Dev Release-231

This release focuses on a major internal performance transformation within the Explorer, a foundational analytics architecture upgrade, and continued network-side reliability testing. On the Explorer front, the team has successfully redesigned how daily blockchain statistics are computed, eliminating repetitive full-chain scans and replacing them with a highly efficient daily aggregation model. This change dramatically reduces database load while preserving accuracy and unlocks long-term scalability as the chain grows toward billions of blocks. On the blockchain side, the team continues to focus on load-balancer testing to ensure consistent traffic distribution and resilience under peak conditions. 

Explorer

A complete migration from materialized-view–based statistics to a daily aggregated analytics model, reducing database load by 95%+ and improving API responsiveness by up to 99%.
 

Blockchain

Load balancer testing is in progress to validate stability, fault tolerance, and traffic distribution under varying network conditions.

Daily Blockchain Analytics Architecture Migration
 

To improve performance and scalability while preserving accurate daily insights, the Explorer team has re-architected how blockchain statistics are calculated and stored. The earlier approach repeatedly recalculated analytics by scanning the entire blockchain dataset, which gradually became inefficient as the network grew. This led to slower dashboard loads, increased API latency, and unnecessary database strain, especially during high-traffic periods.
 

The new approach shifts the Explorer to a daily aggregation model that processes only the data generated within the current day and stores the results in a dedicated structure designed for incremental updates. By avoiding repeated full-chain scans and recalculations, the system now performs analytics in a more controlled and predictable manner. This ensures consistent performance over time, enables safe insert-or-update operations, and keeps analytics accurate without adding operational complexity.
 

Overall, this migration significantly improves Explorer reliability, responsiveness, and long-term maintainability. Dashboards load faster, backend services operate more efficiently, and database resources are used in a much more optimized way. At the same time, this new foundation unlocks future enhancements such as finer-grained analytics, real-time data pipelines, and advanced trend analysis, ensuring the Explorer remains scalable and future-ready as the ecosystem continues to evolve.

Load Balancer Testing in Progress
 

From the blockchain side, the team is actively testing the load balancer configuration to ensure:

• Stable request routing
• Proper traffic distribution
• Failover reliability
• Consistent performance under load

These tests are essential to maintaining network resilience as usage scales and traffic patterns evolve.

• Final validation of daily analytics monitoring alerts
• Completion of load balancer stress testing

• Continue production monitoring of daily analytics jobs
• Complete load balancer testing and rollout recommendations

This release represents a significant step forward in Explorer scalability and performance, reshaping how blockchain analytics are processed and preparing the system for sustained long-term growth. By dramatically reducing database load and ensuring consistent, predictable analytics performance, the Explorer is now more efficient and resilient. BlockDAG continues to strengthen its infrastructure, enhance the user experience, and improve operational excellence, laying a strong foundation for future innovation across the ecosystem.