OnFinality is a SaaS platform providing infrastructure services for the Kusama/Substrate community. We just launched our beta version of a shared node API Service and are already listed in the Polkadot.js app. This service expands on our core mission - to support all blockchain developers in the world by providing core infrastructure so they can focus on building the next dApp.
This funding grant is for the ongoing running costs of two pools of Kusama nodes for Q2 2021 (April, May, June) - this will be proposed again every three months.
You can read more about this proposal, including detailed itemised costing here
OnFinality is a platform that helps blockchain developers by providing infrastructure services for the Kusama/Substrate community. They have launched a beta version of a shared node API service and are listed in the Polkadot.js app.
They are requesting funding for the ongoing running costs of two pools of Kusama nodes for Q2 2021 (April, May, June), which is estimated to be USD $9,056.34 each quarter.
In Q1 2021, they served a total of 252,483,124 requests over the quarter, with a record 23,686,188 daily requests and a rolling 7 day average at the end of the Q1 period of 2,588,618 requests each day.
They will maintain their free tier for users of 500,000 requests a day and the one-click deploy dedicated node access to Kusama for customers that need more than what their API service is intended for.
You can access their public API service by creating a free account for their admin portal or by connecting to it using Polkadot.js.