Alchemy acquires Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab as it continues expansion beyond Ethereum

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  • DexterLab provides managed web3 services for companies looking to monitor the Solana ecosystem.
  • The acquisition will help Alchemy expand its enterprise-grade Solana services.

Alchemy, the so-called "AWS of blockchain," has acquired top Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab, used by Google, Chainstack, and the Solana Foundation. The acquisition will help Alchemy expand its enterprise-grade Solana services.

"This acquisition is a significant milestone in our Solana journey," Alexandru Minulescu, Alchemy engineering lead, said in a statement. "By combining expertise and resources, we'll scale our infrastructure and accelerate innovation across the ecosystem. What began as a collaboration nearly six months ago has evolved into a true partnership.”

The move comes amid the rising prominence of Solana, largely driven by successful consumer applications like Pump.fun, which benefit from the blockchain’s highly scalable design.

The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

DexterLab provides managed web3 services for companies looking to monitor the Solana ecosystem. It provides raw data APIs, real-time data feeds, and other services for the Solana mainnet as well as the wider SVM rollup and sidechain ecosystem.

The Solana Virtual Machine ecosystem generates approximately 1 terabyte of data per day, which represents challenges for "conventional RPC services," DexterLab notes on its website. The startup engages data centers across the world to offer lower latency for data queries.

Alchemy is a blockchain development platform that provides tools and infrastructure — like SDKs, debugging tools, and validator support — to simplify the process of building and scaling decentralized applications and interacting with protocols. Since its launch, Alchemy has largely focused on providing solutions for Ethereum and EVM-based networks.


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