Web3
QuickNode 2020 Recap
A look back at QuickNode's accolades & accomplishments in 2020.
Overviews
Ethereum
Dune Analytics: Freeing Bandwidth & Money to Level Up
"I logged on to Quicknode, entered my credit card details and changed the URL in our kubernetes config map and everything worked. Out of the box. No further configuration. No custom code."
DeFi
Fides-Exchange Partner Spotlight
With security, transparency and performance being central to the Fides-Exchange mission from the beginning, they knew that they needed powerful, cost-effective infrastructure to operate.
Ethereum
Uniswap Flash Swaps — A Hidden DeFi Money Lego
In this article, we will explore Uniswap and one of its most innovative features: flash swaps!
API
Stress Management for Devs & IT PT2: Stress Hacking in the COVID era
Stress can be an insidious slow burn that engulfs over time just underneath our awareness, or it can strike like lightning and take over in a moment. In IT and dev life, we have our own brand of stressors that can overwhelm & wreak havoc on productivity and every area of our lives.
DeFi
DSA-SDK - DeFi Development Simplified
Building, integrating and working among different DeFi protocols is still a headache for many developers. DSA-SDK simplifies cross-protocol interactions using smart-contracts and Spells. In this guide we will swap ETH to DAI using Kyber Protocol and DSA Spells.
Developer Tools
Top Hacks to Reduce Dev Cycles for dApps
Developing decentralized applications (dApps) can be a rigorous, time heavy and stressful process. Real-time changes and fixes post-release, which are normally possible in traditional apps, are not (easily) possible in dApps.
Education
An Ultimate Guide to Synthetix
A decentralized protocol for derivative trading of Synthetic assets (synths) on Ethereum.
Web3
QuickNode Compare: in-browser benchmarks for Web3 endpoints
Time is a universal rule that everyone lives by. The time it takes for a resource to load — dictates whether you make the conversion or not. Speed matters.
Blockchain
Dev Cycle Black Hole: ETH Node Syncing and Maintenance
BOTTOM LINE: If devs are working on the time hemorrhage associated with node infrastructure and syncing to the Ethereum blockchain, they are not actually doing what they are paid to do: developing the app.
Dapps
Key Management: UX and Security
Key management is important because keys give access to wallets/accounts, which can hold funds. Here are the 'dos' and 'donts' of key management within your dApp...
API
Rich ETH Node Analytics for your QuickNode with Terminal.co
Integrating QuickNode Provider Endpoints with Terminal Today, we will go through integrating your QuickNode endpoint with the TerminalSDK. If you are a dApp developer then you probably know retrieving dApp-specific logging and infrastructure analytics is one of the most important parts of the development process, but can also be the