The Graph Re-poster

The velocity of block times is on the rise. As @Solana, @Base, and other L2s move toward sub-second blocks, your blockchain data infrastructure must stay up to speed, especially since some traders are relying on partial blocks. Substreams solves this by processing blocks the moment a validating node makes them available. It streams transformed data instantly, ensuring there are no backfill delays and no waiting involved.

Acting as the data layer for the multichain economy, The Graph now indexes 80+ networks. Through this single protocol, builders can gain access to blockchain data across a wide spectrum of platforms. Supported ecosystems range from @ethereum and @solana to @base, @avalanche, @arbitrum, @BNB, @optimism, @polygon, @unichain, and more.

Curious about the mechanics of Substreams? Activity on the blockchain is constant and never pauses. Every second, thousands of transactions occur across networks such as Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, BSC, and others. Substreams connects directly to Firehose to guarantee that every single piece of data is captured without exception. Consider this the starting line for everything 🚦

To operate effectively, the biggest multichain DeFi protocols require data infrastructure that is equal to their magnitude. Substreams serves as the engine for data pipelines within systems that manage billions in volume spanning dozens of chains. This tool is essential for high-pressure environments where dependability is non-negotiable.

A data layer acts as the underlying infrastructure that converts raw blockchain states into organized, searchable information. In the absence of this technology, every application is forced to replicate the entire indexing process from the beginning. However, by utilizing this layer, builders are free to dedicate their efforts to the core solutions they are creating.

Substreams modules are written in Rust and compiled to WASM. Why Rust? It provides performance, safety, and aligns with a growing ecosystem of blockchain developers already familiar with the language. This ensures your data transformations run at native speed.

Horizon doesn't alter your current usage of Subgraphs, but it does enable The Graph to host additional data services alongside them—giving you more options as your data needs evolve.

The Graph dedicated 2+ years to building Horizon.

We did this not because it was easy, but because a multi-service infrastructure is essential for the ecosystem as blockchain data requirements get more complex.

Friendly reminder: Subgraph Linter exists 👭👬

This tool provides static analysis for Subgraphs. It helps catch entity overwrites, null pointer issues, and other runtime bugs that might otherwise slip past the compiler.

Discover hundreds of ready-to-use Substreams packages available right now in the Substreams Registry.

Simply find the one that fits your use case, configure your sink, and start streaming—with absolutely no custom development required. Additionally, the modular architecture of Substreams enables you to use a Substreams package as an input for another, allowing you to effectively build on the work of other developers in the community.

Get started, quicker than ever.

Are you developing on @solana?

Substreams provides you with account-level data changes, parallel processing, and guaranteed delivery.

Experience no missed blocks and no brittle RPC dependencies.

At the close of 2025, The Graph shipped Horizon, marking the most significant protocol upgrade since the network’s launch.

Why Horizon matters and what it enables ⬇️

▶️ Horizon transforms The Graph from infrastructure built for a single service (Subgraphs) into a modular platform capable of supporting any type of blockchain data service. It features the same battle-tested foundation, now with expanded capabilities.

▶️ Prior to Horizon: Staking, payments, and verification were built specifically for Subgraphs.
▶️ Following Horizon: Those same components become reusable primitives that any data service can leverage.

▶️ For developers, Horizon provides access to an expanding suite of data tools, all running on the same decentralized infrastructure. Subgraphs. Substreams. Curated APIs. Analytics. And services that have yet to be built.

▶️ More data services = more protocol activity. More opportunities for Indexers. More utility for GRT. Horizon serves as the foundation for that growth.

Horizon was the infrastructure upgrade. What comes next is building on it.

Introducing a new tool for Subgraph developers: Subgraph Linter!

This is a static analysis tool designed to catch common runtime bugs before deployment—including entity overwrites, unchecked nulls, division-by-zero, undeclared eth_calls, and more. It works in VS Code or CI pipelines.

While The Graph once focused solely on Subgraphs, it now supports a new generation of data products, all of which are designed to meet the emerging needs of the industry as a whole.

📅 Builders Office Hours is happening today at 1pm EST.
@juanmardefago from @graphops will walk through Subgraph Linter—a new tool that performs static analysis on Subgraph mappings to catch bugs that compile fine but crash at runtime.

Join @Marcus_Rein_ from @edgeandnode for the conversation.

The Graph serves as the industry standard for how blockchain data is accessed.

Horizon represents what comes next: a modular protocol designed to support any data service.

This includes real-time streams, preindexed APIs, analytics engines, and compliance tools—all running on shared infrastructure that has been battle-tested for years.

The Graph built the foundation. Now, anyone can build on top of it.

📅 Builders Office Hours is set for tomorrow at 1pm EST.

@juanmardefago from @graphops will provide a walkthrough of Subgraph Linter—a new tool capable of performing static analysis on Subgraph mappings to intercept bugs that compile successfully but crash at runtime.

Join @Marcus_Rein_ from @edgeandnode for this conversation.

Horizon has opened The Graph’s standard protocol infrastructure to any data service. It launched on December 9th, but the implications will reverberate for months to come. Here is how it is progressing ⬇️

✅ 100.00% of all active Indexers are now active on Horizon, utilizing some or all of their stake to serve subgraphs via Horizon.
✅ 99.39% of all queries are currently served via Horizon.
✅ 90.33% of all Indexer stake has migrated to Horizon.

The transition period isn’t over, yet the adoption of Horizon is already a huge success:
➡️ 668 million queries have been served in the last 10 days
➡️ A total of 684 million GRT staked

We are live now!

1/ Explore The Graph: The indexing protocol fueling the data layer of web3.
📊 Delivers 6B+ queries quarterly
🔗 Indexes 80+ blockchains
🏗️ Thousands of Subgraphs deployed
🏢 Relied on by @Uniswap , @ensdomains , @aave , @LidoFinance , and more.

The Graph protocol represents distributed service providers equipped with a durable payment infrastructure.

Horizon extends this reliability model beyond Subgraphs to every category of blockchain data.

It is infrastructure you can build on for the long term. That is the point.