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Regulation
Regulation

Everyone Is Waiting on the CLARITY Act. Here's Why.

The CLARITY Act could significantly change U.S. digital asset regulation by clarifying SEC and CFTC oversight, and defining digital commodities, fintech, and institutions in digital asset markets.

Idalith Bustos

Idalith Bustos

June 1, 2026 · 4 min read

Security
Security

The $290M Lesson: How Your Unverified Blockchain Data is the New Attack Surface

The crypto industry has spent years securing blockchains, but the KelpDAO incident exposed a new upstream vulnerability.

Idalith Bustos

Idalith Bustos

May 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Blockchain Data Services: Layers, Tradeoffs, and the Verifiability Gap

Blockchain data services span a range of systems, from raw RPC access to analytics platforms. Choosing the wrong layer adds complexity and hidden tradeoffs.

Idalith Bustos

Idalith Bustos

April 24, 2026 · 6 min read

Product Launch
Product Launch

Amp Launches Solana Support, Bringing Real-Time Blockchain Data for Fintech and AI

Amp, a blockchain data platform by Edge & Node, now supports Solana, providing fintech firms, payment services, and AI teams with structured, real-time, and historical blockchain data at scale.

Edge & Node

Edge & Node

April 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Agent Economics
Agent Economics

The $450,000 Lesson No One Asked For

Almost half a million dollars gone in seconds. Here's what unfolded, and why the agentic stack's most critical component isn't the model.

Noelle

Noelle

April 9, 2026 · 8 min read

Developer Guide
Developer Guide

Build x402 Enabled OpenClaw Agents with ampersend on Pinata

Edge & Node partnered with Pinata to launch Agent Templates that let your OpenClaw agents autonomously pay for and earn from resources using x402 and the ampersend SDK.

Kevin Jones

Kevin Jones

April 8, 2026 · 4 min read

Technical Deep Dive
Technical Deep Dive

Chain Time Streaming with Amp, Part 1

Explore the streaming side of Amp, with this post establishing the theory behind it and what it means to process data in chain time, including a deep dive into a special case of streaming joins.

Leonardo Schwarzstein

Leonardo Schwarzstein

March 23, 2026 · 5 min read

Compliance
Compliance

Why SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 Matter for Blockchain Data Platforms

Enterprise security certifications are becoming the gatekeepers of institutional blockchain adoption.

Idalith Bustos

Idalith Bustos

March 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Regulation
Regulation

The GENIUS Act: What It Means for Builders, Founders, and Investors

A practical guide to the new federal framework for payment stablecoins: what the GENIUS Act is, why it matters, how it works, who it applies to, and what institutions must do to comply.

Idalith Bustos

Idalith Bustos

March 19, 2026 · 7 min read

Compliance
Compliance

Amp Compliance & Risk FAQ

A practical FAQ for treasury, risk, and compliance teams evaluating Amp as a verifiable blockchain data infrastructure layer, covering auditability, regulatory readiness, and enterprise deployment.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

March 18, 2026 · 8 min read

ampersend
ampersend

Pay-Per-Request: The Economic Model That Unlocks True Agent Autonomy

Your agents can plan, reason, and execute, but they can't pay for anything on their own. x402 removes that bottleneck: a protocol enabling pay-per-request payments at the HTTP layer.

Edge & Node

Edge & Node

February 25, 2026 · 4 min read

ampersend
ampersend

Shift From API Keys to Per-Request Payments: Solving Agent Loop Spending

A multi-agent system mistakenly burned $47,000+ in API costs. With ampersend, every LLM call becomes a real USDC payment with spending limits enforced at the wallet level.

Edge & Node

Edge & Node

February 24, 2026 · 5 min read

Analytics
Analytics

Stream Live Chain Data into Your Analytics Stack with Amp

Reliable analytics starts with accurate, queryable blockchain event data. Amp indexes smart contract events, reconciles reorgs, and exposes results as SQL tables. No custom parsers or ingestion pipelines.

Idalith Bustos

Idalith Bustos

February 23, 2026 · 6 min read

Strategy
Strategy

Build vs. Buy: The Blockchain Data Infrastructure Question Every Financial Institution Gets Wrong

Financial institutions expanding into digital assets want reliable data they can query, analyze, and act on, but what seems like a straightforward integration often becomes a sprawling infrastructure effort.

Edge & Node

Edge & Node

February 16, 2026 · 7 min read

Compliance
Compliance

Why Verifiable Blockchain Data Extraction Matters for Financial Institutions

Financial institutions entering the blockchain space face a hidden risk: they're relying on data they can't actually trust. With the GENIUS Act mandating audited reserve disclosures, verifiable extraction is a requirement.

Marcus Rein

Marcus Rein

February 9, 2026 · 8 min read

Data Integrity
Data Integrity

Detecting Corrupted Blockchain Data Before It Corrupts Your Queries

Querying blockchain data means trusting that your source reflects the canonical chain state. Amp's verifiable extraction uses cryptographic primitives to catch corrupted or tampered data before it enters your system.

Theodore Butler

Theodore Butler

February 5, 2026 · 4 min read

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