SubQuery Network has been around since 2021, quietly powering thousands of blockchain apps behind the scenes. Most people have never heard of them, but if you’ve used a crypto wallet, DeFi app, or blockchain explorer, there’s a good chance SubQuery was handling the data.

Now they’re making tools that regular people can actually use directly, including AI that answers blockchain questions in plain English. Here’s what SubQuery does and how you might actually benefit from it.

What SubQuery Does

You can think of SubQuery as the plumbing for blockchain data. When you use a crypto app, and it shows your wallet balance, transaction history, or token prices, that app needs to get that information from the blockchain. But blockchains aren’t organized like normal databases. Finding specific information means scanning through massive amounts of data, which is slow and expensive.

SubQuery solves this by organizing blockchain data so apps can find what they need quickly. They do this for over 300 different blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, and Cosmos.

Here’s what they actually provide:

• Data Indexing: which means organizing blockchain information so it’s easy to search. Instead of an app scanning the entire blockchain to find your transactions, SubQuery keeps everything organized and ready to fetch instantly.
• RPC Endpoints: which are connection points that let apps talk to blockchains securely and quickly. When you send a transaction or check your balance, you’re probably using an RPC endpoint without knowing it.
• AI Tools are their newest addition. They just launched AskSubQuery, which lets you ask blockchain questions in normal language and get actual answers. More on that later on.

The important part is that SubQuery runs on a decentralized network. Instead of one company controlling all the servers, thousands of people around the world run the infrastructure and get paid for it. This makes it faster, cheaper, and harder to shut down than centralized alternatives.

The AI Stuff That Actually Matters

SubQuery recently launched two AI products that normal people can use, not just developers.

AskSubQuery is like ChatGPT for blockchain data. You can type questions in normal English like “What’s the transaction volume on Ethereum this week?” or “Show me the biggest token transfers today,” and it gives you actual answers from real blockchain data.

It works by connecting AI to SubQuery’s organized blockchain data. The AI understands your question, figures out what data it needs, fetches it, and explains the answer. This is way simpler than learning how to query blockchains yourself or trying to navigate complicated blockchain explorers.

Hermes Subnet is the technical backbone that makes this AI possible. Backed by Yuma Group, it’s built on Bittensor and specifically trains AI to be really good at handling blockchain queries. For regular users, you don’t need to understand how it works, just know that it’s what powers tools like AskSubQuery.

How You Can Use SubQuery

Most blockchain infrastructure is for developers, but SubQuery has a few ways normal people can participate and benefit.

Using AskSubQuery for Information

AskSubQuery is now fully public, making it the easiest way to get blockchain information without technical knowledge. Instead of learning how to use block explorers or understanding complex on-chain data, you just ask questions.

This could be useful for:

• Checking transaction details in plain language
• Understanding DeFi yields across different platforms
• Researching tokens or projects
• Learning about blockchain activity without technical barriers

You get free queries every day. If you want more, you can lock up some SQT tokens (SubQuery’s token) to get higher limits. Think of it like a subscription service where you lock crypto instead of paying monthly.

Why All This Matters

What SubQuery is building points to something bigger happening in crypto: infrastructure is becoming accessible to normal people, not just developers and tech experts.

A few years ago, you needed to be a developer to interact with blockchain data in any meaningful way. Now you can literally ask questions in basic English and get answers. You can earn rewards by supporting infrastructure without understanding how servers work.

This is part of making Web3 actually usable. Most blockchain tech has been too complicated for regular people. Tools like AskSubQuery are steps toward changing that.

SubQuery is also showing how decentralization can work in practice. Instead of trusting one company to provide blockchain data (which creates a single point of failure), thousands of people worldwide provide it and get paid. When it works, it’s faster and more reliable than centralized alternatives.

Getting Started

If you want to try SubQuery yourself, you can visit subquery.network and look for AskSubQuery to request beta access. Once you’re in, you can start asking blockchain questions and see if it’s useful for you.

SubQuery has been building for years, powering real applications across hundreds of blockchains. Now they’re making tools that go beyond developers to actually serve regular users.

Join their community on X @SubQueryNetwork or their Discord to learn more and get help if you’re stuck.