Tag «Ankr»

Still Standing Sentinel (DPVN) – An Original DePin Project Remains Strong

It has been nearly 4 years since I first wrote about Sentinel, recognizing its promise early on (it had actually already been around a few years even back then) as an underrated project with an actual working product relative to similar, much larger and hyped (at the time) enterprises in the VPN space like Orchid …

Trace That Tokenized Collectible’s Ancestry With Ankr’s NFT API

So, you maxed out your girlfriend’s credit card to buy that pixelated brick NFT that you just knew would 100x in value, only to later wonder if that NFT was stolen, or whether the entire collection was a copy and paste job. Uh-oh spaghettio! Yeah, we’ve all been there, and unfortunately, you can’t just take …

Once a Community Dream, ANKR Token Staking is Now a Reality

There’s a lot to be excited about regarding the Web3 developments Ankr is undertaking as part of what has been termed Ankr 2.0. The network is becoming increasingly decentralized. Ankr’s pay-as-you-go service model is being updated. There were the recent launches of Ankr App Chains, Ankr Gaming SDKs, Ankr Grants, multi-chain liquid staking….the list goes …

Prefab DeFi! Ankr’s New Tool Kits Allow Projects to Easily Integrate Staking Infrastructure

It seems like every week Ankr is releasing some tantalizing new kit to make blockchain development more streamlined and accessible for builders. As time goes on, it’s becoming more and more apparent to observers that what Ankr is doing for blockchain in Web3 is the equivalent of what pioneering providers like Shopify and Google achieved …

Pulse of the Network – Understanding How ANKR Tokens Are Utilized

Whenever the subject of token utility arises, it often feels as though many have this unshakeable image in their heads of a person strolling into 7-Eleven, handing their trusty cryptocurrency card to the cashier and walking out with a savory box of Milk Duds. Their underlying assumption about crypto is that it should function more …

The Switzerland of Web3 – Ankr ‘s “Chain Neutral” Approach Lights a Path Toward Multi-Chain Future

Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in crypto knows that there are a number of persistent rivalries between different blockchains. Taking on a factional form, these rivalries often exist both at the project/developer level and within the wider communities themselves. Much of this can be chalked up to friendly competition, genuine technical …

Taking a Gander at Ankr Scan, Ankr’s Multi-Chain Block Explorer

As someone who spends an inordinate amount of time researching coins and attempting to ascertain useful (and occasionally useless) information by eyeballing transaction info, I can appreciate any tool which makes this task more efficient. It can be tedious to have to hop around from blockchain explorer to blockchain explorer to lookup transactions on individual …

In a Builder’s Market, Ankr Forges Ahead With Web3 Construction

It may be easier said than done sometimes, but we must avoid allowing the tumultuousness of the markets to distract us from noticing which projects are actively building things. One such project is Ankr (ANKR), which describes itself as “the fastest-growing infrastructure provider in the Web3 space.” If you want to dive into the technical …