If you build on Substreams, you've been getting faster data. We moved our reader nodes to @OVHcloud Bare Metal — 2-3x lower blockchain head latency, uptime measured in months, and faster catch-up on demanding chains like Solana and Base. Less waiting, more building. https://t.co/Jz0k2tF1OO
.@UniswapFND gives a grant for Tycho and Fynd to:
Make Uniswap pool simulations really fast (down to 900 ns per pool quote).
Index >100k Uni pools with 0 inconsistent state, even on Flashblocks and reorgs.
Make v4 hooks tradable minutes after deployment.
More soon.
Congrats to the @PropellerSwap team on your launch of Fynd!
Powered by Substreams under the hood ⚡️
That’s how you get this level of speed—parallelized, streaming-first data pipelines delivering real-time performance at scale.
Traditional financial institutions are building on blockchains. They need data infrastructure that meets compliance requirements, handles high throughput, and runs reliably at scale. Substreams was built for this.
Substreams on @graphprotocol is getting even faster!
The SQL sink (substreams-sink-sql) and core substreams-sink have been refactored to use the new V4 Blocks Streams protocol + S2 compression (replacing GZIP).
What’s new?
V4 protocol: Switches to repeated BlockScopedDatas → enables batching of blocks from server to client (only during catch-up/backfill).
S2 compression: Up to 30% better ratios than GZIP + 7–10× faster CPU-wise.
Real gains
Batching + S2 → up to 30% extra compression (vs. old 2–4% without batching).
Result: Much faster sink times — especially historical reprocessing & initial syncs!
Update now to take advantage:
Substreams CLI & libs → latest
substreams-sink-sql → latest
These are live on StreamingFast endpoints — clients auto-negotiate.
Faster indexing awaits! Check the changelog: https://t.co/xnpv8booYX
Want to try Substreams?
➡️Get an API key (no personal info required)
➡️Find a package in the Registry or write your own
➡️Choose your sink: Subgraph, SQL, PubSub, or direct streaming
The Graph 2026 Technical Roadmap is live!
→ 6 specialized data products
→ Unified protocol layer via Horizon
→ Built for developers, AI agents, analysts & institutions
Multi-service infrastructure for the onchain economy. From real-time streaming to SQL analytics, blockchain data infrastructure is evolving with The Graph.
Read the full roadmap ⬇️
State of @graphprotocol
Key Update: The rollout of Graph Horizon positions The Graph as a modular, multi-service data protocol, laying the foundation for broader data services.
QoQ Metrics
-Active Subgraphs reached an ATH of 15.5k, ⬆️ 3% QoQ
-Substream revenue hit a record high of 6.08 million GRT 💰
-Staked GRT increased for the first time in three quarters
Check out the full report by @DrxlEth
Flashblocks are now available through the @graphprotocol's Substreams as a beta feature on @Base Mainnet! 🏁
And we’ve sped it up by 300 ms since the Alpha release! ⏭️
What does this unlock?
→ Access transaction data as soon as it’s sequenced (every 200ms)
→ Build more responsive applications and accurate predictions
→ Process transactions incrementally prior to block finalization
Your Substreams modules execute multiple times on the same block as new transactions arrive. The engine tracks what’s been processed and only sends new data and end-of-block notices.
Getting started:
✅Update to Substreams CLI v1.17.9+
✅Use --partial-blocks flag
✅Endpoint: https://t.co/5NuEO1Kykr
Note: Avoid block-level aggregations in your modules—work only with transactionTraces for deterministic output.
Try it out and share your feedback! We’re excited to hear how you use this.
Docs with example: https://t.co/gStfx7nxjO
Core Dev @graphprotocol
StreamingFast (@streamingfastio) Jan '26 Highlights 🔥
• Flashblocks now in beta on Base, early access for high-speed data
• Besu integration moved into third-party validation
• Monad extended blocks cleared internal testing
• Local-first Substreams dev setup now fully documented
• Open-sourced Substreams Skills for AI coding agents
• Postgres sinks upgraded with efficient delta updates
🔜 Next up: deeper latency cuts, compression boosts, Monad final validation, and polishing Flashblocks for full release.
Performance up. Friction down. Let’s keep building. 🚀
Full details 👇
https://t.co/BMQG6eP1Cn
5/ Want even more speed? Let your agent build Substreams. @streamingfastio
Substreams Skills = structured, plug-in tools for your coding agent → faster builds, way fewer bugs.
Grab it here: https://t.co/Vxzu46mO9o
Efficiency on steroids.
@streamingfastio is shipping Folks!
Introducing Substreams Sink SQL: Delta Updates (Postgres)
Delta update support to Substreams Sink SQL, making it much easier to build incremental aggregations directly in your database. https://t.co/8NhS9UV8wG Why this matters:
Write aggregations like volume, counts, sums, min/max without reprocessing full tables
Apply atomic, incremental updates as new blockchain data arrives
Keep aggregation logic simple and SQL-native
Designed for Postgres workloads
This removes a lot of complexity around maintaining rolling or time-bucketed metrics on chain data.
If you want a concrete example, the repo includes a small Uniswap v4 candle demo showing what delta updates look like in practice. A practical reference for anyone building DEX analytics, dashboards, or trading infrastructure using Substreams on The Graph Network.
💻 Introducing Substreams Sink SQL: Delta Updates (Postgres)
We’ve added delta update support to Substreams Sink SQL, making it much easier to build incremental aggregations directly in your database.
👉 https://t.co/0nOyZtwmP6
Why this matters:
✅ Write aggregations like volume, counts, sums, min/max without reprocessing full tables
✅Apply atomic, incremental updates as new blockchain data arrives
✅Keep aggregation logic simple and SQL-native
✅Designed for Postgres workloads
This removes a lot of complexity around maintaining rolling or time-bucketed metrics on chain data.
If you want a concrete example, the repo includes a small Uniswap v4 candle demo showing what delta updates look like in practice. A practical reference for anyone building DEX analytics, dashboards, or trading infrastructure using Substreams on the @graphprotocol.
Thanks to community contributor agg8829 in Discord for submitting a PR for this!