This week in the Ankr Archives:

- Neura blockchain countdown begins (with $ANKR as native gas!),
- No-code Frax Finance L3 deployer launch,
- New RPCs for IOTA & Matchain,
- Plus very fresh insights on AI agents & ETH's Pectra upgrade.

Stay ahead of the curve, not behind it, and subscribe now: https://ankr.substack.com/p/gearing-up-for-the-neura-l1-release?r=1g6p4d

⚠️ Watch out for scam accounts pretending to be Ankr

Ankr's official channels
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Right on the money.

https://x.com/ankr/status/1909320232990105659

Bitcoin versus Ethereum: how do they stack up against each other? Hear what Bitflow had to say

📢 After a thorough review process, Ankr has been selected to join the Arbitrum DAO ecosystem as a whitelisted RPC provider!

🤝This partnership will help streamline the process for Arbitrum ecosystem projects who want to build at scale and enhance the overall performance of their dApps.

⚡ As part of this new role, Ankr will offer high-performance RPC services specifically tailored to support the growth and innovation of projects building on Arbitrum.

Detailed announcement: https://www.ankr.com/blog/ankr-cements-role-in-arbitrum-ecosystem-as-a-whitelisted-rpc-provider/

It takes around 5 seconds to read this text. That's 460,000 RPC requests served in our time.

Get started at: https://ankr.com/rpc
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Tune into our upcoming Partner Spotlight with Ankr's community lead, Sergio to discuss data identity and sovereignty with Matchain!

We'll explore how this decentralized AI blockchain is using the Joint Innovation Studio (JIS) partnership with PSG_inside to drive brand-use cases to continue bringing millions of web2 users to web3.

Set your reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1ZkKzYvyQlDxv

"A Man without a Horse is like a Bird without Wings”

The Horse 👈 👉 The wings

We are on air!

https://x.com/i/spaces/1ZkKzYvyQlDxv

Why Ankr? 💙

What would revolutionize gaming as we know it? Mr. Minter ponders this question with EJ Ayala from XAI Games.

Could the answer be by rewarding Steam achievements with real prizes?

Find out on our latest episode of the Chain Reaction podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bImYzTpUs_E

AI is rewriting the rules of ownership. The Story Protocol gives holders control - and Ankr gives developers the tools and infrastructure they need to build this new paradigm.

Your IP, your rules.

https://www.ankr.com/blog/unleashing-programmable-ip-powering-the-future-of-creative-ownership-with-story/

Happy Easter from everyone at Ankr!

Excited to partner with IOTA on SwirlStake! Swirl brings liquid staking to the IOTA ecosystem, now live on Testnet 🌀

Stake $IOTA → Get $stIOTA → Use across DeFi while earning rewards

No lockups. No waiting. Just yield + utility.

https://twitter.com/ankr/status/1914354118828998905

Last week’s AWS outage was another reminder: Web3 still leans on centralized infrastructure, and it shows when things go down.

There are other ways forward. Globally distributed, bare-metal node networks are proving their value.

Read more on making resilient, unstoppable systems👇
https://www.ankr.com/blog/cloud-outages-and-crypto-improving-resilience-and-decentralization-for-unstoppable-systems/

🚨 Partner Spotlight: Story Protocol

🎙️On this episode, Andrea will be joining Sergio and delving into delving into AI x IP, and we're very excited to hear what nuggets of wisdom he has to share on the subject.

📆 May 1, 2025 at 6 PM CET

🔔 Set your reminder here: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDGlzLPqbOxL