Proponent: esp8kQCihQ3AxavBo4jCbk65hZmFHq9oYhkVZ51DKz69GMJVB Date: 02.17.2025 Amount Requested: $13,455 / 56,062.5 PDEX Short description: Infrastructure costs for Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2024.
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Motivation
for Continued Infrastructure Support (Q2, Q3 and Q4 2024) RadiumBlock's initial infrastructure strategy, which focused on preparing Polkadex to handle sudden traffic surges, has been validated through the successful support provided in Q4 2023 and Q1 2024. Building on this foundation, RadiumBlock has continued to deliver high-performance services during Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2024, adapting to the evolving demands of the network.
From October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, we effectively managed substantial traffic surges, showcasing the robustness of our hybrid infrastructure model. Key performance statistics from this period include:
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<li>Total Requests: 6,266,078,540</li>
<li>Average Requests per Day: 68,109,549</li>
<li>Peak Daily Requests: 123,079,768</li>
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These figures reflect RadiumBlock&rsquo;s ability to handle a massive volume of requests while ensuring global accessibility and maintaining optimal performance across all regions.
Benefits to the Community
The infrastructure support provided during Q2, Q3 and Q4 2024 has brought measurable benefits to the Polkadex community, ensuring seamless service and enhancing user experience:
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<li>Faster Transactions and Low Latency: Processing over 68 million requests per day (in Q4 2024 alone), RadiumBlock&rsquo;s infrastructure has significantly reduced latency, ensuring rapid transaction speeds for all users, especially traders and developers.</li>
<li>Developer Enablement: Polkadex developers have benefited from a reliable and responsive platform, enabling them to focus on building and deploying dApps without concern for infrastructure stability.</li>
<li>Global Scalability: With regions covered across Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Africa, RadiumBlock has ensured that users experience low-latency access, regardless of location, supporting Polkadex&rsquo;s ongoing global growth.</li>
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In summary, RadiumBlock&rsquo;s services during Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2024 have been instrumental in scaling Polkadex&rsquo;s infrastructure to meet the demands of a growing community. Our focus on speed, reliability, and global scalability ensures that Polkadex remains a competitive and accessible platform for all users.
Costing: Details &amp; Reasoning
Background to Costing
At RadiumBlock, we prioritise cost optimisation without compromising on service quality. Our pricing model ensures a fixed monthly rate for the hybrid infrastructure, maintaining predictability in expenditure. In the event of unexpected traffic surges, our billing remains fair, charging solely for the monitoring hours, cloud usage during peak times, and any additional bare metal servers deployed if needed.
RadiumBlock&rsquo;s services provide both immediate and long-term value for Polkadex. In the short term, our fixed monthly pricing offers cost stability, while our scalable infrastructure adapts during traffic spikes to avoid unnecessary expenses. Over time, we ensure efficiency by optimizing resource use so that Polkadex only pays for what&rsquo;s needed. With proactive monitoring and capacity planning, we help prevent overspending, enabling Polkadex to focus its resources on innovation and growth.
Service Costing For 9 months (Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2024)
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Total Cost Per Month
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Total Cost for Q2, Q3 and Q4, 2024
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Cost of RPC endpoints (5 instances)
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$ 1,495
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$13,455
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Total
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$13,455
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Polkadex conversion rate (7-day average price)
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0.24
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Total PDEX
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56,062.5
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*(Costs cover running the server (including data transfer), labour charges (set-up, maintenance and support) and operational expenses.) ** (7-day average price for Polkadex <a href="https://polkadex.subscan.io/">taken from Subscan</a> on February 17, 2025) ***&nbsp;The total requested PDEX will be subject to 6-month vesting.
Please see the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Lk5YW9gl68lKlaWtKtKSqS9Be8qMc06O-DZv78EadI/edit?usp=sharing">full proposal here</a> for more on Service Details, Benefits to the Polkadex Community, Usage Statistics, and About RadiumBlock.&nbsp;

- **Problem Statement:** Infrastructure costs for Q2, Q3, and Q4 of 2024 for Polkadex.
- **Significance:** Ensuring continued high-performance services, faster transactions, developer enablement, and global scalability for the Polkadex community.
- **Proposed Solution:** Requesting $13,455 for infrastructure support covering RPC endpoints for 9 months.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Enhanced infrastructure to meet growing demands, cost stability, and optimized resource use for Polkadex's innovation and growth.

#115 High-Performance Hybrid Infrastructure for Q2, Q3 and Q4, 2024

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