# Edge & Node’s April/May Update **URL:** \ **Category:** Core Team Updates\ **Tags:** edgeandnode\ **Created:** [April 21, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-node-s-april-may-update/5747 "2024-04-21T17:47:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tegan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.thegraph.com/tegan/32/1677_2.png) [@Tegan](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/Tegan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/edge-node-s-april-may-update/5747/1 "2024-04-21T17:47:46Z")
## 👩‍🚀 Executive Summary The last 1.5 months have heralded some exciting developments around The Graph Network. Quantity without compromise on quality with the launch of many features that completed Phase 1 of the [Sunrise of Decentralized Data](https://thegraph.com/blog/unveiling-updated-sunrise-decentralized-data/) — the Sunray. We have now entered Phase 2, the Sunbeam, after announcing on April 11th that The Graph Network is prepared to welcome all traffic from the hosted service, with a 60 day [window for subgraph users to upgrade](https://twitter.com/graphprotocol/status/1778473600124608608) completing June 12th, 2024. For a summarized view into how Edge & Node is supporting subgraph developers and data consumers amidst the Sunrise, and news on major protocol enhancements, see below: ## **Notable March & April Accomplishments:** ### Progress on Sunrise: The completion of Sunray and the start of Sunbeam We now have an official date for the completion of the sunrise — June 12th, 2024 where all dapps will need to upgrade their endpoints to The Graph Network. In order to prepare for the Sunbeam’s Upgrade Window, we launched a plethora of features around the studio and gateways that together comprised the Sunray: - **Free Query Plan** : To keep the Network accessible for all, we introduced [100,000 free queries every month](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPKDbWH9kw) for all users - **Transparent Billing** : To make the network scalable for power users, we enabled transparent, predictable pricing of $40 per million queries above the first 100k - **Pay by Card or GRT** : To make those payment transactions more convenient, we enabled payment via GRT or credit/debit cards — so signing up to pay for queries on the protocol becomes as easy as singing up for any web2 service - All of the above features are communicated via a shiny new [Studio Pricing page](https://thegraph.com/studio-pricing/) - With the recent introduction of [Blast mainnet](https://twitter.com/graphprotocol/status/1766116416283889733) to both Studio and Network support (via the Upgrade Indexer), there are [45+ chains supported on the Network](https://thegraph.com/blog/the-graph-network-expansion-40-chains/), all easily searched, filtered, and sorted on the new [Supported Networks page](https://thegraph.com/networks/) - To tie it all together, we’ve built a hyper-streamlined [Upgrade Flow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLqJdVCom5k) — which makes upgrading to The Graph Network as easy as a few clicks! - Any active subgraphs can be selected for upgrade - All of these upgrades will be gasless - Users just need to select which wallet will receive ownership of the subgraphs ### Mainstream attention on The Graph amplifies - The Graph was featured on the [TechCunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/a-new-web3-network-is-being-built-right-now-that-wants-to-end-big-techs-control-of-your-data/) podcast and article - The article highlights how The Graph — along with upcoming AI integrations on The Graph Network — allows greater transparency, autonomy, and data self-sovereignty. We are proud to work on a mission that is helping to create the web we all deserve! ### The Graph grows via widening participation, technical education, and open-sourced releases - There are now over 2,400 subgraphs published on The Graph Network across L1 (Ethereum) and L2 (Arbitrum), with 96% of subgraphs published in Q1 happening on L2 - 641 of these subgraphs are generating over 1,000 monthly queries — an all-time high - The DevRel and BD teams continued educating across the world with workshops, panels, and demos across EthDenver, EthGlobal London, EthBucharest, plus oodles of recorded content - A feature-rich [Graph Node update](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/releases/tag/v0.35.0), `v0.35.0` was released. Some highlights: - Aggregations! Declarative aggregations defined in the subgraph schema allow the developer to aggregate values on specific intervals using flexible aggregation functions. [(#5082)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5082) [(#5184)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5184) [(#5209)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5209) [(#5242)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5242) [(#5208)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5208) - Parallel execution of all top-level queries in a single query body [(#5273)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5273) - Support for explicit pausing and resuming of subgraph deployments with a field tracking the paused state in `indexerStatuses` [(#5190)](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5190) ## What’s Next: - The next `graph-node` release is being tested and will be released soon. Upcoming features of note include: - [Declarative Eth calls](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5264) - Support for [checking if an address is an EOA or contract in the mappings](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5272) - Improvements to cache management ([#5324](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5324) + [#5326](https://github.com/graphprotocol/graph-node/pull/5326)) - Completing the Sunrise - Ensure the first set of smart contracts for [the implementation of Graph Horizon](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/graph-horizon-explained-a-proposal-for-the-evolution-of-the-protocol/5169) are ready for audit - Develop an MVP for indexing payments (originally [GIP-0058](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/gip-0058-replacing-bonding-curves-with-indexing-fees/4425) and also part of Graph Horizon) - Create a proposal to scale arbitration - Support the growth of The Graph Network by encouraging projects to leverage the Upgrade Flow across all channels - Add subgraph building guides on a per-chain basis to the [Supported Networks page](https://thegraph.com/networks/) - 125 House of Web3 Co-Creation Contributor NFTs sold - Unlocking the world of data services on The Graph Network