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RPC provider

A service giving wallets and applications access to blockchain node APIs.

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A wallet often needs an RPC endpoint to read balances, obtain chain data or submit transactions. A provider makes that connection easier than running a node yourself. It also becomes a dependency for availability, the information returned and query privacy; an unavailable endpoint can make a working chain look unresponsive.

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How you might use it

"The explorer sees my transaction, but my wallet's RPC endpoint is not returning current data."

Wallet and application viewers connect to blockchain nodes through a provider cabinet, with one interrupted endpoint and a lens inspecting requests.
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Remote procedure call provider

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