today, Solana changes forever we've solved the biggest data/RPC problem that exists solana historical/archival data — has now been redesigned quick context: today when you query historical data (getBlock/getTransaction/getSignaturesForAddress), it hits Google BigTable this is i) slow, ii) expensive, iii) inflexible for queries e.g., you physically can not get the first tx for a Solana address without looping back endlessly from the latest tx for busy addresses, this can take thousands of RPC calls — extremely slow, expensive, and annoying also, imagine you wanted to get the most recent 100 txs for an address, how do you do it? you first hit getSignaturesForAddress to get all the tx signatures and then call getTransaction on each tx to get its details — this can take 1,001 RPC calls in the worst case not anymore we have built a new distributed archival storage system that is 1,000x faster, more flexible, and more scalable the best part? we're introducing a new API method: getTransactionsForAddress with this method, you can now: i) combine getSignaturesForAddress and getTransaction calls into just 1 call instead of 1,000 ii) you can search in reverse order without needing to traverse iii) you can search historical transactions by time and slot ranges (e.g. get me all the txns from January 5th, 2025 until February 5th, 2025) what's more: - getBlock calls are now 10x faster - getTransaction calls are now 10x faster - getSignaturesForAddress calls are now 10x faster 10x lower latency, 100x fewer RPC calls, and 1000x less code enjoy! docs below

guide to happiness: 1. stop checking price 2. get off twitter 3. use @heliuslabs' getTransactionsForAddress to query transaction history 10x faster than alternative endpoints

Why is suddenly everyone talking about LaserStream? 🧵 1/7

Since launching LaserStream in June, we’ve shipped a set of upgrades that make it faster, simpler, and more flexible for production use. Some of my favorite ships include: - Lower latency: Thanks to our shreds product, e2e delivery is faster across regions with improved p50/p95 and more stable p99. -40x faster JS gRPC client: Handle automatic reconnects, historical replay, and eliminate perf bottlenecks with the LaserStream SDK. -Two new regions: Los Angeles (LAX) and London (LON) are now live. Choose from a total of 9 regional endpoints. -Enhanced WebSockets: Enhanced WSS now run on the same infra used by LaserStream. Better reliability, lower latency, no syntax changes. -Devnet on all paid plans: Spin up and test LaserStream workflows on devnet without changing plans or infra. -New plans: We released 3 accessible data add-ons so you can get data at a predictable cost. What's coming? - Longer replay window - Decoded shreds What else do you want to see from @heliuslabs to improve your data streaming experience on Solana?

tldr: Laserstream is faster and more reliable than anything else out there.

Since launching LaserStream in June, we’ve shipped a set of upgrades that make it faster, simpler, and more flexible for production use. Some of my favorite ships include: - Lower latency: Thanks to our shreds product, e2e delivery is faster across regions with improved p50/p95 and more stable p99. -40x faster JS gRPC client: Handle automatic reconnects, historical replay, and eliminate perf bottlenecks with the LaserStream SDK. -Two new regions: Los Angeles (LAX) and London (LON) are now live. Choose from a total of 9 regional endpoints. -Enhanced WebSockets: Enhanced WSS now run on the same infra used by LaserStream. Better reliability, lower latency, no syntax changes. -Devnet on all paid plans: Spin up and test LaserStream workflows on devnet without changing plans or infra. -New plans: We released 3 accessible data add-ons so you can get data at a predictable cost. What's coming? - Longer replay window - Decoded shreds What else do you want to see from @heliuslabs to improve your data streaming experience on Solana?

one of the biggest knocks on solana has been its open source culture on EVM, it's the norm to look at the source code of the contracts you interact with this was not the case on Solana, so we added it verification, code structure, and multisig details so users are informed

today we are releasing Orb a human-readable Solana block explorer with AI explanations and a time machine for historical transaction searching link at the end of the video enjoy!

today, Solana changes forever we've solved the biggest data/RPC problem that exists solana historical/archival data — has now been redesigned quick context: today when you query historical data (getBlock/getTransaction/getSignaturesForAddress), it hits Google BigTable this is i) slow, ii) expensive, iii) inflexible for queries e.g., you physically can not get the first tx for a Solana address without looping back endlessly from the latest tx for busy addresses, this can take thousands of RPC calls — extremely slow, expensive, and annoying also, imagine you wanted to get the most recent 100 txs for an address, how do you do it? you first hit getSignaturesForAddress to get all the tx signatures and then call getTransaction on each tx to get its details — this can take 1,001 RPC calls in the worst case not anymore we have built a new distributed archival storage system that is 1,000x faster, more flexible, and more scalable the best part? we're introducing a new API method: getTransactionsForAddress with this method, you can now: i) combine getSignaturesForAddress and getTransaction calls into just 1 call instead of 1,000 ii) you can search in reverse order without needing to traverse iii) you can search historical transactions by time and slot ranges (e.g. get me all the txns from January 5th, 2025 until February 5th, 2025) what's more: - getBlock calls are now 10x faster - getTransaction calls are now 10x faster - getSignaturesForAddress calls are now 10x faster 10x lower latency, 100x fewer RPC calls, and 1000x less code enjoy! docs below