Make Cardano Data Accessible to Everyone - Provide Data Infrastructure, Including Data Visualization Analytics Tool and Data APIs

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

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[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

We will build the data infrastructure of the Cardano ecosystem and make the data accessible to everyone by providing data analysis tools and APIs, thereby improving transparency on the chain.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

No dependencies.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

Because Footprint Analytics is a data platform for community use, there are no smart contracts or assets involved. We don't open source because we want to protect our intellectual property and minimize potential security risks.

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

Footprint Analytics is a blockchain data platform blending web2 and web3 data with abstractions. We help analysts, builders, and investors turn blockchain data into insights with accessible visualization tools and a powerful multi-chain API across 20+ chains for NFTs, GameFi, and DeFi.

Our goal is to address not only the accessibility of on-chain data but also to lower the barriers for users to utilize data. On-chain data is complex and voluminous, making data usage challenging. Many data tools offer visual interfaces, but users can't view the underlying data logic, verify, or manipulate data. Platforms that allow data usage often require analysts or developers with programming skills like SQL. Footprint aims to solve these core issues by making on-chain data accessible and providing user-friendly tools for everyone to explore on-chain data.

At Footprint, we cater to various user groups:

• Web3 users and investors: They can freely browse thousands of dashboards on Footprint. And organized dashboards on the research page for convenient data viewing.
• Analysts: They can explore data freely using SQL and no-code analysis tools.
• Developers: Our APIs and 300+ datasets meet all web3 development and data needs.
• Web3 insititution & projects: Footprint offers tailored data solutions, reducing development resources and costs significantly.

Footprint differs from other data platforms in several ways:

• We offer no-code data analysis tools, significantly lowering the barriers for users to explore on-chain data without requiring SQL skills.
• We structure data to produce tables on wallets, tokens, money flow, GameFi, NFTs, DeFi, enabling direct usage without dealing with complex underlying data.
• We provide flexible APIs, supporting both REST API and SQL API, meeting all developer data needs.
• We offer functionality to link web2 data, allowing users to manage data systems more effectively.

How we process blockchain data:

At Footprint, we've developed a model that aggregates this raw data and indexes it to be meaningful. The info about these millions of transactions is broken up by domain—our data engine determines whether it can be classified as GameFi, NFT, DEX, or other. We decode this data so analysts can search for the information they need, like block time, TVL, token price, etc., and immediately display that data on a chart. Instead of strings of numbers and letters that are, to most, indecipherable, you have wallet addresses, chains, NFT collections, and other meaningful categories.

Below are some of the many infrastructure and features of Footprint Analytics:

• Structured data tables that provide all the data for developers to build web3 and analysts to explore the data on chain.

• Analytics tool: Supporting SQL and no-code analytics tools. How to create a dashboard: Link

• Data visualisation dashboards 

Chain overview Chain Stats Dashboard

• APIs: Both Rest API and SQL API are supported Link

Footprint is not limited to just this. It is precisely because we have opened up the on-chain data that the use of data has become infinitely possible.

Everyone can explore the on-chain data and gain insights. More community-built dashboards:

Gaming Ranking

NFT Key Stats

Token Tracker

Wallet Profile

More Dashboards

Impact: Insights derived from data are widely disseminated through various forms such as Twitter, articles, videos, and more.

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

Our Project Will Benefit the Ecosystem in the Following Ways:

1. Enabling the community to effectively understand and monitor the development of the ecosystem. Enhancing transparency within the ecosystem.
2. Empower developers to build their DApps more efficiently.
3. Increase brand awareness for the chain: We can amplify The chain's progress with dashboards and research reports. We have over 50+ media channels with 500k+ exposure.

Measurement of Impact:

• Cardano dashboards total views

Sharing Outputs and Opportunities:

We will actively share our marketing outputs and opportunities resulting from our project through partnerships with more than 50 media platforms. Our reports and dashboards will be shared with these media outlets, enabling broader dissemination of Cardano's progress and achievements. Additionally, we will engage with community channels, social media platforms, and Cardano-focused events to ensure maximum exposure and engagement with the wider Cardano community.

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Why Footprint?

• Leading position in the blockchain data landscape: We have indexed more than 30 chains and have extensive experience in processing data on EVM and non-EVM chains, and we are capable of providing a high-quality data platform for Cardano.
• Providing low-barrier tools to enhance adoption: AI and no-code analytics tools make blockchain accessible to more users and provide a more effortless blockchain experience.
• Marketing operations involve an in-house research team collaborating with the media and community to produce market reports.
• Our data solutions are trusted by over 400+ leading web3 companies and projects.  including Animoca Brands, NHN, GalaChain and more.

