# Pinax October 2024 Update **URL:** \ **Category:** Core Team Updates\ **Tags:** pinax\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/pinax-october-2024-update/6081 "2024-10-12T21:37:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keyes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.thegraph.com/keyes/32/2671_2.png) [@keyes](https://forum.thegraph.com/u/keyes)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.thegraph.com/t/pinax-october-2024-update/6081/1 "2024-10-12T21:37:31Z")
## 👩‍🚀 Summary September was a very productive month for the Pinax team! We successfully sunset our hosted dfuse service for EOS and WAX blockchains and have migrated all users to new Substreams-powered-subgraphs on The Graph. We’ve also improved the performance of our indexer, added support for new chains, and produced a whole bunch of educational content and promoted the Graph at multiple live events. Plus a whole lot more - read on to learn more! ## 🎉 Looking back (what was delivered) ### Provide infrastructure for chains currently supported on The Graph & to support protocol integration with new chains **EOS and WAX Substreams-Powered-Subgraphs on The Graph:** **Chain-agnostic Subgraphs:** - Successfully deployed the [Antelope Transactions](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-antelope-transactions) subgraph, which tracks transaction data across Antelope networks. - Launched the [Antelope Tokens (Balance & Supply)](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-antelope-tokens) subgraph to manage token balances and supply across Antelope-based chains. - Released the [Cosmos Governance Proposal](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-cosmos-proposals) subgraph, enabling the tracking of governance proposals on Cosmos-based networks, including votes, deposits, and fully decoded proposal content. **dApp/Protocol Subgraphs:** - Delivered the [Roundtable](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-roundtable) subgraph, supporting data integration for the Roundtable decentralized application. - Completed the [Satoshi Gaming Group](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-satoshi-gaming-group) subgraph, facilitating data collection for the Satoshi Gaming Group platform. - Developed the [Alien Worlds (WAX)](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-alien-worlds) subgraph, tracking in-game data for the Alien Worlds universe on the WAX blockchain. - Finalized the [Farmers World (WAX)](https://github.com/pinax-network/subgraph-farmers-world) subgraph, which supports the Farmers World game on the WAX blockchain. **Raw Blocks Substreams:** - Extended the block schema for [Antelope](https://github.com/pinax-network/substreams-raw-blocks/tree/main/blocks/antelope) based chains, enhancing support for raw block data. - Expanded the [EVM](https://github.com/pinax-network/substreams-raw-blocks/tree/main/blocks/evm) block schema to better manage raw block data across EVM-based chains. - Progressed with the development of the [Solana](https://github.com/pinax-network/substreams-raw-blocks/tree/main/blocks/solana) block schema, currently enhancing raw block data capabilities for Solana-based chains. **POl investigations:** - Experimented with Kubernetes environments to integrate advanced features and tools for improved resilience and performance. Key developments included implementing automated workflows using k8s\_gateway and cert-manager to manage SSL certificates and dynamic DNS challenges. - Started optimizing Helm charts for specific blockchain deployments to streamline deployment strategies and improve service management on Kubernetes. **New blockchains for this period:** - Moonriver (Moonbeam testnet) (RPC+ Firehose + Substreams) - Starknet Mainnet reprocessing with new starknet firehose reader (Firehose + Substreams) - Gravity Mainnet (RPC + Firehose + Substreams) - full blocks **Blockchains under testing:** - iotex (Mainnet and Testnet) - zksync-era - rootstock - injective - bsc and chapel erigon3 - eth/sepolia/holesky erigon3 \*\*Chains transformed from light to full blocks during this period: \*\* - Starknet (currently being reprocessed with a new Starknet Firehose reader, transform in-progress) **Auxiliary Service Information for this period:** - Implemented several upgrades across various blockchain nodes, including successful upgrades for Optimism, StarkNet, Moonbeam, and Avalanche, ensuring that all relevant nodes are operating on the latest software versions. - Addressed high alert volumes through the systematic review and adjustment of Nagios monitoring rules, contributing to a more efficient alert management system. - Streamlined the backup and storage processes by upgrading Ceph storage capabilities and implementing new disk configurations in multiple data center locations. ### Education, onboarding & community support for Indexers and Developers working with new data services We published 1 new YouTube video: - [The Open-Source Solution for ERC20 Token Data: A Full Step-by-Step API Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0VBmo7YpiM&t=4s) Pinax is continuing to publish summaries of the Indexer Office hours on our blog every week: - [The Graph Indexer Office Hours #174](https://blog.pinax.network/events/the-graph-indexer-office-hours-174/) - [The Graph Indexer Office Hours #175](https://blog.pinax.network/events/the-graph-indexer-office-hours-175/) - [The Graph Indexer Office Hours #176](https://blog.pinax.network/events/the-graph-indexer-office-hours-176/) - [The Graph Indexer Office Hours #177](https://blog.pinax.network/events/the-graph-indexer-office-hours-177/) - [The Graph Indexer Office Hours #178](https://blog.pinax.network/events/the-graph-indexer-office-hours-178/) We published 4 additional new blog posts with educational and promotional content on The Graph and Firehose & Substreams (available in English, French, and Vietnamese): - [Substreams 102: Get Started with Substreams CLI Fundamentals](https://blog.pinax.network/substreams/substreams-102-get-started-with-substreams-cli-fundamentals/) - [Dev Talent and Innovative Projects Collide at ETH Shenzhen](https://blog.pinax.network/events/dev-talent-and-innovative-projects-collide-at-eth-shenzhen/) - [Pinax Datasets Offer Simple Solution to Accessing Blockchain Data](https://blog.pinax.network/pinax/pinax-datasets-offer-simple-solution-to-accessing-blockchain-data/) - [Important Tech Update: Transition From Dfuse By September 25](https://blog.pinax.network/pinax/important-tech-update-transition-from-dfuse-by-september-25/) - [The Evolution of Subgraphs: What’s New and What’s Coming Next](https://blog.pinax.network/events/the-evolution-of-subgraphs-whats-new-and-whats-coming-next/) **Community events and support:** - Pinax China Team Lead Lena Wang helped organize and host the [Graph On Campus event on Oct 13th](https://lu.ma/cr1qnqm7) in Shanghai as part of the Shanghai Blockchain Week. She was the acting point of contact for The Graph on-site, guiding students in the workshop. - Lena Wang is also coordinating more “Graph On Campus” Events at Chinese Universities - Pinax is continuing to support the Vietnamese Community Manager for The Graph - Our Chinese community manager, Eleven, continues to manage The Graph Chinese communities in Telegram, Discord, and WeChat. - Pinax team members promoted Firehose, Substreams, and The Graph at Token 2049 & Solana Breakpoint in Singapore. - Pinax team members promoted Firehose, Substreams, and The Graph at Messari Mainnet in New York. We also launched our Data Sets pilot Program at the event and coordinated a PR for the Graph. - We continue to support the production of The Graph Builders Office Hours each week. - We continue to heavily promote The Graph ecosystem on [the Pinax X account](https://twitter.com/PinaxNetwork). - We continued our ecosystem scan and outreach campaign with a focus on Asia and Solana. In the last month, we identified and joined 120 relevant groups and published 65 posts linking to content related to The Graph. ### Collaboration with core developers and new consumers on designing and testing new data services while augmenting the Indexer experience with new tooling **Barcelona All-Staff - New Priorities and Goals Coming** The Pinax team was very active at the Barcelona all-staff, presenting 3 sessions and taking on several new priority tasks. Presentations: - Token API - Datasets - Education in The Graph Ecosystem (partnering with The Graph Foundation and Edge & Node) ## 🚀 Looking ahead (upcoming priorities) Pinax has committed to the following priorities coming out of the Barcelona off-site: - Token API/Dataset - Market Validation/RICE analysis - Learn more about operating Gateway - Gather input on tech stack/features from other core devs - UX and Onboarding working group identified key user personas and learning paths - Next steps are to work with the working group and Foundation to agree on the plan forward. Martin from Pinax will take this up from our team. - Pinax will take over maintenance of The Graph CLI, with Paka as product owner - Pinax will lead effort to deploy a chain registry for The Network - Pinax will lead the effort to determine a naming convention for chain names - Pinax will participate in working group to improve alignment across core devs related to BD efforts - Pinax will support Launchpad by contributing new helm charts and testing updated chain clients - Pinax will improve performance and scalability of our indexer - Pinax commits to contribute feedback to Indexer documentation. - Pinax commits to productize proof of Indexer app for Discord - Pinax commits to provide operational feedback on nozzle