Ankr adds RPC support for Aptos blockchain

Ankr (ANKR/USD), a leading Web3 infrastructure provider, is now providing Remote Procedure Call (RPC) to Aptos, becoming the first RPC provider to bring this support to the scalable Layer-1 blockchain.

Ankr offers a geo-distributed and decentralized Aptos RPC support, with multiple independent blockchain nodes spread across the globe to allow reliable, low-latency connections.

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The support will see developers make use of the Aptos Testnet community as well as Premium RPCs, with easy access to requests that are set to return information that reflects the results developers will get when running Aptos full nodes.

Ankr’s RPC support in favor of Aptos blockchain

Aptos, which has the backing of major crypto-focused venture firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, FTX Ventures and Binance Labs, can now benefit from increased developer activity leveraging the Ankr product, the two firms said in a press release to Invezz.

Ankrs Aptos Testnet RPC connects the Aptos blockchain to wallets, command line interfaces and decentralized applications (dApps). The service thus acts as a blockchain router (or messenger), with information in the chain communicated across the ecosystem for the performance of key tasks such as network transactions and filling wallet balances.

The collaboration comes ahead of Aptos’ mainnet launch, which is expected before the end of the year. Commenting on the development, Ankr product manager Josh Neuroth said it is the beginning of more product integrations that will drive developer activity and user demand as the mainnet approaches. He noted in a statement:

“Ankr is excited to be an early supporter of Aptos with an RPC that now makes it easy for all developers to start building on the ecosystem. This is just the beginning of Ankr’s products for the blockchain which will undoubtedly attract more demand before the much anticipated mainnet launch.”

Ankr plans to add support for additional features intended to grow Aptos’ Web3 developer community, with the new features and tools coming after the Aptos network goes live.

With the Aptos partnership, Ankr’s RPC support is now available on 19 blockchain networks, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Solana and Polygon.