Data-driven research, guides, and insights for leaders building the infrastructure and intelligence to bring institutions on chain, by the data plumbers at Allium.
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Why Solana Data Is Uniquely Challenging Before evaluating providers, it's worth understanding why Solana data infrastructure is fundamentally harder than other chains—and why getting it right matters so much. Volume and scale that dwarfs other networks. Solana's network generates approximately 1TB of new data daily,
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Cross-chain crime hit $20 billion+ in 2024. DPRK hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit in a single exploit. Ransomware groups and sanctions evaders exploit gaps between new chain launches and tool coverage. This guide compares Allium, Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, and Inca Digital based on what matters for investigations
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Compare Allium, Cryptio, Bitwave, TRES Finance, and Lukka for crypto accounting and audit. We break down SOC certification, chain coverage, ERP integration, and what matters for closing books and passing audits.
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Choose Allium if: You need verified, audit-ready data that keeps pace with a rapidly evolving market. You want coverage of new chains in days, automatic handling of protocol changes, and institutional-grade verification—all delivered to fit your existing workflow.
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A practical guide to cross-chain analytics for Web3 ecosystem teams. Compare Allium, Dune, Flipside, Ormi, and SonarX on data accuracy, chain coverage, delivery options, and total cost of ownership
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The stablecoin market has exploded to over 400 issued tokens with more than $300 billion in total market cap. Despite all this activity, only a handful of stablecoins have achieved meaningful adoption. The top two—USDT and USDC—continue to dominate market share while hundreds of newer entrants struggle to
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Technical guide comparing RPC nodes, API providers, and data infrastructure for blockchain data. Learn what production systems actually require with real examples from wallet and trading applications.
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Blockchain data pipelines often fail at scale. Learn how APIs, Datastreams, and continuous verification make real-time blockchain data reliable, fast, and scalable.
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Stablecoins are now the settlement layer of crypto, moving trillions of dollars across exchanges, wallets, and payment networks each year. For institutional analysts, accountants, and regulators, tracking these flows is essential: they reveal liquidity trends, counterparty risk, systemic vulnerabilities, and potential compliance red flags. But raw blockchain data is noisy.
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AI agents are beginning to transact autonomously — paying for compute, APIs, and services in real time. Some use stablecoins or blockchain rails; others connect to existing payment networks or bank APIs. Whatever the settlement method, a new class of agentic payments is emerging — and it exposes a critical gap: the
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Why blockchain data is so hard to use, and why enterprises now need an operating system for onchain data