Ethereum Developers Waste Millions on Redundant RPC Calls Daily
Ethereum Developers Waste Millions on Redundant RPC Calls Daily
馃捀 Millions Wasted Daily
Ethereum's infrastructure inefficiency is costing developers time and money.
Millions of redundant RPC calls happen daily on Ethereum, with each call being:
- Slow and expensive to execute
- Often returning identical data from previous days
- Requiring teams to rebuild the same caching and parsing systems
The current approach creates unnecessary waste:
- Development teams duplicate efforts building similar infrastructure
- Infrastructure costs balloon without added value
- Builders face slower development cycles
Fetching basic data like balance information and token metadata involves excessive eth_calls, complex code parsing, and error-prone caching systems.
A more efficient solution for shared, foundational datasets could eliminate this redundancy and provide developers with faster, more reliable access to blockchain data.
On Ethereum alone, millions of redundant RPC calls are made every day. Each call is slow, costly, and often returns the same data as yesterday. Every team builds the same caches + parsing logic from scratch. This is wasted effort. It slows down builders and balloons infra
馃捇Ever tried fetching @ethereum balance data or token metadata? Too many eth_calls, code parsing, and caching. It鈥檚 slow, expensive, and error-prone鈿狅笍 Developers deserve a more common-sense solution.
The Graph Launches Substreams Foundational Stores for Faster Blockchain Data Access
**The Graph introduces Substreams Foundational Stores** - a new solution helping developers scale blockchain projects more efficiently. **Key improvements:** - **Deterministic data access** without multiple eth_calls - **Faster indexing** with lower latency - **Major reduction** in development time The stores eliminate the need for slow, costly RPC calls to redundant datasets or local data caches that previously made blockchain development tedious and expensive. **Perfect for:** - DeFi protocols - Wallet applications - Portfolio tracking tools This builds on The Graph's recent Solana integration, which already delivers real-time data streaming, 70% cost reductions, and automatic re-org handling for developers. [Learn more about Substreams](https://thegraph.com/blog/substreams)
The Graph Develops New System to Replace Thousands of RPC Calls with Shared Lookups
**The Graph is developing a new system** that could revolutionize how blockchain data is accessed. The innovation aims to **replace thousands of individual RPC calls** with a more efficient shared lookup system for common queries. Key benefits: - Reduced network congestion from repetitive calls - More efficient data retrieval processes - Streamlined blockchain data access This development builds on The Graph's existing infrastructure that already **processes millions of queries daily** across the decentralized web. The new system could significantly improve performance for dApps and developers who currently rely on multiple RPC endpoints for basic blockchain data lookups.
馃敡 Solana Devs Waste Time
**Solana developers face a persistent data problem** that's slowing down the ecosystem. Simple tasks like finding which wallets hold specific tokens require developers to: - Crawl through program accounts manually - Parse complex SPL data structures - Recompute the same relationships repeatedly **Every development team builds identical parsing and caching systems from scratch.** This creates redundant work, introduces errors, and wastes valuable development time. The irony is clear: Solana was built for speed, but **account data access has become a major bottleneck** for builders. This foundational infrastructure problem affects the entire developer experience on what should be one of the fastest blockchains.
馃 AI Agent Economy Accelerates
**The Graph is positioning itself as critical infrastructure for the emerging AI agent economy.** As AI agents require seamless access to blockchain data and scalable payment systems, The Graph is developing new standards to meet these demands. The protocol enables agents to access on-demand data without infrastructure overhead. **Key developments:** - New standards from Graph core developers at Edge & Node - Focus on data and payment infrastructure that scales - Real-time blockchain data access for AI agents **Real-world impact:** CreatorBid successfully integrated Subgraphs to eliminate infrastructure costs while providing instant blockchain data access for their AI agent platform. The convergence of AI agents and blockchain infrastructure represents a significant shift in how decentralized applications will operate and scale.