Ankr<\/u>, one of the world\u2019s leading Web3 infrastructure providers, is delighted to introduce Ankr Network 2.0, described in the new whitepaper as a \u201cDecentralized marketplace for Web3 infrastructure.\u201d The upgrade brings a full suite of decentralized products and services that serve as the critical infrastructure behind Web3 growth.<\/p>\n
There have long been concerns that Web3 is not as decentralized as its boosters claim as the majority of its server (node) infrastructure for underlying blockchains is hosted by centralized companies and data centers. Ankr 2.0 solves this crucial problem with new decentralized web services \u2013 a protocol that allows independent node operators to connect developers and dApps to blockchains and earn rewards while they do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnkr 2.0 is the missing link for Web3 to become decentralized once and for all. Allowing blockchains to work with multiple infrastructure providers on a single network has always been the dream, both for speed, reliability, and decentralization. Now with the Ankr Network, that\u2019s all possible. It\u2019s a major move forward for the industry to keep innovating towards an infrastructure that can handle mass adoption in the years to come<\/i>,\u201d said Greg Gopman, the Chief Marketing Officer at Ankr.<\/p>\n
The new Ankr Network has been over a year in making as Ankr transitioned its centralized infrastructure business to a decentralized protocol, creating the first-of-its-kind node infrastructure protocol for the industry to collaborate on. The fully decentralized Ankr Network brings the following upgrades for the benefit of all stakeholders:<\/p>\n
Independent node providers to run full nodes<\/b><\/p>\n
Independent node providers can serve traffic and earn rewards on the Ankr Network. Organizations that already run full nodes for their own projects can also connect to the Ankr Network to earn rewards when their project isn\u2019t using them. Independent nodes join Ankr\u2019s existing global network to serve all blockchain request methods, including the Advanced APIs<\/u> that streamline and simplify data querying.<\/p>\n
Developers connect to a decentralized RPC layer<\/b><\/p>\n
As independent node providers power Ankr Network, this means that the developers, dApps, wallets, and all other projects using the service now have a decentralized means of connecting to blockchains. All of these parties pay-as-they-go when making requests to blockchains (around 7.2 billion per day total), and this income is split between node providers and the community of stakers that helps secure the full nodes.<\/p>\n
Greater utility for the ANKR token & first ever instance of staking to full nodes<\/b><\/p>\n
On the new decentralized Ankr Network, the ANKR token plays a central role in all operations:<\/p>\n