Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard a Special Edition of the Cardano Newsletter!!

This edition is brought to you by TxPipe, an open-source software development company on Cardano that focuses on tooling and infrastructure solutions to improve developer experience and accelerate blockchain adoption.

In today’s article, we will be exploring a software development platform designed for dApp developers looking to optimize their infrastructure and integration on the Cardano blockchain. Let’s dive in:

TxPipe makes dApp-building simple with Demeter, a platform that provides all of the resources needed to to interact with the Cardano blockchain in a fast, simple, and cost-effective manner

TxPipe is a software company dedicated to making blockchain development easier. By simplifying the development process, TxPipe aims to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology, particularly within the Cardano ecosystem.

Simplifying Development on Cardano with Demeter

Two years ago, TxPipe launched Demeter, a platform designed to do just that. Building dApps on Cardano can often involve complex tasks such as querying large datasets, managing servers, and navigating complex software. These time-consuming processes can hinder development efforts. More recently, TxPipe has made important changes regarding Demeter’s architecture, user experience, and pricing to improve overall functionality. 

Demeter aims to address these challenges by providing developers with the necessary tools and resources that can be directly enabled from their browser. By offering pre-built code examples and tutorials, Demeter lowers the barrier to entry for developers, enabling them to quickly start building dApps.

The platform’s user-friendly interface empowers developers to effortlessly create and manage essential services like nodes, indexers, and remote procedure calls (RPCs) on the Cardano blockchain. 

Demeter and VyFinance: A Case Study

VyFinance is one of several established dApps on Cardano that uses Demeter to simplify its development on the blockchain. VyFinance defines itself as a Decentralized Finance protocol that includes features such as a decentralized exchange (DEx), redistributive mechanism (BAR), governance, lottery and token/NFT Vaults.

Given the current market context, infrastructure costs have become more important than ever. After experimenting with different products that offered data querying services, developers from VyFinance decided to try TxPipe’s Demeter in search of a more cost-effective and highly available service. 

To get started, the team simply created an account on the Demeter platform and enabled the Blockfrost RYO Port and Submit API Port, which allowed them to retrieve their private credentials and start sending their requests to the services right away. 

Demeter offers a cost-conscious approach to Cardano integration. This serverless, multi-tenant solution caters to projects with budget limitations or in the context of a greater bear market. Starting is free and payment later becomes per usage for higher throughput tiers, making services accessible for new developers and for established dApps with high throughput requirements.

"We are constantly querying data from the blockchain and Demeter allows us to do this with minimal effort. Demeter is highly scalable and removes the headache of running expensive servers and time-consuming software,” said Ryan Felt, VyFinance’s CTO. “The ease of setting things up is a huge feature and the cost came down with higher throughput compared to other similar products we tried.”

For more information on Demeter, make sure to visit the platform’s landing page.

TxPipe has several other projects designed to make software development for builders on Cardano easy and accessible. Visit their website to explore their other services.