to seeing our network usage soar, it’s been an unforgettable journey. Here’s a look back at the highlights that made 2024 a banner year for DIN.🚀 Building the DIN CommunityDIN Provider Ecosystem50+ Providers Strong: DIN’s community of providers grew rapidly, bringing diverse talents ...

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to celebrate everything the Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN) has achieved this year. From welcoming new partners and launching groundbreaking innovations to seeing our network usage soar, it’s been an unforgettable journey. Here’s a look back at the highlights that made 2024 a banner year for DIN.🚀 Building the DIN CommunityDIN Provider Ecosystem50+ Providers Strong: DIN’s community of providers grew rapidly, bringing diverse talents ...

In this week’s Web3 Wednesday, we highlight Rivet, a core contributor to the DIN protocol and a long-standing force in open source blockchain infrastructure. From the beginning, Rivet has focused on a single, urgent mission: eliminating the centralization that continues to limit the potential of Web3. As a partner and co-designer of DIN, Rivet has been instrumental in helping shape a new model for reliable, decentralized RPC.Solving Web3’s Centralization BottleneckRivet was built to solve a f...

In this week’s Web3 Wednesday, we highlight Rivet, a core contributor to the DIN protocol and a long-standing force in open source blockchain infrastructure. From the beginning, Rivet has focused on a single, urgent mission: eliminating the centralization that continues to limit the potential of Web3. As a partner and co-designer of DIN, Rivet has been instrumental in helping shape a new model for reliable, decentralized RPC.Solving Web3’s Centralization BottleneckRivet was built to solve a f...

(Originally published on infura.io/blog on Oct 10, 2023) In this blog, we discuss DIN's shift from centralized to federated, championing Web3's vision of digital sovereignty through decentralization. If you have been following Infura’s journey of creating the decentralized infrastructure network, which we’ve termed DIN, you are aware that in order to progressively decentralize the RPC layer, we are moving from a centralized architecture to a federated one. You can learn more about t...

(Originally published on infura.io/blog on Oct 10, 2023) In this blog, we discuss DIN's shift from centralized to federated, championing Web3's vision of digital sovereignty through decentralization. If you have been following Infura’s journey of creating the decentralized infrastructure network, which we’ve termed DIN, you are aware that in order to progressively decentralize the RPC layer, we are moving from a centralized architecture to a federated one. You can learn more about t...

Welcome to the inaugural series of Web3 Wednesday blog posts highlighting our DIN Partners across the Web3 Infrastructure ecosystem. Everstake is one of our standout node providers on DIN, known for operating high-performance infrastructure across dozens of chains. With a track record of reliability and an unwavering commitment to decentralization, Everstake is helping define what it means to be a next-gen infrastructure partner in the Web3 ecosystem. Let’s dive into their story.A Legacy of P...

Welcome to the inaugural series of Web3 Wednesday blog posts highlighting our DIN Partners across the Web3 Infrastructure ecosystem. Everstake is one of our standout node providers on DIN, known for operating high-performance infrastructure across dozens of chains. With a track record of reliability and an unwavering commitment to decentralization, Everstake is helping define what it means to be a next-gen infrastructure partner in the Web3 ecosystem. Let’s dive into their story.A Legacy of P...

IntroductionWe’re thrilled to announce that the Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN) has successfully completed ephemeral testnet v0.1, bringing together nine DIN Providers in a multi-stakeholder effort across EigenLayer, AltLayer, Buildbear, and Txtx. This milestone demonstrates the viability of DIN’s approach to onboard staking/slashing rewards into the existing DIN decentralized RPC infrastructure. DIN is live and actively decentralizing Infura and MetaMask, but the DIN AVS initiativ...

IntroductionWe’re thrilled to announce that the Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN) has successfully completed ephemeral testnet v0.1, bringing together nine DIN Providers in a multi-stakeholder effort across EigenLayer, AltLayer, Buildbear, and Txtx. This milestone demonstrates the viability of DIN’s approach to onboard staking/slashing rewards into the existing DIN decentralized RPC infrastructure. DIN is live and actively decentralizing Infura and MetaMask, but the DIN AVS initiativ...

(Originally published on infura.io/blog on Aug 30, 2023) This blog is adapted from Tom Hay's talk at EthPortland 2023, titled "Progressive Decentralization of the RPC Layer: From Centralization to Federation," given on August 18, 2023. In creating the decentralized infrastructure network (DIN), the first technical challenge Infura, Rivet.cloud, and the rest of our partners have endeavored to do is to transition from various centralized remote procedure call (RPC) services, to a federated...

(Originally published on infura.io/blog on Aug 30, 2023) This blog is adapted from Tom Hay's talk at EthPortland 2023, titled "Progressive Decentralization of the RPC Layer: From Centralization to Federation," given on August 18, 2023. In creating the decentralized infrastructure network (DIN), the first technical challenge Infura, Rivet.cloud, and the rest of our partners have endeavored to do is to transition from various centralized remote procedure call (RPC) services, to a federated...

This week, we are spotlighting Liquify, a founding member of the DIN provider cohort and an advocate for deep decentralization across the Web3 stack. Known for their bare-metal infrastructure and commitment to independence from cloud platforms, Liquify brings both operational excellence and a strong philosophical alignment to DIN’s mission.Infrastructure First: The Origin of LiquifyLiquify was founded on the belief that decentralization must begin at the infrastructure layer. The team operate...

This week, we are spotlighting Liquify, a founding member of the DIN provider cohort and an advocate for deep decentralization across the Web3 stack. Known for their bare-metal infrastructure and commitment to independence from cloud platforms, Liquify brings both operational excellence and a strong philosophical alignment to DIN’s mission.Infrastructure First: The Origin of LiquifyLiquify was founded on the belief that decentralization must begin at the infrastructure layer. The team operate...