Empowering Builders on ApeChain with Nirvana's Purpose-Built Web3 Cloud Infrastructure

We are excited to announce that Nirvana Labs now supports ApeChain, a dedicated infrastructure layer to power the ApeCoin ecosystem. This partnership represents our ongoing commitment to providing blockchain developers across a growing number of ecosystems with high-performance, reliable infrastructure tailored to the specific needs of web3 projects.

By supporting ApeChain, Nirvana Labs offers developers in that ecosystem access to our purpose-built web3 cloud infrastructure and managed RPC node services that are optimized to provide high-throughput, low-latency performance while trimming costs by reducing reliance on traditional cloud providers.

***To get started building on ApeChain today, learn how to use Nirvana’s managed RPC service and spin up a free RPC node here.

About ApeChain

Apechain was first announced by the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind ApeCoin in February 2024. The network is built on Arbitrum, a leading Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum.

Most recently, ApeChain has integrated with Horizen Labs’ zkVerify protocol in an effort to optimize performance, cost effectiveness and the variety of games offered on the platform. For example, zkVerify's zero-knowledge (ZK) proof verification technology will aid developers in bringing games involving asymmetrical information to ApeChain – whose traditionally costly and computationally expensive workloads have been a bottleneck – all while maintaining privacy.

Since its launch, ApeChain has been recognized for its community-first approach, commitment to cost-effectiveness, and choice of Arbitrum as a Layer 2 foundation, making it an ideal choice for a variety of applications.

ApeChain’s key features:

● Governed by ApeCoin (APE) holders

● Transaction fees paid with ApeCoin

● Simplified development process for ZK games

Use Cases for ApeChain
ApeChain can support a variety of applications, including:

● Identity and IP ownership verification solutions

● User-generated content platforms and gaming

● Consumer-friendly payment railways

Benefits of Using Nirvana Labs for Building on ApeChain

Nirvana Labs is the world’s first full-stack cloud platform crafted by crypto natives and cloud experts to handle the unique demands of blockchain applications.

Nirvana’s offerings include Nirvana Cloud, the world’s first bare metal cloud purpose-built for web3 companies, which is the backbone for its highly reliable load-balanced RPC nodes and enterprise-grade dedicated nodes.

Building on ApeChain network with Nirvana Labs offers web3 builders several benefits over existing options.

● Optimized Performance: Our infrastructure is optimized for efficient data processing and web3 workloads, ensuring our nodes provide higher throughput and lower latency than competitors’.

● Cost Efficiency: Because Nirvana Cloud is purpose-built to handle web3-specific applications, we reduce the need to overpay for traditional cloud services and help developers lower their operational costs.

● Reliability: Our globally distributed network of hubs and capabilities, such as offering flex nodes that route every API request to the nearest data center location that can provide the lowest latency response, provide developers with reliable and resilient service.

By combining bare metal infrastructure with a web3-centric operating system across more than a dozen data centers globally, Nirvana devours the intensive, dynamic workloads of blockchains while reducing cloud bills by as much as 80% compared to traditional providers.

How to Deploy your First Node on ApeChain

1. Visit Nirvana Labs' website and click on the "Sign Up" button to enter your details and create a free account. Confirm your account by responding to the email you’ll receive.

2. After logging into your new account, click on “Dashboard” to access your account dashboard. This will take you to an overview page of the RPC nodes you’re running and you can access.

3. Next, click on Create Node to initiate the process of setting up your RPC node. You will then be taken to a page with the supported blockchains by Nirvana Labs.

4. Select ApeChain and specify whether you’re running an RPC node on the mainnet or testnet. We recommend giving your node a unique and identifiable name for easier navigation.

5. Congratulations! You have successfully deployed a free RPC node on ApeChain using the Nirvana Labs platform.

Supporting ApeChain is a significant step in our mission to provide high-quality, tailored infrastructure for blockchain developers. We look forward to seeing the innovative projects that will be built on ApeChain using Nirvana Cloud, and encourage you to share what you’re working on with us and other builders on X or in our Discord.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to expand and enhance our offerings.

Horizen Labs Launches ApeChain and ZkVerify Nodes on Nirvana Cloud