Ecosystem Blog Posts
Decentralized Consumer Apps Hackathon - $5K in Prizes and 58 Unique Submissions!
Check out the Covalent winners of the Decentralized Consumer Apps Hackathon! $5K in Prizes and 58 Unique Submissions!
Building Farcaster Frames
How to build and deploy Farcaster frames
What Developers are Building using Covalent’s Grants Program
A deep-dive into what Covalent Grant recipients have built that leverage the Unified API
EthDenver 2024 Roundup: A Whirlwind of Innovation and Community
A comprehensive roundup of what happened with Covalent at EthDenver and an overview of what people were talking about.
Driving Quality Membership Activations with Onchain Gating Using Covalent
Learn how Guild.xyz is leveraging Covalent to drive onchain memberships through token gating based on holdings and detailed transaction activity.
Covalent Presenting on DePin and Data Availability at ETHDenver 2024!
We're heading to Denver to discuss everything from our latest developments to broader conversations about the future of blockchain data and decentralization.
Covalent commits $2.5M in grants to Empower the Identity Tech Ecosystem with Polygon ID
Covalent partners with Polygon ID, empowering Web3 with robust data analytics.
Covalent Join Forces with Infura, Microsoft and Tencent to Launch Decentralized Blockchain RPC Platform
Covalent to handle archival, historical data availability queries for decentralized Infura 'DIN'.
Yield Wars: US Treasury Bonds VS stETH Staking
Covalent's report on the US Treasury bonds and Lido staking APY, their opposite directions and what that means for DeFi and TradFi.
Safe’s DAATA and AI Hackathon - $5K in Prizes!
Covalent announces its $5K bounty winners for the Safe DAATA and AI hackathon focusing on account abstraction.
Base, Zora, PGN, and Mode, the Rise of Optimism’s OP Stack and Superchain
Explore the OP Stack and the onchain data behind OP Chains, including Base, Zora, Public Goods Network (PGN), and Mode.
ETHGlobal’s Superhack - $5K in Prizes and 32 Unique Submissions!
Covalent offered $5K in prizes to teams building with the Covalent API for ETHGlobal's Superhack!
Fantom Hackathon Q2 2023 - $300K in Prizes and 64 Unique Submissions!
Covalent is pleased to announce the prize winners of the Fantom Hackathon Q2 2023 that Covalent co-sponsored with AWS.
Covalent and Chainlink Labs Establish Partnership to Support Chainlink BUILD Participants
This partnership provides participants in the Chainlink BUILD program with GTM expertise, mentorship, and up to $25,000 in grants.
Ethereum, Rollups, and Mantle, Blockchains Go Modular
Discover the world of modular blockchains, their benefits compared to monolithic blockchains, and explore Ethereum's modular L2 tech stacks like Mantle.
Introducing the Covalent Testnet Faucet
Your Essential Tool for Smart Contract Deployment and DApp Testing.
Polygon zkEVM, Scroll, and Linea, Ethereum’s New Scaling Frontier
Learn more about the innovation of zkEVMs, the top teams involved in their development, and the onchain data behind their adoption.
Arbitrum and Optimism, Ethereum’s Leading Optimistic Rollups Compared
Everything you need to know about Arbitrum and Optimism, including their onchain metrics, ecosystem developments, and growth outlook.
Covalent Continues Focus on Scaling Ethereum by Partnering with ConsenSys’ Linea
Covalent Continues Focus on Scaling Ethereum by Partnering with ConsenSys’ Linea
Covalent Integrates With Mantle, Ethereum’s First Modular Layer 2, for Next-Level Scalability
Covalent Integrates With Mantle, Ethereum’s First Modular Layer 2, for Next-Level Scalability
Covalent Partners with Polygon’s zkEVM to Support Scaling the Ethereum Ecosystem
With data scalability as a catalyst for mass blockchain adoption, Covalent is the first data provider to bring visibility to Polygon’s zkEVM analytics
Covalent Integrates with Arbitrum Nova to Unlock Innovative Data Points for Developers
Covalent continues to support the gaming ecosystem through unrivaled analytical tools and rapid data querying
Covalent Adds Interoperability L1 Flare to Its Data Stack, Enhancing Web2 and Web3 Analytics Available to Developers
Partnership signals the protocol’s continued drive to support builders and enhance dApp utility
Fantom, The Future of Open Finance and DeFi
How Fantom has been taking DeFi by storm through its aBFT consensus mechanism, native DEXs, lending protocols, and other innovations.
