Infura

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Infura is among the major players in providing blockchain APIs and Web3 infrastructure services that allow the development and management of decentralized apps without having to deploy any blockchain nodes. The company is a component of the MetaMask Developer Suite and was established by ConsenSys, where they provide scalable and reliable blockchain APIs, HTTP/HTTPS & WebSockets RPC services, decentralized storage using IPFS, and Web3 tools. Infura supports various blockchain networks, Layer-2 Blockchains, and decentralized storage solutions like IPFS, making it an essential building block for DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and decentralized applications or DeFi. Key Features of Infura: • Access major blockchain infrastructures and Layer-2 blockchains from one platform. • Scale Ethereum applications with HTTPS and WebSocket support. • Designed to be highly scalable with low latency in production. • Architecture with decentralization capabilities for the stability of Web3 infrastructure. Infura Milestones: Year Key Achievements 2016 Infura was founded in November 2016 under Consensys and introduced Ethereum API endpoints that enabled developers not to run their nodes anymore. MetaMask became the first partner of Infura and created an ecosystem collaboration. 2017-2018 Managed a high surge in traffic during the cryptocurrency craze of 2017 and the CryptoKitties hype by scaling operations from 1 billion to over 7 billion requests per day. Made improvements in their backend using technologies such as Go-Ethereum (Geth), off-chain indexing, and WebSockets. 2019-2020 Developed from an incubated project into a product of Consensys Software Inc. Offered additional services through IPFS APIs and gateway infrastructure for distributed file storage. 2023 Launched a process of moving towards decentralization because of problems caused by infrastructure centralization. Built Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN), a Web3 data marketplace that works on multiple blockchains together with partners like Microsoft and Tencent. 2024 Advanced DIN to its federated stage and started routing over 13 billion requests per month across 30+ blockchain networks. Expanded DIN through EigenLayer AVS integration, adding cryptoeconomic security and accountability for infrastructure providers. 2025 Advanced DIN into a production-ready, permissionless infrastructure marketplace. Strengthened integration across the Consensys ecosystem, supporting more than 400,000 active developers worldwide.

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