High Performance Public Infrastructure (Ongoing Costs for Q2 2021)

OnFinality is a SaaS platform providing infrastructure services for the Polkadot/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 Polkadot nodes for Q2 2021 (April, May, June) - this will be proposed again every three months.

These costs are currently estimated at USD $9,714.86 each quarter
In Q1 2021 we served (see previous proposal report):
- A grand total of 666,946,005 requests over the quarter.
- A record 31,447,298 daily requests
- A rolling 7 day average at the end of the Q1 period of 9,441,503 requests each day
Earlier today (21st April) we just passed 1 Billion requests to this service so usage is only accelerating
We’ll maintain our free tier for users of 500,000 requests a day. This is so we can maintain and ensure that Polkadot is accessible by all, from the largest and most funded development teams, to the many amateurs tinkering away.
We’ll maintain the one click deploy dedicated node access to Polkadot for customers that need more than what our API service is intended for
You can access our public API service by creating a free account for our admin portal, or by connecting to it using Polkadot.js

OnFinality is a service that helps developers build apps on the Polkadot blockchain. They recently launched a shared node API service and are listed in the Polkadot.js app. They need funding to keep running two pools of Polkadot nodes for three months, costing about $9,714.86 each quarter.

In the first quarter of 2021, they handled over 666 million requests.
They reached a billion requests on April 21st, showing their service is growing fast.
They offer a free tier with 500,000 requests per day to make Polkadot accessible to everyone.
They also provide a one-click deploy dedicated node for users who need more.
You can access their public API service by creating a free account or using Polkadot.js.
More details about the proposal and costs can be found in a linked document.

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