The Ankr Protocol’s public RPC toolbox continues to grow, and already we are releasing capability for another hotly anticipated project. Developers will now be able to access a Celo Public RPC, make requests calls, and receive information returns that mirror the results they would get by running a Celo full node themselves.
What is Celo?
Celo is an open-source crypto payment platform that focuses on bringing crypto to more people via easy-to-use mobile applications.
Key Celo Benefits:
- Proof-of-stake
- EVM-compatible
- Open-source
- Governed by CELO asset owners
- Build and deploy dApps for smartphones worldwide
Celo offers incredible advantages so more people can pay, send, and receive crypto in a mobile-centric way. However, it needs more developer resources to feed new builders and make it more convenient to create innovative payment applications. To cater to the thousands of new developers looking to work with Celo and build for mobile, Ankr is providing a way they can easily contribute to this booming new network.
What is The Celo Public RPC?
- The Celo RPC (Remote Procedure Call) connects your wallet, command-line interface, or dApp with the mobile-centric Celo network. It acts as a messenger or blockchain router that relays on-chain information between nodes, apps, and ultimately end-users.
- The Celo Public RPC endpoint is the gateway for developers to interface directly with Celo — a portal to communicate easily, remotely, and with no need to go through the DevOps of establishing your own Celo node.
- In essence, this is a public, geo-distributed, and completely decentralized Celo RPC comprised of many independent blockchain nodes running worldwide.
- It can be used by anyone, anywhere, at any time, with no email signup, credit card, or other personal information.
How Will This Help Celo Developers?
When looking to create new payment-enabled dApps, building with Celo offers efficiency and interoperability, but requires access to the information on Celo nodes to do so. Therefore, Ankr’s RPC solves the following developer troubles:
- Eliminates difficult node ops — As anyone who has tried knows, running a node is not always as straightforward as it seems. The Ankr public RPC will completely remove the need for many developers to set up their own Celo node, removing hours of time spent building, calibrating, and fixing node issues.
- Powers apps and open-source software that need access to Celo — Connect with a cluster of nodes that holds the information you need to build and operate dApps with Celo chain capabilities to power services like wallets to execute tasks like crypto transactions.
- Supports the Celo network — Ankr’s Public RPC will speed the growth of the Celo network globally by offering easier development. Ankr will incentivize independent and enterprise Celo node operators to add their nodes to the Public RPC in return for ANKR tokens, thus adding many additional Celo nodes to create a more powerful network.
Next Steps For Ankr RPC
So far, our public RPC has gained massive traction in the community of developers building on chains supported by our following selection of RPC endpoints:
- Solana (https://rpc.ankr.com/solana)
- Fantom (https://rpc.ankr.com/fantom)
- Ethereum (https://rpc.ankr.com/eth)
- Avalanche (https://rpc.ankr.com/avalanche)
- Polygon (https://rpc.ankr.com/polygon)
- Arbitrum (https://rpc.ankr.com/arbitrum)
- Celo (https://rpc.ankr.com/celo)
Our Public RPC is just getting started, and we are planning to add capabilities for an ever-growing number of chains. By having so many developer access points and tools in one place, Ankr is providing a unique and important interface that will enable devs to build a truly multi-chain future. We have RPC capabilities in production currently for many more chains that will become available on our dashboard, housing all our public RPC endpoints with one-click wallet connections, chain activity, analytics, and much more.
How to Make Your First Call to Celo
Get started today, and head to the Ankr Protocol page to make your first call! You can use the URL: https://rpc.ankr.com/celo directly in your wallet, command-line interface, or application to call the Celo chain using the standard EVM JSON RPC methods.
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