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ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, ConsenSys' Ethereum validation node provider Infura has announced significant progress in its decentralized infrastructure network (DIN) and plans to launch as an Active Validation Service (AVS) on the Ethereum restaking platform EigenLayer.Infura DIN product lead Tom Hay announced at the Devcon 2024 conference: "By leveraging Ethereum's economic security through EigenLayer, we continue to build a permissionless Web3 infrastructure service marketplace on the steady progress of DIN." Launching DIN as an AVS through EigenLayer offers multiple advantages, including reduced development costs, increased accessibility and reliability of Web3 services, fostering a collaborative environment among providers, and simplifying the process of launching new services across Web3 gateways.The main goal of this deployment is to create a more accessible, reliable, and efficient decentralized infrastructure to support Web3 development while leveraging Ethereum's economic security. It also utilizes EigenLayer's restaking as an entry mechanism, providing staking and slashing protection without requiring projects to prematurely launch tokens.

ChainCatcher message, according to the ranking surge data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, as of October 28, 18:40, Infura has risen by 732 ranks, ranking first; Improbable has risen by 715 ranks, ranking second; Lumoz has risen by 665 ranks, ranking third.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Infura is a blockchain infrastructure development platform with high availability APIs and development tools, providing developers with fast and reliable access to the Ethereum and IPFS networks. Infura simplifies blockchain development into a cohesive experience, consolidating all of a developer's tools in one place: Ethereum nodes, Eth2 nodes, transaction relays, Layer 2 networks, IPFS, Filecoin, etc., allowing developers to focus on building and scaling the next generation of software.It is reported that RootData has launched the first "Web3 Hot Projects Ranking." This popularity ranking helps users capture the real pulse of attention through 4.3 million real user behavior data, improving the accuracy of user investment decisions. The ranking is calculated in real-time based on weighted factors such as the frequency of searches by platform users, project click rates, user votes, and the popularity and influence on the X platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Microsoft, Tencent, and 16 other Web2 giants have partnered with ConsenSys to jointly fulfill the decentralization mission of the Infura network. The collaboration aims to enhance the decentralization of the Infura network, which is crucial to prevent disruptions in its Web3 services, including the wallet service MetaMask.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Consensys strategic director Simon Morris stated at KBW 2023 that a decentralized Infura will be launched by the end of this year, and major Web2 cloud provider giants may become part of the network. Its ultimate goal is to establish an architecture similar to TCP/IP that cannot be regulated.ChainCatcher previously reported that last September, the blockchain development platform Infura announced plans to launch a decentralized protocol early next year to address concerns about its products being too centralized to support the Ethereum ecosystem. Infura will focus on the decentralization of the underlying infrastructure layer, which will facilitate partnerships between Infura and the larger DeFi community.

ChainCatcher news, ConsenSys' blockchain development platform Infura has launched an ETH faucet for the Sepolia testnet, providing 0.5 SETH per address per day. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, ConsenSys' blockchain development platform Infura has announced that its NFT API and SDK are now open to all users. The Infura NFT API has 14 different endpoints, allowing developers to access all necessary metadata, along with three pre-audited ERC-721 and ERC-1155 templates that cover 85% of all NFT use cases.Additionally, the NFT API includes read and write capabilities from eight blockchain networks, supports four programming languages, and has integrated IPFS access. This includes early access to the zkEVM launched by ConsenSys, which is scheduled to be publicly available in April. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin explained regarding its recently controversial privacy policy, "MetaMask is a software product developed by ConsenSys. ConsenSys does not operate MetaMask, MetaMask does not collect IP addresses, and routes transaction information for processing by RPC providers. Infura receives requests from MetaMask (or other software products that use it) and returns answers to those requests. Infura is moving towards decentralization to further reduce platform risks for software developers and end users. Infura does not utilize this data, nor does it monetize it, and is seeking technical solutions to minimize data collection, including anonymization techniques and completely eliminating collected data."

According to Chaincatcher news, as per the official announcement, Infura has announced that it will deprecate the Optimism Kovan and Arbitrum Rinkeby testnets starting today due to plans to phase out the testnets after the Ethereum merge. Please ensure to migrate to the new Goerli testnet endpoint as soon as possible to avoid any interruptions. (source link)

Chaincatcher news, blockchain development platform Infura has announced the launch of the StarkNet network API. Developers can now access the StarkNet network through this API, making it easier to develop based on the StarkNet network. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher news and reported by CoinDesk, the blockchain development platform Infura plans to launch a decentralized protocol early next year to address concerns about its products being too centralized to support the Ethereum ecosystem. Infura co-founder Eleazar Galano stated that Infura will focus on the decentralization of the underlying infrastructure layer, which will facilitate partnerships between Infura and the larger DeFi community. Galano called for early partners to help build its decentralized infrastructure.In addition, Infura will not stop its centralized products; the decentralized protocol will coexist with the company's existing products. (Source link)