Ankr protocol
Overview
Ankr is a Web3 infrastructure provider that sells node/RPC access and staking services rather than operating a single blockchain of its own. Its documentation describes it as powering 'global blockchain access for builders, gamers, and DeFi protocols', with JSON-RPC and WebSocket endpoints across 80+ networks in public and premium tiers. Alongside RPC it offers an Advanced API for multichain NFT, token and transaction queries, staking (delegated and liquid staking), and AppChains — dedicated networks launched as rollups, sidechains or Bitcoin-Secured Infrastructure. On the DeFi side DefiLlama categorises Ankr as a Liquid Staking protocol whose token is ANKR (contract 0x8290333cef9e6d528dd5618fb97a76f268f3edd4). Per the DefiLlama protocol API read on 22 July 2026, Ankr's tracked TVL was roughly $16.6M on Ethereum, $3.3M on Flow and $0.6M on BNB Chain, with smaller amounts on Avalanche, Polkadot, Fantom, Gnosis and Kusama. It is therefore best understood today as an infrastructure/API business with a comparatively small liquid-staking book attached. DefiLlama lists two audits for Ankr's staking contracts, with a published smart-contract audit report hosted on assets.ankr.com. Its documentation site moved from docs.ankr.com to ankr.com/docs (a 301 redirect observed in July 2026), consolidating docs onto the main domain.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Ankr connects to 8 tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Binance, Solana.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 8 of 8 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
deployed_on | Ethereum | 95% |
deployed_on | Binance | 95% |
deployed_on | Solana | 90% |
issued_by | Ankr Network | 90% |
deployed_on | Avalanche | 85% |
deployed_on | Polkadot | 85% |
deployed_on | Fantom | 85% |
deployed_on | Flow | 85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Ankr?
Ankr is a liquid-staking tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph. It is connected to 8 other tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Binance, Solana.
What type of entity is Ankr?
Ankr is classified as a liquid-staking (protocol) in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph.
What is Ankr connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Ankr is linked to 8 other tracked entities, most strongly to Ethereum, Binance, Solana.
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