Blockdaemon Joins Astar to Support Builders
Improving our network’s infrastructure for Astar builders to shape a multichain future.
We are thrilled to announce that Blockdaemon will improve our network infrastructure and introduce solutions for developers to build institutional-grade dApps and products by providing full node access both for the Polkadot Relay Chain and the Astar parachain. We welcome Blockdaemon as an Astar collator, while also providing builders with a secure gateway to the Astar blockchain.
“We are excited to integrate with Astar to improve accessibility for developers and institutions. Astar is connecting the Polkadot ecosystem to all major Layer 1 blockchains by building… interoperability for a multi-chain future. Combining Blockdaemon’s institutional-grade infrastructure with Astar’s rich tech stack, we look forward to supporting the health of the network and providing a critical on-ramp for Astar dApp developers,” said Cecilia Feng, Strategic Protocol Research Lead at Blockdaemon.
As a node operator, Blockdaemon will provide Websocket and RPC endpoints to projects building on the Astar network. Often, it is not feasible for a project, dev, or business to build and maintain their own Astar collator node to access these services. Blockdaemon’s years of blockchain node experience significantly lowers the barrier to entry for Astar-based projects.
Growing a Reliable Network
Becoming an Astar collator, Blockdaemon will bring institutional-grade infrastructure to our network. To date, Blockdaemon has launched tens of thousands of nodes across +50 blockchains worldwide. A massive infrastructure footprint spanning six continents with 99.99% uptime means Blockdaemon provides a high-performance and stable network for developers building on Astar.
Unlike validators, collator nodes do not secure the network. Instead, reliable collators, such as Blockdaemon, perform the crucial tasks of block production, collecting transactions, and producing state transition proofs for Relay Chain validators. Their reliable uptime strengthens the Astar ecosystem by ensuring the consistent operation of our network. Healthy nodes equal a healthy foundation for developers to build on.
Opportunity for Developers
“We are very excited to have a partnership with Blockdeamon. This partnership allows us to make a more reliable and robust network and explore new use cases like DOT liquid staking. Together with Blockdeamon and infra partners, we will do our best to provide developers with the best experience.” Sota Watanabe, founder and CEO of Astar Network.
That’s right, we are exploring how to leverage Blockdaemon’s vast capabilities on the Polkadot ecosystem to bring high-quality products to Astar. Broadly speaking, Blockdaemon can provide the necessary infrastructure for developers to build out challenging projects, such as DOT liquid staking. As well, our builders enjoy further support through our Spacelabs program and access to innovative tooling, including our all-in-one WASM tool Swanky Suite.
In addition to developing on-chain improvements, we will join forces on the ground in future hackathons and networking events. Specifically, we want to participate in developer-heavy events to support talented builders with bounties and our #Build2Earn program, so that they get paid for the code they write and dApps they create.
About Blockdaemon
Blockdaemon is the leading blockchain node infrastructure to stake, scale, and deploy nodes with institutional-grade security and monitoring. Supporting 50+ cutting edge blockchain networks in the cloud and on bare metal servers globally, Blockdaemon is used by exchanges, custodians, crypto platforms, financial institutions and developers to connect commercial stakeholders to blockchains.
Blockdaemon powers the blockchain economy by simplifying the process of deploying nodes and creating scalable enterprise blockchain solutions via APIs, high availability clusters, auto-decentralization and auto-healing of nodes. For more information, please visit https://blockdaemon.com/.
About Astar
Astar Network — The Future of Smart Contracts for Multichain. Astar Network supports the building of dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts and offers developers true interoperability, with cross-consensus messaging (XCM). We are made by developers and for developers. Astar’s unique Build2Earn model empowers developers to get paid through a dApp staking mechanism for the code they write and dApps they build.
Astar’s vibrant ecosystem has become Polkadot’s leading Parachain globally, supported by all major exchanges and tier 1 VCs. Astar offers the flexibility of all Ethereum and WASM toolings for developers to start building their dApps. To accelerate growth on Polkadot and Kusama Networks, Astar SpaceLabs offers an Incubation Hub for top TVL dApps.
