what's Infura?
Infura is a Web3 infrastructure platform that provides developers with reliable, scalable APIs and gateways for accessing Ethereum, IPFS, Filecoin, and other blockchain networks. It eliminates the need for running personal nodes by offering instant, managed access to these networks, supporting everything from core RPC endpoints to advanced features like NFT APIs, transaction simulation, and trace data. The platform powers major wallets and dApps, including MetaMask, with tools like testnet faucets, SDKs, and integrations for L2s such as Linea. Infura is actively pursuing decentralization through planned node operator networks while maintaining high uptime and global distribution for production-grade deployments.
Infura serves 400k+ Ethereum dApp developers and powers MetaMask's API infrastructure.
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x.com/infura_ioPowers the API infrastructure for MetaMask.
Infura collaborates with DIN to power egalano, a new marketplace for infrastructure.
Launches DIN AVS on EigenLayer, bringing decentralized RPC and API marketplace capabilities.
AWS post-mortem confirms the Oct 19-20 outage lasted 14.5 hours and was caused by a DynamoDB DNS race condition, disrupting Infura access to Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum, Linea, Base, and Scroll networks. This marks the second AWS-induced crypto outage in 2025.
AWS service outage currently affects Infura operations along with multiple major crypto platforms including Coinbase and Robinhood.