The Graph Announces Support for Bitcoin and Major Protocol Advancements

🔥 Monumental Year Ahead

By The Graph
Apr 11, 2024, 6:32 PM
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The Graph, a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying blockchain data, has announced its integration with Bitcoin.​ This was made possible through a collaboration with StreamingFast and Playgrounds0x, enabling access to Bitcoin historical data and BRC-20 token transactions via GraphQL.​ Additionally, The Graph has completed its 'Sunray' phase, introducing features like free query plans, an upgraded subgraph deployment interface, and credit card payment options for developers.​ The protocol is also expanding to support over 40 blockchains and implementing advancements such as real-time data streaming, subgraph pruning, and AI data services.​

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🌅 The dawn of decentralized data has never looked brighter! @graphprotocol Network's expansion to support 40+ blockchains is a game-changer for developers. 👨‍💻 Now, with the upgraded Indexer and seamless subgraph integration, building dapps becomes a breeze across multiple

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40+ leading blockchains and L2s are now supported on The Graph Network 🌅 That means that thanks to new tech enhancements such as the upgrade Indexer, devs across 4️⃣0️⃣+ chains can use subgraphs on the network more easily than ever, including @arbitrum, @avax, @Celo, @FantomFDN,

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It is now incredibly easy to upgrade a subgraph to The Graph Network 🤩. Try it out yourself: thegraph.com/hosted-service…, or watch the short video by @edgeandnode's @Marcus_Rein_ walking through the new upgrade flow: youtu.be/MLqJdVCom5k #GraphRising

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The Graph's Sunray phase is complete 🌅 Now devs can harness subgraphs to supercharge their dapp's data on The Graph's decentralized network more easily than ever with newly unlocked benefits including: 📊 A free query plan ⚡A seamless upgrade interface 💳 Easy credit card

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Indexers in @graphprotocol are going to host LLMs and other neural networks. We're also adding a query routing service and connecting it to our payment network. This will open the door to new products like retrieval augmented dapps built directly on The Graph.

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thank you @buidl_asia for having me speak on the new era of The Graph! ⚡️ AI data services are one area we're focusing on - as an example Indexers could run LLMs to generate SQL queries & power chatgpt-like products in web3

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You spoke, we listened You can now pay with credit card for your web3 dapp usage on @graphprotocol via the gateways to web3 This marks the first phase of the sunrise complete✅ 🚢🌄 #GraphRising

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The Graph's Sunray phase is complete 🌅 Now devs can harness subgraphs to supercharge their dapp's data on The Graph's decentralized network more easily than ever with newly unlocked benefits including: 📊 A free query plan ⚡A seamless upgrade interface 💳 Easy credit card

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Excited to announce that @graphprotocol is now supporting Bitcoin. This was made possible through a Firehose and Substreams ⏫ integration. Buckle up, 2024 is going to be a monumental year for The Graph #GraphRising 🔥 Big shoutout to our friends at @Playgrounds0x for shipping

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The Graph 🤝 Bitcoin You can now access Bitcoin historical data quickly and easily thanks to The Graph! 15 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a decentralized system that redefined currency and human coordination forever. Now, Bitcoin’s history is recorded and made easily

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We're incredibly proud that we have contributed to unlocking #Bitcoin on The Graph. Accessing the world's blockchain data has become easier. More on the horizon! 🌅 Huge shoutout to @streamingfastio and @graphprotocol for making it possible!

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The Graph 🤝 Bitcoin You can now access Bitcoin historical data quickly and easily thanks to The Graph! 15 years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a decentralized system that redefined currency and human coordination forever. Now, Bitcoin’s history is recorded and made easily

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Phase 1, Sunray, is complete! Next up: Phase 2: Sunbeam 🌞 Phase 3: Sunrise 🌅 Excited to see #GraphRising materalize!

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The Graph's Sunray phase is complete 🌅 Now devs can harness subgraphs to supercharge their dapp's data on The Graph's decentralized network more easily than ever with newly unlocked benefits including: 📊 A free query plan ⚡A seamless upgrade interface 💳 Easy credit card

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Big news for @graphprotocol! Sunray phase complete. 🤝 Subgraph deployment is now as simple as ever: - 100k Free queries / month - Effortless upgrades with Upgrade Flow - 40+ chains covered - Credit card payments for streamlined billing ops

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The Graph's Sunray phase is complete 🌅 Now devs can harness subgraphs to supercharge their dapp's data on The Graph's decentralized network more easily than ever with newly unlocked benefits including: 📊 A free query plan ⚡A seamless upgrade interface 💳 Easy credit card

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Phase 1 of 3 completed ✅ Credit card subscriptions are now live on the initial gateways 💳 Sunrise is nearly here 🌅 #GraphRising

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The Graph's Sunray phase is complete 🌅 Now devs can harness subgraphs to supercharge their dapp's data on The Graph's decentralized network more easily than ever with newly unlocked benefits including: 📊 A free query plan ⚡A seamless upgrade interface 💳 Easy credit card

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The dawn of decentralized data has never looked brighter! 🌅 With @graphprotocol Sunray phase complete, developers can now enjoy a suite of enhancements that streamline the journey of supercharging dapps. 🌐 Free query plans, a seamless upgrade interface, and the convenience of

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The Graph's Sunray phase is complete 🌅 Now devs can harness subgraphs to supercharge their dapp's data on The Graph's decentralized network more easily than ever with newly unlocked benefits including: 📊 A free query plan ⚡A seamless upgrade interface 💳 Easy credit card

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