In this week’s Web3 Wednesday, we highlight Rivet, a core contributor to the DIN protocol and a long-standing force in open source blockchain infrastructure. From the beginning, Rivet has focused on a single, urgent mission: eliminating the centralization that continues to limit the potential of Web3. As a partner and co-designer of DIN, Rivet has been instrumental in helping shape a new model for reliable, decentralized RPC.

Solving Web3’s Centralization Bottleneck

Rivet was built to solve a foundational problem in Web3. Despite the proliferation of decentralized networks and applications, most developers still depend on centralized services for access to blockchain data. This creates a critical trust gap.

Rivet’s infrastructure addresses that directly. It provides high-throughput, reliable access to blockchain networks using software built with open source principles. The goal is to make node infrastructure as seamless and dependable as possible for developers, while removing the need to trust a single provider.

This pursuit of trustless, performant infrastructure is exactly where Rivet and DIN converge. Both aim to make access to on-chain data more secure, more scalable, and more aligned with the principles that define Web3.

Why DIN

For Rivet, partnering with DIN was a strategic decision grounded in technical alignment. DIN is not just a node network. It is a coordinated, incentive-aligned protocol where infrastructure providers can deliver access with measurable performance and cryptoeconomic accountability.

Rivet joined DIN at the protocol design level. Their goal was to help build a system that addressed the very challenges they had been solving independently for years: how to create a sustainable, decentralized infrastructure layer that delivers real performance and reliability at scale.

Technical Contributions to DIN

Rivet’s involvement with DIN runs deep. One of their key contributions is the DIN Router, the component responsible for distributing RPC traffic across multiple nodes in a way that balances latency, redundancy, and trust minimization.

In addition to the Router, Rivet is building out the Node Kit, a toolkit that enables independent operators to onboard to DIN quickly. This tool will simplify node registration and make it easy for new infrastructure providers to become part of the DIN ecosystem.

Rivet is also helping shape the upcoming payments system using NFTs, which will allow usage-based revenue to flow seamlessly from consumers to node operators. This system will support both stability and decentralization, creating a true utility layer for infrastructure.

A Vision in Motion

Rivet sees every milestone on the DIN roadmap as part of a larger arc—one where centralized infrastructure becomes obsolete. With each passing week, what once felt like a long-term vision is becoming reality.

Among the many technical achievements, Rivet points to DIN’s use of EigenLayer’s Actively Validated Service (AVS) as a major differentiator. By enforcing service-level agreements through staking and slashing, DIN introduces real accountability to infrastructure provision. This turns uptime and reliability into enforceable conditions, not just expectations.

Looking Ahead

Rivet is most excited about expanding access. As the Node Kit matures and AVS integration deepens, DIN will be able to support a broader range of providers. Smaller teams and independent node operators will gain the ability to earn revenue directly from their infrastructure, without intermediaries.

Over time, Rivet expects DIN to become the default backend for dApps across Layer 1s, Layer 2s, and emerging networks. They see a future where developers no longer have to choose between decentralization and performance. In this vision, decentralized infrastructure is not only viable—it is the superior option.

Ultimately, Rivet believes infrastructure will be run by unstoppable code, supported by open networks like DIN, and aligned by design with the values Web3 was built on.

Final Thoughts

Rivet’s role in DIN is foundational. As both a contributor and a visionary partner, they have helped shape what DIN is and what it will become. Through technical leadership and a long-term commitment to decentralization, Rivet continues to push the boundaries of what infrastructure can be.

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