Web3 Provider Watch — 2026-09-10

Run log (no narrative digest was archived for this date).

News window Sept 8-10 quiet on official channels (QuickNode, Chainstack, Helius, Alchemy, Goldsky, Envio, The Graph, dRPC): no new credits programs, promo launches or shutdowns dated inside 48h; WebSearch was degraded so Moralis/Infura/x402 sweeps were partial. Re-verified 30-provider slice (Cloudflare Web3 Gateway through Avalanche Data API) plus Dune Sept 10, Arbitrum Singapore Sept 14 and Avalanche Summit Sept 16 deadlines; checked 30 providers. Changes: Tenderly has dropped self-serve Starter ($50) / Pro ($500) tiers and Free is now UI-only with no API access (free-tier cut, confirmed at tenderly.co/pricing); PublicNode runs a free keyless Solana RPC with WebSocket, Yellowstone gRPC and archive data, and Robinhood Chain left its archive-access list; NodeReal MegaNode lists Avalanche C-Chain (10M CU free, Growth $31/mo annual, 15% semi-annual discount); Pocket Network portal has a keyless Solana endpoint; NOWNodes shows 10% off annual; LlamaRPC back online with stablecoin/card PAYG; Chainstack Self-Hosted added Solana and Avalanche (Sept 7 recap). Arbitrum Singapore buildathon: registration open until about Oct 2, $115K pool, Robinhood Chain sponsor, Founder House Oct 23. New dated items: Alchemy Degen deprecation + EIP-7702 default change Sept 21; Avalanche Helicon upgrade Sept 22. Dune Sept 10 cutoff still not confirmable from docs.