By: John Doe, Shibarium Engineering Manager
The Shiba Inu ecosystem continues its journey toward a fully decentralized network state with Shibarium at its core. As Shibarium’s adoption grows, ensuring the network’s resilience and decentralization becomes paramount. To that end, we will be implementing rate limiting on public Remote Procedure Call (RPC) endpoints.
Public RPCs have provided a convenient gateway for interacting with Shibarium, allowing users and developers to check balances, send transactions, and build decentralized applications (dApps). However, an over-reliance on a limited number of public RPC endpoints, even those provided by the community, can introduce centralization risks. In a truly decentralized network, access should be distributed and not dependent on a few.
To actively promote decentralization and the long-term health of Shibarium, rate limiting will be applied to public RPC endpoints. This means there will be a limit on the number of requests allowed within a specific timeframe. Specific details on these limits will be announced soon.
This measure isn’t about restricting access but rather about encouraging a stronger, more decentralized network. By implementing rate limits, we aim to motivate users and developers with consistent, high-volume needs to adopt more decentralized methods, primarily by running their own Shibarium nodes.
Running your own node offers significant advantages. It provides unrestricted access to the network, limited only by your node’s capacity. It increases resilience, ensuring uninterrupted access even if public RPCs face issues. Furthermore, it enhances privacy by routing your requests directly to the network. Most importantly, each community-run node strengthens Shibarium’s distributed infrastructure, making it more robust and censorship-resistant.
For many users with infrequent interactions, the upcoming rate limits may have minimal impact. However, for dApps, services, and individuals with high transaction volumes, transitioning to a dedicated node or exploring other decentralized infrastructure solutions is highly recommended to ensure seamless operation and contribute to Shibarium’s decentralization.
This step is a natural progression in aligning Shibarium’s access layer with the decentralized ethos of the entire Shiba Inu ecosystem. Stay tuned for further announcements regarding the specific rate limits and guides on setting up your own Shibarium node.
For developers looking for alternatives in the meantime, some third-party RPC providers like GetBlock and Nownodes also offer dedicated Shibarium access that may suit specific project needs—though we always encourage community-run infrastructure wherever possible.
Together, we are building a stronger, more decentralized future for Shibarium.
