The Shinzo testnet combines an RPC node and indexer into one service run by validators themselves, producing structured data with cryptographic proof via Merkle roots, content identifiers, and secp256k1 signatures. The network defines three roles: Generators (validators creating data), Hosts (storing data and serving Views via GraphQL), and Builders (consuming data, either through Hosts or a Direct client). Built on open-source DefraDB and LensVM, queries are sent to multiple Hosts and compared for agreement. The author states $2.12 billion was paid for blockchain data in 2025 with none reaching validators, and plans EVM-first expansion ahead of a whitepaper and mainnet. The full stack is open source under MIT, and revenue settles each epoch through ShinzoHub.

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