Infura company
Overview
Infura is a remote RPC node provider for Ethereum and IPFS networks, enabling developers to interact with these blockchains without running their own infrastructure. It is maintained by ConsenSys and is widely used in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Infura connects to 16 tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 16 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
deployed_on | Ethereum | 90% |
deployed_on | Arbitrum | 90% |
deployed_on | Polygon | 90% |
deployed_on | Optimism | 90% |
deployed_on | BNB Chain | 90% |
deployed_on | Avalanche | 90% |
deployed_on | Linea | 90% |
deployed_on | Scroll | 90% |
deployed_on | Mantle | 90% |
deployed_on | Blast | 90% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Infura?
Infura is a remote RPC node provider that gives developers access to the Ethereum and IPFS networks without running their own nodes.
Is Infura decentralized?
Infura is a centralized service operated by ConsenSys, which has been a point of criticism regarding decentralization, though efforts to mitigate this include a planned decentralized version.
What are the risks of using Infura?
Users rely on a single provider, which introduces centralization risk; if Infura goes down, applications depending on it can lose connectivity to the Ethereum network.
What is Infura connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Infura is linked to 16 other tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon.
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