dRPC RPC Node Services

[trechriron]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P6m5RrNIWeTQQ8wMDvFnM9RDiu-usiBYLM7IMFjZyFk/edit?usp=sharing

This thread is for discussing the proposal linked above.

[rtsainear]

dRPC feedback:

3 rpc nodes for 50k a year = $1,388 per node per month which is on par with GPC RPC nodes cost.
I do like that they have milestones for usage. Question how are they going to obtain developers for usage?

Benchmark / Milestone	Source of Truth	Timing
3 high performance nodes connected in 3 different regions	https://drpc.org/chainlist/near	1 month after grant approval
Token faucet launched for testnet tokens	https://drpc.org/chainlist/near	3 months after grant approval
25 teams or individual developers build on Near using a public endpoint	Data from our internal Grafana	6 months after grant approval
Amount of requests served by Near nodes: >500 million per month	Data from our internal Grafana	12 months after grant approval
50 teams or individual developers build on Near using a public endpoint	Data from our internal Grafana	12 months after grant approval

[leeorshimron]

25k is for the initial set up cost, so the actual cost per node per month is $700

[leeorshimron]

dRPC already has over 2,000 MAUs (developers), so we believe that highlighting this free public good will persuade developers on our platform to build on Near. Also, we would expect to engage in co-marketing announcements from both dRPC and Near to amplify the partnership to our respective communities.