- Encode Club strengthens Flare Network by providing high-quality data and launching developer education programs like the Flare Educate Series.
- Flare Network boosts its infrastructure with Go-Flare v1.10.0 update and plans a major hard fork for better performance.
Encode Club is increasingly establishing itself as one of Flare Network’s professional infrastructure partners. Their involvement was officially announced, along with the joining of Nansen and QuickNode. These three names have a major role in providing data and validation services to strengthen the Flare network. In particular, Encode Club brings excellence in developer education and high-quality data integration.
. @encodeclub is one of Flare’s professional infrastructure partners, supporting the network through data provision and validation.
They also help grow the ecosystem through education initiatives and hackathons: https://t.co/SY79YWW3D8@anth0nybeaumont
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(@FlareNetworks) April 27, 2025
This collaboration did not come out of nowhere. On the other hand, CNF previously reported that Flare Network had set a new record in staking participation. Around 27 billion FLR tokens have been delegated and another 8.5 billion are locked in staking, covering almost 67% of the total circulating supply.
Interestingly, the distribution is quite even. No single provider controls more than 3.3%. Just imagine if only one entity dominates, of course the decentralization that is the soul of the blockchain could be threatened.
Furthermore, Flare Network on April 28, 2025, introduced XRPFi, a new DeFi ecosystem designed for XRP holders. Through XRPFi, users can stake, lend, borrow, and even trade XRP-based assets directly on the Flare blockchain.
All of this is possible thanks to FXRP, a programmable representation of XRP. This means that users do not need to “go off the beaten track” of the XRP ecosystem to enjoy DeFi features.
The existence of a new ecosystem like XRPFi shows that Flare does not just want to be “one of many blockchains,” but rather build something that is truly beneficial to its community.
Flare Strengthens Its Ecosystem Through Education and Technical Upgrades
Encode Club, in addition to supporting Flare through data, is also active on the education side. They launched the Flare Educate Series, a four-week program that equips developers with an understanding of the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) and Flare Data Connector (FDC). This makes sense, considering that Flare requires a community that is not only large but also technically savvy.
On the other hand, Flare’s technical developments cannot be ignored. On April 15, 2025, Flare released the Go-Flare v1.10.0 client update.
They have also scheduled a major hard fork on May 13, 2025, aimed at aligning the network with the latest developments in the Avalanche protocol. Node operators are also being asked to update their clients immediately to ensure a smooth transition.
With more professional infrastructure partners joining and reinforcement from the developer side, Flare Network seems determined to build a solid foundation. Encode Club, with its track record in education and data, brings additional important ammunition.
Meanwhile, as of press time, FLR is swapped hands at about $0.01680, up 1.48% over the last 24 hours and 3.25% over the last 7 days.