Covalent Works with Coinbase to Support L2 Rollup Base's Development for Testnet
Purpose-built to scale the crypto economy, Base will leverage Covalent’s breadth of Web3 data to complete its development phase.
Covalent and NodeReal Expand Partnership with Balance API Premium Offering
Covalent and NodeReal Expand Partnership with Balance API Premium Offering
Covalent Adds Data Support for Canto, Increasing Data Visibility into Popular Blockchain Ecosystem
Covalent, a leading blockchain data platform, has announced the addition of data support for one of the fastest-growing blockchain ecosystems, Canto.
Avalanche Subnets, Scaling The Next Wave of AppChains and GameFi
Why Subnets are one of the most agile solutions for blockchain scaling and how they open the door to many more use-cases besides GameFi.
Covalent Announces ‘Bear Market Builders’ Movement to Celebrate Greater Web3 Ecosystem
Covalent is launching an awareness effort to celebrate the thousands of Web3 projects making the world safer, more secure, and better connected.
Covalent Partners With SKALE, Improving Accessibility, Breadth Of Appchain Data
Covalent Partners With SKALE
Covalent and NodeReal Partner to Improve Speed, Efficiency, and Data Accessibility for Web3 Developers
Covalent and NodeReal Partner to Improve Speed, Efficiency, and Data Accessibility for Web3 Developers
Covalent Partners with zkEVM solution, Scroll, as Ethereum Network Scales
Covalent Partners with zkEVM solution, Scroll, as Ethereum Network Scales
Announcing the Evmos-Covalent OneMillionWallets Hackathon!
Announcing the Evmos-Covalent #OneMillionWallets Hackathon!
Covalent is First to Index App-Chains, Focusing on Booming Web3 Gaming Sector
Covalent is First to Index App-Chains, Focusing on Booming Web3 Gaming Sector
Text AMA: The Data Alchemist Boot-camp
A transcribed Discord AMA
The Data Alchemist Bootcamp: Write SQL. Start Earning
A bootcamp teaching the fundamentals of Web3 analysis
Covalent as a Public Good
Covalent's Block Specimen technology brings visibility to billions of Web3 endpoints by presenting a unified, canonical schema that can be applied across multiple blockchains, standardizing how users can see blockchain data and preparing them for a multichain world.
The Nomad Bridge Hack Incident, Covalent’s Response, Recovery Efforts & Plan Ahead
Covalent Network responds to the Nomad Bridge Hack incident, providing recovery efforts and a plan ahead for the $190M in various assets that were withdrawn to the Ethereum network, including 11.3% of the total CQT supply. The company is actively monitoring the hack and working with Nomad to recover funds and track stolen CQT.
Covalent pledges $25M in public sale to bring data verifiability to Web3
Read about the world's first proof-based indexer with the launch of staking on the Covalent Network.
Quarter One Report 2022
Read about everything Covalent accomplished in the first quarter of the new year
Covalent’s Women-in-Tech Are Inspiring Change
Read about Covalent's women in Web3 and their inspiring journeys
Covalent Partners With Chainstack to Support Avalanche Subnets
Covalent partners with Chainstack to support Avalanche subnets, custom blockchain networks that serve a variety of project use cases. Covalent provides historical archive of subnet data, Chainstack full infrastructure for any application launching a subnet.
Text AMA With Bomb Crypto: Building The Future Of Gaming
Text AMA with bomb crypto
Hiring for Culture First Builds a Stronger Team
Read about the diversity in Covalent's quickly growing team
February 2022 Community Update!
Check out what happened in February with Covalent.
Infinite Games - How Axie Infinity and Play-to-Earn is Transforming Gaming
A multi-chain analysis focused around the explosive growth of GameFi.
Covalent Launches Non-EVM Support with Solana Balances
Covalent adds Solana support to its number one endpoint ‘Get token balances for address’ bringing the Unified API experience to tens of thousands of devs in the Solana ecosystem
January 2022 Community Update!
Check out what happened in January with Covalent.
