Launch of Alpha Tester Recruitment for ERPC Platform’s High-Performance Ethereum RPC
Launch of Alpha Tester Recruitment for ERPC Platform’s High-Performance Ethereum RPC
ELSOUL LABO B.V. (Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands; CEO: Fumitake Kawasaki) and Validators DAO are pleased to announce that the Web3 infrastructure platform “ERPC” has begun recruiting alpha testers for its high-performance Ethereum RPC. This initiative extends the high-speed infrastructure technology refined through ERPC’s Solana operations to the Ethereum ecosystem.
This alpha program invites developers and teams already using other Ethereum RPC providers and capable of comparative testing. Feedback based on real-world use cases will help us further refine the performance and stability of our Ethereum RPC toward production-level quality.
Background – High-Performance Infrastructure Refined on Solana, and the Reason for Advancing Multichain Support
ERPC has been providing high-performance RPC infrastructure for Solana, continuously improving speed and stability while supporting many developers and high-frequency trading projects. By leasing data centers across multiple regions and testing with real Solana traffic, we have optimized for blockchain-specific workloads across CPU generation, network routing, PNI configuration, OS tuning, storage design, and more.
As a result, ERPC has reached a performance level recognized as among the fastest RPC infrastructures for Solana.
Backpack’s “Best Solana RPC Providers 2025” compares major RPC providers for developers building dApps, DeFi, and NFT projects on Solana, as well as for users engaged in high-frequency trading. In this feature, ERPC was selected as one of the top five providers.
Best Solana RPC Providers in 2025: A Complete Guide to Fast and Reliable Solana RPC Nodes: https://learn.backpack.exchange/articles/best-solana-rpc-providers-in-2025
At the same time, today’s Web3 development increasingly involves combining multiple chains rather than relying on just one. Developers building high-performance applications on Solana naturally seek the same level of speed and stability on Ethereum and other networks.
Additionally, when we began developing our own NFT card game on Solana, even basic mint operations—such as a simple 10-pull gacha—were unstable. We experienced firsthand how infrastructure-side latency and jitter can significantly affect the application experience. This led us to the clear understanding that “without a fast and stable RPC layer, the product itself cannot function.” This experience became a foundational element of our infrastructure philosophy.
Based on these conditions, ERPC is advancing multichain support starting with Ethereum. We have confirmed that Ethereum RPC still has significant structural room for improvement, and that our infrastructure expertise cultivated through Solana can be directly applied. This alpha test is part of the process of optimizing our Ethereum RPC.
Why Start with Ethereum
Ethereum maintains the largest developer community and asset scale in Web3, supporting a wide range of applications including DeFi, NFTs, and L2 ecosystems. Demand for high-performance RPC on Ethereum is substantial, making it the natural starting point for our multichain expansion.
However, many existing Ethereum RPC services are built on large-scale general-purpose cloud platforms. These environments often have inherent performance limitations for blockchain workloads due to factors such as multiple layers of virtualization, CPU overcommit, older CPU generations, and internal network architecture.
Our preliminary measurements indicate cases where Web3-specialized infrastructure achieves up to 10× faster performance compared to Ethereum RPCs running on general-purpose cloud platforms. Furthermore, when compared within the same platform, ERPC’s Solana RPC has shown over 2× higher speed.
Taken together, these findings indicate that with proper infrastructure design and datacenter selection, there is roughly a 20× performance improvement margin for existing Ethereum RPC offerings.
The development of ERPC’s high-performance Ethereum RPC aims to translate this margin into practical, user-facing performance.
Infrastructure Design Behind ERPC’s High-Performance Ethereum RPC
ERPC’s Ethereum RPC is not simply a node deployment. It is built on the high-performance infrastructure design principles refined through Solana operations. Key elements include:
- High I/O architecture built on the latest high-clock CPUs, ECC DDR5 RAM, and NVMe storage
- Stable latency through avoiding CPU overcommit and operating CPUs in sustained turbo mode
- Optimization of network proximity through appropriate datacenter selection, including PNI, transit, and IX considerations
- Application of operational knowledge from Solana RPC, gRPC, and Shredstream deployments, including network design, monitoring, and incident handling
- Availability of VPS and bare-metal servers with zero-distance RPC node connectivity
- Utilization of SLV (our open-source software) for automated node provisioning and operational consistency
These elements enable an infrastructure designed not only for peak benchmarks but for sustained, real-world operational performance.
Purpose of the Alpha Test
The alpha test aims to precisely evaluate how ERPC’s high-performance Ethereum RPC behaves under real-world use cases, identifying areas for improvement related to latency, stability, processing patterns, and exception behavior.
Certain bottlenecks and performance sensitivities only become visible through real operations—particularly for high-frequency traders and operators of large-scale applications. ERPC’s Solana RPC performance improvements were also achieved by continually integrating feedback from such users.
For Ethereum RPC as well, we will refine system configurations, infrastructure design, and network behavior based on feedback from real-world usage.
Alpha Tester Requirements
This alpha test is intended for users who meet the following conditions:
- Currently using another Ethereum RPC provider and able to conduct comparative testing
- Able to test with real-world use cases such as trading, DeFi, NFTs, bots, or backend systems
- Able to perform testing in production or production-like environments
Example use cases include:
- High-frequency or mid-frequency trading strategies
- Backend systems for DEXs, NFT projects, and DeFi applications
- Indexers, monitoring systems, and data ingestion pipelines
- Logic involving L2 or cross-chain interactions
During the test period, configuration adjustments may occur, so we recommend using ERPC alongside your existing RPC provider for comparison.
Ethereum RPC by ERPC Alpha Tester Application Form: https://forms.gle/y33LNfs9XEeegWZt6
Future Multichain Expansion
As we refine our Ethereum RPC, we will also explore support for additional chains such as BNB Chain, prioritizing based on market size and developer demand.
Operating infrastructure across multiple chains allows us to understand each chain’s characteristics and bottlenecks more deeply, improving ERPC’s overall platform design and operational precision. Additionally, the continued expansion of ERPC edge datacenter capacity contributes not only to Solana and Ethereum performance but to the broader Web3 network environment.
Our long-term objective is to enable developers to rely on ERPC as a “fast, stable, and easy-to-use” infrastructure layer across multiple chains including Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain.
How to Apply
To participate in the alpha test for the high-performance Ethereum RPC, please submit your application through the form below. Selected testers will receive further instructions via the Validators DAO official Discord, including access to a dedicated channel.
Ethereum RPC by ERPC Alpha Tester Application Form: https://forms.gle/y33LNfs9XEeegWZt6
ERPC Official Website: https://erpc.global/
Validators DAO Official Discord: https://discord.gg/C7ZQSrCkYR
ERPC will continue to build fast and reliable infrastructure for the Web3 and blockchain era, guided by feedback from the developer community.
