Linear: How Chainstack Subgraphs catalyze DeFi

“We’ve drastically reduced deployment times and service interruptions with Chainstack Elastic Subgraphs. Especially across BNB and Ethereum.”
The Linear Team

As blockchain infrastructure pioneers, we always keep a pulse on innovators who are redefining decentralized finance. Linear, a groundbreaking platform offering seamless access to a range of synthetic assets and DeFi services, stands as a bright testimony to such trailblazers.
As a strategic infrastructure partner, we have been fortunate to take part in Linear’s transformative journey, assisting in improving the team’s development processes while reducing downtime with our swift and reliable Chainstack Elastic Subgraphs. Let’s explore!

What is Linear?
Linear—a name renowned in the decentralized finance space—echoes a versatile platform where users can trade synthetic assets efficiently, seamlessly, and cost-effectively. But Linear isn’t just about trading; it also brings a powerful streak of innovation to the arena of decentralized financial services.
Linear opens the door to a thriving ecosystem featuring applications like Builder, Exchange, Bridge, Liquidator, and a peer-to-peer Marketplace. With each application playing a unique role—from staking and building ℓUSD in Builder, trading a variety of synthetic assets in Exchange, to asset transference through its Bridge feature—Linear continually amplifies the ease, access, and applicability of DeFi products for its users.

Adding to this robust ecosystem, Linear is set to transform trading further with the introduction of its Perp DEX. This perpetual trading platform allows traders to hold leveraged positions without expiry, creating opportunities for strategic trading, risk management, and flexible responses to market movements. And by launching PerpDEX, Linear reinforces its commitment to providing cutting-edge tools that empower traders and help shape the future of decentralized finance.

What characterizes Linear is its commitment to community-centered governance. In fact, the platform allows its community to propose changes and shape the future trajectory of the protocol. Each governance decision taken is designed with the long-term growth and sustainability of the protocol in mind.
Backed by industry-recognized security protocols, high scores from audits, a recent integration with Chainlink’s CCIP, and an expansive community following across major social channels, Linear has cemented its position as a formidable player in the DeFi space. Moreover, its presence on major exchange platforms, including Binance, KuCoin, and Uniswap, further strengthens its footprint in the ever-evolving decentralized landscape.
How Linear started with Chainstack
For Linear, the journey with Chainstack began out of a strategic need to bolster their software development projects. Linear was wrestling with slow deployment and update times for subgraphs, which historically took from 7 to 14 days. It wasn’t just that. They also grappled with a lack of support for incremental updates, a limitation that resulted in significant delay times.
Addressing these pain points, we brought our high-performance Chainstack Elastic Subgraphs to the table. Our reputation for superior uptime and the ability to accomplish faster, more efficient deployments had a profound impact, ultimately reducing update times to just 2 days for Linear.

Soon enough, the team acknowledged Chainstack Elastic Subgraphs as the optimal choice due to its ease of use, outstanding performance, and the ability to handle timely updates. This recognition marked the beginning of our partnership, leading to successful expansion across several blockchain networks and the optimization of the Linear platform all across the board.
Linear on Chainstack in numbers
Since the start of our collaboration, we’ve seen Linear make impressive use of Chainstack’s Elastic Subgraphs, achieving operational excellence across a variety of use cases. With 25+ active Elastic Subgraphs running across BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, and test networks, Linear has leveraged our platform to support its DeFi services.
These Subgraphs collectively process an astounding amount of data, with the highest RUs recorded at 756M for the Linear Liquidator and 356M for its oracle subgraph. Both are critical to ensuring low-latency and high-reliability operations for the platform. Linear also diversified operations across multiple networks, highlighting our exceptional support for Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain.

Finally, the ability to monitor, manage, and optimize these subgraphs ensures that Linear continues to deliver exceptional DeFi services, reinforcing their position as a leader in the blockchain space. These are a testament to the key role Chainstack plays in empowering Linear’s growth and success.
“At Chainstack, we thrive on helping pioneers like Linear achieve their vision. Seeing our Subgraphs drive their efficiency and scalability is the ultimate validation of our mission.”
Eugene Aseev, CTO & Co-Founder, Chainstack
Bringing it all together
Our partnership with Linear underscores Chainstack’s commitment to bolstering DeFi application development, facilitating seamless trading of synthetic assets, and propelling the future of blockchain technology. Pipeline challenges, such as slow subgraph updates and stretched deployment times, were transformed into dynamic solutions as the core of our collaboration.
High uptime, faster subgraph updates, efficient real-time management—were key to bringing in a paradigm shift in Linear’s operational efficiency. Our interaction with Linear goes beyond, painting an enthusiastic picture of collective growth within an evolving DeFi landscape.
In an era where digital currency and blockchain technology are influencing traditional finance constructs, Linear is driving a significant shift. As they continue to prosper, fostering a vibrant, participative community around their offerings, we at Chainstack feel immense pride to be a part of their journey. We are eager to continue nurturing this relationship, fueling further advancement and scaling new heights in the DeFi ecosystem.

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