Trade Cryptocurrency didn’t start as an infrastructure project.
The original idea was much simpler: build a crypto-focused website, experiment with content and monetization, and see where it could go.
But while working on it, I became increasingly interested in what happens underneath blockchain applications rather than another layer of content about crypto.
RPC infrastructure was much more interesting.
The problem
Blockchain applications need reliable access to blockchain networks.
The easiest option is usually to rely on public or heavily shared RPC endpoints. That works well for many projects, especially at the beginning.
But once performance, reliability or greater control becomes important, running your own infrastructure starts becoming attractive.
And that introduces another problem:
Running blockchain nodes is infrastructure work.
Servers need to be deployed, configured, monitored and maintained. Storage grows. Services need to stay available. Updates need to be handled. Someone has to understand what is happening when something stops working.
That is the problem I want TCC to solve.
What I’m building
Trade Cryptocurrency is becoming a service for deploying isolated blockchain RPC nodes.
The idea is straightforward:
Instead of sharing a public RPC endpoint with an unknown number of users, a customer gets an isolated environment with resources dedicated to their workload.
The goal is to provide the advantages of running your own RPC infrastructure without requiring every developer or small team to become a systems administrator.
TCC handles the infrastructure so the customer can concentrate on whatever they are actually building on top of the blockchain.
Why this is interesting to me
I’ve spent many years working with Linux servers, networking, automation and infrastructure.
So rather than trying to build yet another crypto trading application or token-related product, I realized that my strongest contribution is probably lower in the stack.
Servers are something tangible.
They can be provisioned, measured, automated and monitored.
If something fails, there are logs.
I like problems with logs. :)
Where it is now
The project is still evolving.
I’m working on the deployment model, supported blockchain networks, automation and the simplest possible way for customers to request and operate their RPC infrastructure.
I’m deliberately trying to keep the concept focused:
isolated, managed RPC nodes without unnecessary complexity.
There are already huge infrastructure providers in this space, so I’m not trying to become another hyperscale blockchain platform.
I’m much more interested in whether there is room for a smaller infrastructure service aimed at developers and teams who want something straightforward, isolated and managed.
That’s the experiment behind Trade Cryptocurrency.
And this time, instead of trying to predict exactly where the project will end up, I’m letting the technical problem help define the product.