Project Stage
Category
Based in
Team size
Active since
Free Public RPC infrastructure (Mainnet and Testnet) on independent/carbon-neutral data centers for Stellar/Soroban.
RPCs are vital tools that enable the building of decentralized apps and projects. With our Free Public RPC infrastructure, developers can effortlessly execute smart contracts and build dApps on the Stellar/Soroban network.
Gateway.fm’s fully portable infrastructure can be deployed on bare metal/private data centers in any country (if needed). That will facilitate the development of digital currencies (CBDC) based on Stellar/Soroban Network.
Our infrastructure simplifies the building process and eliminates the single point of failure, resulting in a more robust and decentralized network. We are excited to offer this service to the blockchain development community and to contribute to the growth and advancement of the Stellar/Soroban blockchain.
Features:
Business Model:
Success cases and validation from the partners
Marketing and promo
Dedicated webpage: We'll create a custom webpage (e.g. https://gateway.fm/gnosis-chain/ or https://gateway.fm/polygon/) to showcase our partnership with you and provide users with easy access to our services.
Social media campaigns: We'll run monthly campaigns on our social media channels to raise awareness about our partnership and reach new audiences.
Documentation: We'll share Stellar and Soroban documentation on Gateway.fm website, making it easy for developers to integrate with our RPC infrastructure. You'll be able to access this documentation on our website and GitHub repository.
Co-sponsored events: We're open to co-sponsoring hackathons, conferences, and other events with you to showcase our partnership and engage with the community. We can also issue joint press releases to announce new developments and collaborations. (Gnosis hackathon: https://twitter.com/encodeclub/status/1655633751974502413)
Community engagement: Active participation in the community chats in Discord with direct support from gateway.fm team
How Free Public RPC from gateway.fm will help Stellar/Soroban
Decentralization is a critical component of the Stellar network's design, and reliable RPC infrastructure on independent data centers can help achieve this goal. By spreading the RPC infrastructure across multiple independent data centers, the network becomes less reliant on any one data center. This, in turn, reduces the risk of a single point of failure that could disrupt the network's functioning.
Reliable RPC infrastructure ensures network stability: RPC is a critical component of the Stellar network that allows developers and users to interact with the network. Reliable RPC infrastructure ensures network stability, which is essential for the smooth functioning of the network.
Faster transaction processing: Users and developers can enjoy faster transaction processing times, which can lead to a better user experience and increased adoption of the Stellar network.
Improved scalability: As more users and developers use the network, the demand for RPC services will increase. Having reliable RPC infrastructure in place can help handle this increased demand, ensuring that the network continues to function smoothly.
Increased developer productivity: Developers can benefit from reliable RPC infrastructure by reducing the time it takes to develop and test their applications. With reliable RPC infrastructure, developers can focus on building their applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
Improved user experience: With faster transaction processing times and improved network stability, users can have a smoother experience when using the Stellar network.
Gateway.fm's focus on using carbon-neutral data centers aligns with Stellar's commitment to sustainability. Carbon-neutral data centers reduce the carbon footprint of the network, which is essential for the long-term sustainability of the blockchain industry.
1. Conduct initial infrastructure planning and design
2. Deploy infrastructure on independent data centers
What steps have you taken to complete it successfully?
Regarding the first deliverables for the Stellar grant program, Gateway.fm has made significant progress, with the completion of more than 10% of the overall project. However, please note that the work is still ongoing.
The team has accomplished the following milestones:
curl -X POST 'https://soroban-rpc.futurenet.stellar.dev.gateway.fm' -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"method":"getLatestLedger","id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}'{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"id":"9e4873190ac62ee59258febf4aed4516cd4a0958cfeb637756f9a9487a544aa5","protocolVersion":"20","sequence":459286}}
As this RPC is not Ethereum-compatible, in order to create a multi-node scalable RPC endpoint, our proxy team would have to develop a Soroban-specific proxy application.
Gateway.fm remains committed to achieving the objectives outlined in the grant program (SCF #15) and will continue to provide updates on the progress of the project.
How can a reviewer check you completed your first deliverable?
Please find public Node via https://soroban-rpc.futurenet.stellar.dev.gateway.fm, the rate limit is 100RPS, so feel free to test it out.
Here is an example of the request with the correct response:
curl -X POST 'https://soroban-rpc.futurenet.stellar.dev.gateway.fm' -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"method":"getLatestLedger","id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}' {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"id":"9e4873190ac62ee59258febf4aed4516cd4a0958cfeb637756f9a9487a544aa5","protocolVersion":"20","sequence":459286}}
This successful response confirms the operability of our Soroban node, which is running the latest version of the protocol (version 20) and currently at sequence 459,286.
NOTE: As mentioned before, this RPC is not ethereum-compatible, in order to create multi-node scalable RPC endpoint, our proxy team would have to develop Soroban-specific proxy application.
GatewayFM is a decentralized blockchain infrastructure and node provider. Team: 20+ . The corporate HQ in Norway was established in mid 2021. Strong corporate operations & board process (PwC - IFRS audited since 2021). Registration number: 926 882 147
Cuautemoc Weber
CEO and co-founder
Short bio:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cuautemoc-weber/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oibot70
Igor Mandrigin
CTO and co-founder
Short bio:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandrigin/
GitHub: https://github.com/mandrigin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mandrigin
Alexey Ulyanov
Head of Infra
Short bio:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexey-ulyanov/
GitHub: https://github.com/sibuser
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SibuserNsk
Andrew Skurlatov
Head of Proxy
Short bio:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-skurlatov/
GitHub: https://github.com/andskur
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Andskur1
Sergii Chumak
Senior QA
Short bio:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergii-chumak-1554b579/
GitHub: https://gist.github.com/Serhy
Anna Danchenko
Head of Products
Short Bio:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/annadanchenko/
GitHub: https://github.com/annadanchenko
Vasy Kyryliuk
Head of Business Development Experience: PwC (Tax advisor), Bemobi (sister company of Opera Software) (Business Development =>Head of Products)
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasyl-kyryliuk-8511a6161/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyryliukVasyl
The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on December 5, 2022 as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on July 5th as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
**The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on December 16, 2021 as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
*The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on September 27, 2021 as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
* The USD valuation of the award in XLM is calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on the date of transfer as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR)
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has been awarded to the project in XLM. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.
*This budget request has not been fully awarded to the project. The USD valuation of the budget request in XLM will be calculated using the CF Stellar Lumens-Dollar Settlement Price on day of payment as administered, maintained, and reported by the cryptocurrency index provider CF Benchmarks Ltd. (using the ticker “XLMUSD_RR”) (available at https://www.cfbenchmarks.com/indices/XLMUSD_RR). Learn more in the SCF Handbook.