Infrastructure
Solana RPC methods: what they do and why they matter
Every Solana RPC call follows the same path, and the cost of each stage depends on the method. Here is how methods, routing and shred feeds fit together.
Every Solana RPC call follows the same path, and the cost of each stage depends on the method. Here is how methods, routing and shred feeds fit together.
We cloned robinhood-chain-sequencer-feed and fomo-solana-rh-listeners, ran both against live mainnet and a real Chainstack node, and captured what actually happened.
A practical look at xrplwatch: reading XRP Ledger transactions off the peer network before validation, verified live with real output, code, and a working RPC endpoint
Solana joins Mainnet and Devnet, plus sixteen more protocols and forty-one new deployment targets — here is what Chainstack Self-Hosted shipped in August.
Chainstack publishes a real dedicated node pricing formula — $199/mo Pro plan, compute, and storage — while most RPC providers gate the number behind a sales call.
Every RPC provider claims a free tier. Most require a card, throttle you, or expire after 30 days. Chainstack’s Developer plan is the exception — here’s why.