Moonbeam Integrates with Covalent, Bringing Data Accessibility to the Platform
Moonbeam Integrates with Covalent
Open Sourcing a Critical Component of the Covalent Network: The Block Specimen
The Block Specimen, an essential technology to the Covalent Network, is now open source.
Axie Infinity Growth Pt. 2 - The Road to $15B in Community Earnings
A multi part blog series focused around the explosive growth of Axie Infinity.
Moralis Integrates Covalent's Unified API
The Covalent Plugin brings best-in-class multi-chain data solutions to Moralis’ leading Web3 development platform
November 2021 Community Update!
Check out what happened in November with Covalent.
Axie Infinity Growth Pt. 1 - Approach to 10M Players
A 4-part blog series focused around the explosive growth of Axie Infinity.
Ronin Chain (by Axie Infinity) Integrates with Covalent
Ronin Chain has integrated with Covalent, allowing developers way more velocity to access best-in-class data to build dApps
September 2021 Community Update!
Check out what happened in September with Covalent.
AlchemistDAO is here!
Learn all about AlchemistDAO here.
August 2021 Community Update: Launching Stake in the City!
Check out what happened in August with Covalent.
GetBlock and Covalent. What it means for a better developer experience.
Covalent Announces Partnership with GetBlock
A Guide to the Covalent Sushi Onsen Program
Double Rewards are Live!
July 2021 Community Update: Launching Double Rewards with Sushi Onsen!
Check out what enfolded throughout July with Covalent.
Taking the Alchemist Program to the next level
These past 4 months we have seen an amazing turn of events surrounding the Covalent Alchemist Ambassador Program. It took on a life of its own, becoming one of the most vibrant communities in crypto.
Hype Cycles are Inevitable as You Cross the Chasm
In last week’s Twitter Spaces we dove into hype cycles in crypto. Joining Ganesh was Joel John from LedgerPrime, Marc Weinstein from Mechanism Capital, Siddharth Jain from DefiDollar, and Covalent moderator Pratik Gandhi.
Infrastructure needed to make DAOs mainstream
Our most recent Twitter Spaces featured 4 exemplary DAO founders who were gratuitous to share their thinking behind DAO infrastructure.
Here’s What You Need to Know About Growing an Ecosystem
Growing a healthy and vibrant ecosystem is hard. Here are some points to get you started.
Protocols Can Ignore Hackathons at Their Own Peril
Hackathons have been a cornerstone in Covalent's community development
CQT is Here!
The Covalent Query Token is now live!
May 2021 Community Update: Concluding the CoinList Sale and Covalent Meetups!
Check out what enfolded throughout May with Covalent.
Covalent Partner Spotlight - CoinGecko
TM Lee of CoinGecko discusses how Covalent is adding value to the largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator.
Covalent Partner Spotlight - Matcha (by 0x)
A discussion with Alex Kim, Software Engineer at 0x, to understand how Covalent is powering one of DeFi's leading aggregators, Matcha.
April 2021 Community Update: CQT, The Covalent Network and PancakeSwap Endpoints!
Check out what enfolded throughout April with Covalent.
Covalent Partner Spotlight - D'CENT
Sangsu Baek of D'CENT discusses how Covalent is adding value to the wallet provider.
Covalent Partner Spotlight - Zerion
Rebecca Mqamelo of Zerion discusses how Covalent is adding value to the DeFi Dashboard.
Covalent Partner Spotlight - ChainGuardians
Emma Liu of ChainGuardians discusses how Covalent is adding value to the NFT gaming platform.
Ankr to Boost Covalent’s Network For Optimal Multi-Chain Experience, Staking Rewards & More!
Covalent Announces Partnership with Ankr
Covalent Brings its Indexing Solution to Edgeware, the Community-Owned Smart Contract Platform
Covalent Announces Integration with Edgeware
Covalent Partners with Fantom Integrating its Indexing Solution with the Highly Scalable Blockchain Ecosystem
Covalent Announces Integration with Fantom
The Covalent API Extends Support to Avalanche Bringing Unparalleled Data Accessibility to the Platform
Covalent Announces Integration with Avalanche
Covalent Targets World's Largest Developer Hub by Partnering with India's Lumos Labs
Hello, India!
