Life & fun · September 22, 2022
I Built 0xFast Stream – 100x Faster Ethereum Block Downloads
Getting web3 data out of Ethereum nodes or node services is excruciatingly slow (at least days if not weeks). I had wanted a way to just download the blocks quickly since I started exploring the web3 space. Took me a bunch of trial and errors to get to a way where I can parse all the blocks since genesis within 12 hours. But, instead of moving on to the next thing, I put this service together over the last few days, so everyone can benefit.
In plain words
0xFast Stream is a service for downloading and parsing Ethereum blockchain data from genesis to the present. It addresses the slow speed of traditional node services and data extraction methods, completing what typically takes days or weeks in approximately 12 hours. The tool is designed for web3 developers and researchers who need quick access to historical Ethereum block data for analysis and exploration.
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