In February 2025, Story launched its mainnet—and the impact has been undeniable. As a next-gen Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for programmable IP, Story is one of the most promising projects in the Web3 world today. Since launch, Ankr has seen dramatic developer growth tied directly to Story, as reflected by a surge in RPC activity on our platform. This isn't just a sign of traction; it’s proof that developers are rallying around a new frontier: programmable intellectual property.

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Why Story Matters—Especially Now

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As AI and generative tools increasingly dominate the online world, users face an existential threat: their intellectual property is being scraped, remixed, and redistributed, often without consent or compensation. Story attributes its ‘why’ to events like these—such as the New York Times lawsuit accusing OpenAI of training its models on copyrighted articles without permission.

In another recent event, the Ghiblification of social media, where users prompted AI tools to mass-generate content in the style of beloved studios like Studio Ghibli, recently caused OpenAI’s servers to ‘melt’ under the demand (according to Sam Altman). That moment wasn’t just a meme; it was a warning.

Story is the antidote. Its blockchain provides a framework for IP that is provable, programmable, and composable—giving users new tools to encode ownership, license terms, and royalties directly into the content itself. It's not just about NFTs anymore—it's about building apps that track, respect, and enforce ownership at the protocol level.

The Ankr x Story Partnership

When Story needed a partner to provide best-in-class RPC infrastructure, they turned to Ankr. And for good reason.

Ankr is powering the Story ecosystem with ultra-reliable, low-latency RPC connections that ensure developers can build and scale use cases on top of the Story L1 chain without compromise. Our network of bare-metal nodes spans 30+ regions globally, delivering:

• Lightning-fast performance: <56ms global latency for snappy, real-time response
• Unmatched reliability: 99.99% uptime backed by redundant architecture
• 24/7 elite support: Our engineering team is always ready to resolve issues before they become blockers

For Story, this infrastructure is more than a backend—it’s a strategic advantage. With more developers spinning up apps that embed and enforce programmable IP logic, performance and uptime become non-negotiable. Ankr ensures that developers have the tools they need to ship, iterate, and scale confidently on Story.

A Case Study in Builder Momentum

Since the mainnet launch in February, Story has seen an influx of users and developers alike—building everything from decentralized publishing platforms to AI-safe content licensing engines. That builder boom is evident in our RPC telemetry: Story RPC calls have grown exponentially, with usage surging week over week.

Why? Because Story offers a unique narrative (pun intended) and a real solution. And because Ankr ensures that those ideas can become production-grade applications.

How Do Story Developers Use Ankr’s RPC Connections?

• Our Story RPCs (Remote Procedure Calls) will connect wallets, command-line interfaces, or decentralized applications with the Story blockchain. They act as messengers or blockchain routers that relay on-chain information between Story nodes, dApps, and ultimately end-users so they can execute necessary tasks like transactions, populate wallet balances, fetch ownership information, and much more.
• Story RPC endpoints are a gateway for developers to interface directly with Story — a portal to communicate easily, remotely, and with no need to go through the DevOps of establishing their own Story nodes.
• Ankr is providing a geo-distributed Story RPC comprised of blockchain nodes running worldwide for incredibly low latency and reliable connections.

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What Are Developers Building on Story?

With Story’s programmable IP Layer 1 and Ankr’s ultra-reliable RPC infrastructure, developers can build powerful new apps that protect and monetize creativity.

IPFi

• Listen-to-earn, create-to-earn, register-to-earn
• Tokenized IP offerings and lending
• IP fractionalization & royalty-backed RWAs
• Oracles, bonding curves, ERC-404-style liquidity

Creator & Consumer Apps

• On-chain content platforms (Webtoon/Wattpad-style)
• UGC gaming, modding, franchise builders
• SocialFi, CMS plugins, license payment flows

AI x IP

• Tokenized models and dataset marketplaces
• Fine-tuning with creator assets (voice, likeness, style)
• Authorized AI remixing with revenue share

Powered by Ankr’s global node infrastructure with <56ms latency, 99.99% uptime, and 24/7 engineering support.

Looking Ahead

The world is waking up to the need for better IP frameworks—and developers are choosing Story as their canvas. At Ankr, we're proud to provide the infrastructure that helps them build a future where creativity is respected, ownership is clear, and AI innovation doesn’t come at the cost of creatives.

If you’re a builder ready to explore programmable IP or a creator looking for better ways to protect your work—start here.

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