Covalent Partners with CasperLabs to Unlock Cohesive Enterprise Data Solutions
Covalent Announces Partnership with CasperLabs
Covalent Partners with Elrond to Bring Data Accessibility to its Budding Digital Economy
Covalent Announces Partnership with Elrond
Covalent Partners with ChainGuardians to Scale its NFT Proof-of-Stake Mining Platform
Covalent Announces Partnership with ChainGuardians
Covalent Partners with Injective Protocol to Bring its Indexing-querying Solution to the Decentralized Derivative Exchange
Covalent Announces Partnership with Injective Protocol
Covalent and Terra Virtua Partner to Provide Deep, Granular Data on Tokenized Collectibles
Covalent Announces Partnership with Terra Virtua
Covalent Community Update: November 2020
The November Covalent community update is here!
Covalent Partners with OpenDeFi to Enhance the Transparency of Tokenized Real-World Assets
Covalent Announces Partnership with OpenDeFi
AMA Recap: Covalent and Reef
Covalent’s live transcript AMA with the Reef Global Community.
Covalent Partners with DeepDAO to Provide Granular and Real-Time Ethereum Data
Covalent Announces Partnership with DeepDAO
Covalent Partners with AllianceBlock to Deliver Digital Asset Data to Decentralized Capital Markets
Covalent Announces Partnership with AllianceBlock
Covalent Partners with Polkastarter to Compliment the DEXs Token Sales and Anti-scam Features
Covalent Announces Partnership with Polkastarter
Covalent Partners with UpBots to Bring Historical, Granular Data to Both Novice and Seasoned Traders
Covalent Announces Partnership with UpBots
Covalent Partners with Shyft Network to Enhance Risk Scoring for Liquidity Pools
Covalent Announces Partnership with Shyft Network
Covalent Integrates with Cryptosheets to Bring Crypto Datasets to the Dynamic Analytical Platform
Covalent Announces Product Integration with Cryptosheets
Covalent Integrates with Reef to bring Data Transparency and Visibility to Yield Engines and Liquidity Aggregation
Covalent Announces Product Integration with Reef
Covalent Partners with Frontier to Bring Data Transparency to the DeFi Aggregation Layer
Covalent Announces Product Integration with Frontier
Covalent Partners with ZeroSwap to Bring Unmatched Visibility to DEX Trader Activity
Covalent Announces Product Integration with ZeroSwap
Covalent’s AMA Recap with the Pramod Global Crypto Community
Covalent’s live transcript AMA with the Pramod Global Crypto Community.
5️⃣ Complete List of ALL Your Tokens and their Balances - SafeKeep Countdown #5
Only on SafeKeep can display an exhaustive list of all your ERC20 tokens and other synthetic tokens from Uniswap, Tokensets and Balancer.
6️⃣ Complete Understanding of MakerDAO positions – SafeKeep launch countdown #6
SafeKeep allows a truly complete understanding of your MakerDAO assets
7️⃣ Deep Transaction View – SafeKeep launch countdown #7
SafeKeep shows you every DeFi transaction that can effects your balance.
8️⃣ Calling Compound Yield Farmers – SafeKeep launch countdown #8
SafeKeep shows you all of your Compound positions including secondary wallets, gas costs and historical data.
9️⃣ Ethereum Name Service support – SafeKeep launch countdown #9
SafeKeep shows you all of your ENS names including ones that are about to expire.
🔟 Multiple Ethereum Wallet support – SafeKeep launch countdown #10
SafeKeep walks through your entire transaction history and is able to piece together all of your wallets in one convenient place.
📟 Managing MakerDAO Vault Liquidations with Notifications
Materially reducing the number of liquidations that lead of the loss of a borrower's funds.
🏧 DAI Savings Rate – what, how and keeping track of interest income
A look into the mechanics of Maker's new system to earn interest on your DAI stablecoin risk-free.
🤷♂️ Value locked in DeFi is nuanced
The crypto industry's fixation on Total Value Locked in DeFi is miguided.
CryptoKitties Traction Part 1/5 – Revenue Analysis
Learn how Covalent is using data to deep-dive into the business model and revenue metrics behind CryptoKitties, one of the most popular games on the Ethereum blockchain. Follow our 5-part series on "10x analytics" and see how we've combined on-chain Ethereum transaction data with off-chain API data to uncover the numbers behind the game.