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By Uniblock
Uniblock is the first Web3 Orchestration Layer. We provide builders a single place to go to access all the data providers they need to build, while saving them money and headaches with our proprietary smart-routing algorithms.
Uniblock gives developers the "batteries included" experience. Our tooling brings together different data providers and enable builders to simplify their tech stack and the operational complexity they need to manage as they build and operate their projects.
We provide a single place to go to access all the data needed. This can be APIs to check transaction history, token price, market data, and more. We are also able to stitch together the various data providers to create a wholistic experience -- for example, when SimpleHash was acquired recently and went offline, our users were able to continue without disruption as we brought endpoints from 6 different providers into one place to provide 98% coverage for the gap that SimpleHash left. Without Uniblock, developers need to struggle to talk to each of the different providers, read all of their documentation, and then contract and pay monthly invoices from all the different providers they work with.
Our business is in understanding the data provider landscape, negotiating the best enterprise agreements, and bringing it all together into a simple and easy to use experience for developers. And on top of that, we add an AI routing layer that intelligently routes data requests to the provider that is offering the best price and best latency. We also automatically detect failures and outages and move project data requests to the next-best provider; minimizing outages and downtime that affect the end-users of applications, while also taking away the need for projects to build this redundancy (and the need to pay for backups that may never be used) away from projects.
You can read a quick 1 pager about us here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vh5Qr7Gu7iVMGi54T8f9Jw97ENP2S8os/view?usp=drive_link
Additional Information added: 1. With indexers such as Goldsky, we will run 1 indexer account in Uniblock backend. We will then allow users to have one billing system under Uniblock without having to pay for a separate indexer account. We will wrap around the indexer CLI and create a new Uniblock-indexer CLI to provide all functionalities. In addition, we will create a copy of indexer query studio for graphql queries
2. While most Stellar Horizon providers truncated its historical data to one year, as long as there exists providers that provide complete historical data, we can aggregate it. For example, we can work with Bitquery https://explorer.bitquery.io/stellar/operations and other similar api providers as backup
3. The value of Uniblock, and the issue in the industry that we are solving for developers, is that we eliminate the need to have costly secondary and tertiary agreements with other providers that are only used in the event of an outage of the primary provider.
Uniblock's infrastructure is run on GCP (Google) and has benefits from this stable, as near as possible to 100%, uptime. Our customers do not need additional providers as Uniblock is more stable than even having 2, 3, or even more backup RPC providers.
Yes
$142.7K
Qualitatively, success for Uniblock on Stellar looks like hundreds or thousands of builders on Stellar using Uniblock to support their data needs. It looks like builders not having to struggle with different transaction streams across Stellar and Soroban, it looks like a better experience and more complete data for indexers, it looks like builders saving money money over month as they benefit from our auto-router, sending their requests for data to the best priced and best performant data providers.
Quantitatively, we are happy to work with Stellar to define particular metrics as it relates to either usage of specific providers, unification and usage of specific types of tools (e.g., RPCs, Indexers, API providers), levels of engagement as it relates to our ecosystem of builders using Uniblock on other chains, etc. We want Stellar to see immediate value from Uniblock integration, and will work with you to define the metrics that are important to you, and use the funding available to us to pursue those metrics.
Uniblock has an existing go-to-market strategy that encompasses:
Partnerships with chains & their developer ecosystem
Referral/GTM partnerships with a variety of service providers
Monthly newsletter
Customer highlights/marketing announcements
Extensive VC network, including partnering with various incubators and accelerators to support their builders
Direct outreach via TG and email
Testimonials from our users / direct introductions by our users to builders that they know
Conference attendance by the business development and leadership team, including some event hosting
Various AMA/Twitter Spaces/Panels/etc. as invited by partners + customers
If selected for the Build award, as part of our new support for Stellar, we will incorporate you into our proven GTM channels. We would make significant announcements related to our Stellar support, share with our existing users that they can build on Stellar through us / expand their project to Stellar, and would ask that we work closely together in supporting your builders -- working with you to identify where there are existing pain points in the Stellar ecosystem, and how we can help bridge the gaps to better the developer experience and gain Uniblock users in the process.
We would like to note that this go-to-market strategy is proven, and we are continuously getting more developers using us and offering support to more chains and ecosystems.
Uniblock is used by over 1,000 projects building across Web3. We are constantly working alongside infrastructure providers to integrate them into Uniblock, partnering with chains/protocols/ecosystems to support their infrastructure directly and work with their developers to build better, and having builders sign up directly to experience the best way to manage their Web3 infrastructure and data needs.
Screenshot from internal admin dashboard showing projects created on Uniblock: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FJeccJkI3Ply7l5Pto1nEdtbtWUi2i-n/view?usp=drive_link
Some usage data (as of Jan 2025, most recent database export): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WvZAk2k_kQ4pbGjZJYZ872zsvmHGpceTyCvCGIq-0-8/edit?usp=drive_link
Here is our Twitter/X: https://x.com/Uniblock
Here's a copy of our March newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17FPf4WjQVhSKLU7_vaXBQgIQv1LGP2_T/view?usp=drive_link
Initial Development of Common Architectural Components (3 Weeks)
Provisioning of servers
Development of integration components (adapters, connectors, etc.)
Upon Completion: Infrastructure provisioned for provider integration
Uniblock Hosted Fallback Stellar Node (2 weeks) (Some activities performed in parallel to Initial Development of Common Architectural Components; total duration 4 weeks)
- Provisioning cloud instances / bare metal (determined in planning phase)
- Spinning up initial node
- Syncing node to current block height
- Initial send & receive transaction tests
- Smoke tests
- Load tests
- Embedding node into Uniblock backend
Upon Completion: Uniblock hosted Stellar RPC Fallback Node is spun up and available through Uniblock
Budget: $26,040
Integration of Initial 3 Providers: Integration and setup of provider data into standardized data schemas (10 Weeks)
Performed sequentially, each launching in ~3 weeks (1 week retained as buffer)
JSON RPC data to be added to autorouting algorithm
Data logging
Data fallback triggers setup
Stellar added to user dashboards and interfaces
Smoke, soak, load and other tests for data performance and functionality
User end to end testing
Stellar JSON RPC docs and user guides
Deployment
Upon Completion: Stellar network available via 3 providers within Uniblock; with automatic routing, docs, single monthly plan, etc.
Budget: $58,350
Integration of Additional Providers (10 Weeks) : Providers determined in Planning Phase; prioritized with Stellar & Developer Community.
Expected to be 2 or 3 more providers, following the same workflow:
JSON RPC data to be added to autorouting algorithm
Data logging
Data fallback triggers setup
Stellar added to user dashboards and interfaces
Smoke, soak, load and other tests for data performance and functionality
User end to end testing
Stellar JSON RPC docs and user guides
Deployment
Additionally, set up of stellar specific APIs & Webhooks/Websockets as applicable (within the same 10 week window; performed in parallel)
Upon Completion: Stellar network available via additional providers, with additional RPC and Webhook/Websocket support as applicable
Budget: $58,350
We have a fully in-house team. A 1-page slide that provides the overview of the team is available here.
We have experience from Coinbase, Twitter, Accenture, among other firms and projects. The development team all have experience from other blockchain projects.
Thomas Harvie
By Uniblock
Infrastructure Orchestration Layer