Summary: dRPC is a multichain RPC infrastructure vendor offering cloud RPC access, open-source/self-hosted routing software, and tailored infrastructure for dapps and chains. Its official materials show a stack that spans managed endpoints, chain directories, geo-distributed routing, observability, and open-source components like NodeCore and Dshackle rather than a simple single-endpoint gateway.
What it does:
Sells managed multichain RPC access for dapps and chains across 100+ chains / 170+ networks with HTTP and WebSocket support
Offers an open-source/self-hosted layer, NodeCore, for routing, balancing, caching, retries, authentication, and upstream selection across blockchain APIs
Exposes a large public chain directory that functions as a first-party inventory of supported networks, endpoint types, and premium/archive/MEV availability
Provides tailored infrastructure and observability layers for teams that need custom routing, fallback, compliance, or regional optimization beyond basic hosted RPC
Maintains public documentation and GitHub repos for docs, routing software, and DRPC-specific provider/network adapters
Key claims:
The homepage positions dRPC as “AI-powered RPC infrastructure” and says it serves 4B+ requests daily for 4000+ dApps across 100+ chains and 8 geo clusters
Official materials stress that dRPC is “not just another gateway” but a full-stack RPC infrastructure stack spanning managed cloud, open-source, and customized deployment modes
The chain directory currently lists 175 networks across 107 chains, supporting the claim that dRPC operates broad multichain coverage rather than a narrow EVM-only gateway
NodeCore’s public repo describes a fault-tolerant RPC load balancer with streaming-first architecture, intelligent routing, caching, retries, hedging, scoped access controls, and deploy-anywhere options including Kubernetes and Tor hidden services
The GitHub organization shows dRPC actively maintaining docs, routing components, public network metadata, and agent-facing tooling
Whitepaper: No classic whitepaper or litepaper was found during this pass. The strongest primary materials were dRPC’s official site, chain directory, docs surface, and public GitHub repositories for NodeCore, Dshackle, and the documentation site; see ../whitepapers/drpc-primary-sources-2026-04-25.md.