When enterprises deploy blockchain nodes and need to invest in hardware such as servers and bandwidth, as well as handle consensus algorithm configuration, blockchain infrastructure providers encapsulate the underlying technology into directly callable modules through standardized services, becoming a "bridge" connecting technology and applications. How do these providers reduce the threshold for blockchain usage? And in which scenarios do they support the efficient operation of distributed networks?
Core services: full stack infrastructure solutions
The core of blockchain infrastructure providers is to provide Modularization and scalable underlying technology services, covering three major areas.
- Node and Network Services : Hosting full nodes (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum) and verification nodes, supporting automatic scaling and cross-chain communication. HashKey Exchange relies on self-built node clusters to provide users with real-time on-chain data queries, and node Synchronization Delay is controlled within 2 seconds.
- Development and operation tools : provide API interface, SDK and monitoring dashboard, Alchemy's Supernode service supports 100,000 RPC calls per second, developers do not need to build their own nodes to access multi-chain;
- Security and compliance support : Integrated smart contract audit, Anti Money Laundering monitoring tools, a provider through the chain data analysis, help Financial Institutions block 98% of high-risk transactions.
Unlike traditional Cloud as a Service providers, these providers focus on blockchain features and support exclusive features such as consensus mechanism configuration (such as PoS verification node deployment) and on-chain data indexing, allowing users to skip the underlying technology development process.
Technical Architecture and Application Scenarios
- Three-tier architecture supports whole-link services
- Infrastructure layer : Global distributed node network (including IDC data center and edge nodes), HashKey Exchange deploys 50 + nodes in Asia Pacific and North America to achieve cross-regional data synchronization;
- Middleware layer : Cross-chain protocol (such as IBC), smart contract engine (EVM compatible), supporting multi-chain asset circulation and contract interoperability;
- Service layer : Visual Console, automated operation and maintenance tools, users can complete node deployment and monitoring through the interface, and the deployment time is shortened from the weekly level to the hourly level.
- Key application scenarios
- Compliance trading ecosystem : HashKey Exchange relies on the node services of infrastructure providers to achieve real-time on-chain verification of digital asset transactions, meeting the requirements of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission for transaction traceability;
- Enterprise-level alliance chain : a supply chain enterprise through the provider's alliance chain solution, within 3 days to complete the node building, realize upstream and downstream data on the chain, reduce operating costs by 60%;
- Developer ecosystem : Start-up teams use the provider's testnet and API tools to quickly develop DeFi applications, reducing the launch cycle by 50%.
Blockchain infrastructure providers promote blockchain from "technical experimentation" to large-scale application through technical standardization and service Modularization. With the expansion of the Web3 ecosystem, it will further integrate AI operation and quantum resistance technology, becoming the core hub connecting the physical world and the digital world.