About fund management:

Funds will be utilized for the development and maintenance of the blockchain data, including the following areas:

• Human resources involvement
• Technical resources for data analysis and function development
• Data maintenance
• Community and technical support
• Node and server costs
• Purchase of node services
• Data storage
• Computing resources according to different data tables and metrics

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Milestone: Index Cardano chain raw data on Footprint

Milestone outputs: 

• Structured data tables:
• Cardano_transactions
• Cardano_token_transfers
• Cardano_blocks
• And more
• 5min price table of Tokens on Cardano
• Cardano chain data APIs and token price API

Acceptance criteria: Full historical data and incremental data with a minimum latency of T-1 day

Evidence of milestone completion: Data tables and APIs available on Footprint, users can create dashboards using data tables and can call APIs.

Milestone: Cardano dapp indicators on Footprint

Milestone outputs: 

• Cardano dapp data will be available on the following tables
• protocol_transactions
• gamefi_protocol_daily_stats
• protocol_active_address
• protocol_daily_stats
• protocol_info
• contract_info
• Cardano protocol stats API 

Acceptance criteria: Cardano data is searchable and updated daily.

Evidence of milestone completion: Data tables and APIs available on Footprint, users can create dashboards using data tables and can call APIs.

Milestone: Cardano wallet indicators on Footprint

Milestone outputs: 

• Cardano dapp data will be available on the following tables
• cardano_address_first_stats
• cardano_address_last_stats
• cardano_address_monthly_stats
• address_token_latest_balance
• Cardano wallet address APIs 

Acceptance criteria: 100% of addresses covered

Evidence of milestone completion: Data tables, and APIs available on Footprint, users can create dashboards using data tables and can call APIs.

Milestone: Cardano dashboards on Footprint

Milestone outputs: 

• Cardano chain data stats dashboard
• Cardano dapp ranking dashboard: shows the key indicators of dapps,including total users, active users, new users, transactions,etc.
• Cardano wallet profile dashboard: shows wallet info and balances

Acceptance criteria: 3 dashboards available on Footprint.

Evidence of milestone completion: Dashboards are displayed on Footprint website. Users can search and check the dashboard for free.

Milestone: Research report and vedio of Cardano

Milestone outputs: 

• A data research report will be published by Footprint to show the data insights of Cardano
• We will be recording a series of videos including:
• Introducing the Cardano ecosystem and Cardano's data
• Tutorials which share how to make a dashboard to explore Cardano data

Evidence of milestone completion: Articles and vedios posted on Footprint website and Youtube channel.

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

The three co-founders of Footprint, all with developer backgrounds, have been working together for 12 years, and the 10-person core team for 5~7 years. In the last 10+ years, our team has built applications with over 30 million users, and fintech applications including lending/trading/risk management/credit models.

• Tony Zhang - Co-founder - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzhang88/ 
• Navy Tse - Co-founder & CEO - https://www.linkedin.com/in/navyxie/ 
• Wade Deng - Co-founder & CTO - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-deng-84bb8b6b/ 

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Milestone 1: Index Cardano chain raw data on Footprint

Cost: 65,000 ADA

• DevOps Engineer - 20 hours - 3,000 ADA
• Big Data Engineer - 150 hours - 30,000 ADA
• Maintenance Costs - 20,000 ADA
• Storage and Computing - 12,000 ADA

Milestone 2: Cardano dapp indicators on Footprint

Cost: 43,000 ADA

• DevOps Engineer - 20 hours - 3,000 ADA
• Big Data Engineer - 100 hours - 20,000 ADA
• Maintenance Costs - 10,000 ADA
• Storage and Computing - 10,000 ADA

Milestone 3: Cardano wallet indicators on Footprint

Cost: 69,000 ADA

• DevOps Engineer - 60 hours - 9,000 ADA
• Big Data Engineer - 200 hours - 40,000 ADA
• Maintenance Costs - 10,000 ADA
• Storage and Computing - 10,000 ADA

Milestone 4: Cardano dashboards on Footprint

Cost: 24,000 ADA

• Big Data Engineer - 120 hours - 24,000 ADA

Milestone 5: Research report and vedio of Cardano

Cost: 21,000 ADA

• Data Analyst - 40 hours - 4,000 ADA
• Web3 Researcher - 50 hours - 5,000 ADA
• Marketing - 12,000 ADA

This brings the total ADA requested to 222,000 ADA.

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

We believe the cost of our project provides excellent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem for a few key reasons:

• First, it's cost-effective with a focus on long-term sustainability. The investment covers not just development costs, but also ensures stable, continuous data services over time - maximizing return on investment.
• Second, it drives ecosystem-wide efficiency gains. By providing robust data infrastructure and analyst support, projects on Cardano can significantly reduce resources spent on data analysis and development. This benefit extends across the ecosystem, allowing projects to reallocate resources and cut costs. From an ecosystem perspective, it's a compelling boost in efficiency and cost savings.
• Finally, it delivers sustained brand amplification for Cardano. We have over 50+ media channels with 500k+ exposure. We will do our best to support the exposure of the data on twitter, media channels and so on. As the community leverages the data, it helps promote Cardano worldwide, attracting more users and expanding adoption - an invaluable long-term asset.