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The infrastructure behind the world's leading blockchain applications

Author: Alchemy

Last updated: February 25, 20265 min read

Since 2017, Alchemy has provided the blockchain infrastructure that enterprises and developers rely on to build, scale, and operate with confidence. Today, we power over $150 billion in annual transactions, support 100+ chains, and serve customers across 260+ countries.

Every year, more of the world's critical applications move onchain. Alchemy's infrastructure has grown with that demand. We process billions of requests daily. As our customers' applications grow, our infrastructure scales to meet them — without requiring teams to rearchitect or migrate.

Massive growth through the years, same reliability

Trusted by industry leaders

The companies that depend on Alchemy represent some of the most demanding use cases in both crypto and traditional finance.

Our customers include Robinhood, Coinbase, Visa, Stripe, Circle, Polymarket, Uniswap — along with thousands of teams at every stage, from early-stage startups to publicly traded institutions.

These companies chose Alchemy because they need an infrastructure partner that performs at their scale, meets their security and compliance requirements, and is available when it matters most.

How Alchemy helps applications scale on the blockchain

99.99% uptime especially under pressure

Reliability is measured in the moments that matter. In October 2025, crypto markets experienced their largest single-day liquidation event — approximately $19 billion wiped in hours. Infrastructure providers across the industry went down. Transactions failed and users couldn't close positions.

Alchemy maintained the highest uptime in the industry throughout the event.

Consistent performance during market stress isn't incidental. It reflects eight years of engineering investment in redundancy, failover systems, and operational discipline, manifested in the world's first intelligent blockchain engine, Cortex. Our 99.99% uptime means fewer than 53 minutes of total downtime per year — a standard we've maintained through multiple market cycles.

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Across every major vertical

Alchemy serves teams across the full spectrum of onchain applications:

  • Financial services — stablecoin infrastructure, payment processing, tokenized assets
  • DeFi — trading, lending, liquidity protocols
  • Consumer applications — wallets, gaming, NFT platforms, loyalty programs
  • Enterprise and Web2 — brands and institutions entering crypto for the first time

We've processed over 600 million gasless transactions, reducing the complexity of onchain interactions for end users and enabling applications that feel indistinguishable from traditional software. Our platform reaches** 100 million+ end users** through the applications we power.

Eight years of reliability and innovation at scale

YearWhat it meant for our customers

2017

First teams got access to managed Ethereum infrastructure — no more running your own nodes.

2018

Built Vox Nodi, a consistency layer guaranteeing identical blockchain state across nodes. Teams no longer had to worry about inconsistent data between requests.

2019

Opened the platform to all developers — previously invite-only. At launch: 70% of top Ethereum apps, $7.8B in annual onchain transactions, 4M end users. Any team could now access enterprise-grade infrastructure from day one.

2020

20,000+ developer teams on the platform. Went multichain — teams could build across Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and more from a single provider.

2021

Enhanced API requests grew 1,000% YoY as teams moved from basic node calls to production-grade data queries. NFT API usage grew 10x as developers integrated NFTs into consumer products at scale.

2022

Launched industry-leading gasless infrastructure — enabling seamless one-click user experiences. Teams could now build apps that felt like web2 but were fully onchain.

2023

Expanded European infrastructure and support. Surpassed 50+ supported chains — teams could build multichain without managing multiple providers.

2024

2.57 trillion requests served. Delivered industry-best uptime through crypto's largest liquidation event. Powered World Chain to 30M+ users via Alchemy Rollups. Supported J.P. Morgan's first USD deposit token on a public blockchain. Launched Cortex, our intelligent blockchain engine supporting 100K+ TPS with global edge infrastructure.

2025

100+ chains. $150B+ in annual transactions. Customers in 260+ countries. Working alongside financial institutions, fintechs, and AI-native companies to ensure Alchemy's platform evolves with how the world builds onchain.

Why teams choose Alchemy

Infrastructure decisions are high-stakes and long-term. Teams choose Alchemy because they need a partner they can depend on — one that scales with their growth, maintains performance through market volatility, and continues to invest in the platforms and chains that matter.

That's what we've delivered for eight years. And it's what we'll continue to deliver.

Frequently asked questions

What is Alchemy?

Alchemy is a blockchain infrastructure provider that has been powering enterprise and developer applications since 2017, processing over $4.2 trillion in annual transactions across 100+ chains and serving customers in 260+ countries.

What types of companies use Alchemy?

Alchemy serves industry leaders including Robinhood, Coinbase, Visa, Stripe, Circle, Polymarket, and Uniswap, along with thousands of teams ranging from early-stage startups to publicly traded institutions across financial services, DeFi, consumer applications, and enterprise Web2 companies.

What is Alchemy's uptime guarantee?

We maintain 99.99% uptime, which equates to fewer than 53 minutes of total downtime per year, and have maintained the highest uptime in the industry through multiple market cycles including major liquidation events.

How many chains does Alchemy support?

We support 100+ blockchain networks, enabling developers and enterprises to build applications across every major blockchain ecosystem.

What is Cortex?

Cortex is Alchemy's intelligent blockchain engine, built on eight years of engineering investment in redundancy, failover systems, and operational discipline to ensure consistent performance during market stress.

How many requests does Alchemy process?

We process billions of blockchain requests daily and have powered over 600 million gasless transactions, reaching 100 million+ end users through the applications built on our infrastructure.

What industries does Alchemy serve?

Alchemy serves financial services (stablecoin infrastructure, payments, tokenized assets), DeFi (trading, lending, liquidity), consumer applications (wallets, gaming, NFTs, loyalty programs), and enterprise Web2 brands entering crypto.

How does Alchemy handle high-traffic market events?

During the October 2025 crypto market liquidation event that wiped approximately $19 billion in hours, Alchemy maintained the highest uptime in the industry while other infrastructure providers experienced outages.

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