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Article Noves is Building the Meta-Layer for Blockchain Data

Date

October 22, 2024

Author

Kingsley Okonkwo

Noves is Building the Meta-Layer for Blockchain Data

In this builder story, learn how Noves simplifies blockchain data for developers and everyday users by providing enriched, human-friendly data through APIs that streamline access and enhance usability across web3 ecosystems.

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Data plays a crucial role in every technology ecosystem, telling stories and revealing insights in ways nothing else can. From the data generated by user activities, one can gain valuable insights into a system or application's strengths, weaknesses, and potential. In the traditional web, data is not readily accessible due to closed system designs, where only the entity that owns the database has access to the data generated by applications.

In web3, data is more readily available and accessible due to its permissionless and decentralized nature. However, accessing useful data on blockchains can still be challenging, creating friction for end users, developers, and analysts. 

While it's possible to get the data you need, it often requires significant effort. Teams end up spending time building custom solutions to access the data instead of focusing on using it to develop their products and create value.

The Noves Builder Story

Noves is a web3 data company building the meta-layer for blockchain data. They enhance data quality across the entire ecosystem—from block explorers and wallets to accounting, tax, audit, marketing, and business analytics. By translating raw blockchain data and standardizing it across all chains and protocols through the Noves API Suite, developers and builders can bypass the tedious work of structuring blockchain data.

“Developers have had to deal with raw blockchain data for too long. We’re taking that data and refining it into information that’s more useful, faster, and easier to integrate into applications.”Ben Roy, Co-Founder & CEO, Noves.

Essentially, Noves enables chain operators to deliver enriched, human-friendly data across their entire ecosystem through their APIs while also providing developers with data in an intuitive format that directly answers their questions rather than simply offering raw data in its native format.

Simplifying blockchain data for everyday web3 users

Beyond making data readily available and consumable by developers and teams building in web3, Noves is committed to making blockchain data easily accessible to everyday users with little to no technical knowledge of blockchain.

“Everyone talks about onboarding the next billion users, but they ignore the fact that people are often intimidated by the technical aspects of using blockchain.”Jaun Costa, Co-Founder and COO, Noves.

In line with this mission, Noves recently launched Linea for Humans, an innovative block explorer that prioritizes simplicity and clarity over raw technical details. Powered by Noves’ unique smart contract interpretation technology, Linea for Humans categorizes and describes transactions based on what they do, regardless of the protocol they originate from, enabling a new interface and experience that wasn’t previously possible.

Additionally, Noves’ Foresight API improves transaction simulations by adding human-friendly context to unsigned transactions. For wallets and custodians, Foresight offers clarity and security by showing users a simple, plain English description of what they’re about to sign. 

Noves’ Foresight API integrates natively with MetaMask via a Snap, offering added protection and ease of use to every MetaMask user without requiring additional setup. The MetaMask Snap is enabled automatically on every Rollup when Noves is deployed.

Learn more about the Builder Stories series and the role they’re playing in the #Web3forAll movement for clear web3 regulation here.