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Payment Channel Network Monitoring & Analytics

Real-time operational dashboards, automated alerting, and deep liquidity analytics to ensure your payment channel network's health, security, and performance.
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CORE SERVICE

Smart Contract Development

Secure, production-ready smart contracts built by Web3 experts to power your decentralized application.

We architect and deploy audit-ready smart contracts for tokens, DeFi protocols, NFTs, and DAOs. Our development process ensures gas efficiency, upgradability, and comprehensive security from day one.

Reduce your time-to-market with battle-tested Solidity patterns and a rigorous internal review process.

Our development stack and deliverables include:

  • Custom logic in Solidity 0.8+ with Hardhat/Foundry frameworks.
  • Secure foundations using OpenZeppelin libraries and custom security modules.
  • Full deployment pipeline with testing, verification, and mainnet deployment scripts.
  • Technical documentation and architecture diagrams for your team.

Typical outcomes for our clients:

  • Deploy a secure MVP in 2-4 weeks, not months.
  • Pass third-party audits (like ConsenSys Diligence) with fewer critical findings.
  • Achieve 99.9%+ uptime with optimized gas costs and fail-safe upgrade paths.
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ENTERPRISE-GRADE OBSERVABILITY

Comprehensive Monitoring & Analytics Platform

Gain real-time, actionable insights into your payment channel network's health, performance, and security. Our platform delivers the observability CTOs need to ensure reliability, optimize costs, and maintain a superior user experience.

01

Real-Time Network Health Dashboard

Monitor channel balances, liquidity distribution, and node uptime with sub-second latency. Proactively identify underfunded channels or node failures before they impact user transactions.

< 500ms
Data Latency
24/7
Monitoring
02

Granular Transaction Analytics

Track payment success rates, fee efficiency, and settlement times across all channels. Pinpoint bottlenecks and optimize routing logic to reduce failed transactions and improve user experience.

100%
Tx Visibility
Millions
Events/Day
03

Security & Anomaly Detection

Automated alerts for suspicious activity, including balance manipulation attempts and unusual withdrawal patterns. Built on security models audited for financial-grade applications.

< 60s
Alert Time
SOC 2
Compliance
04

Capacity & Liquidity Planning

Forecast liquidity requirements and simulate network load with predictive analytics. Make data-driven decisions on channel funding and rebalancing to maximize throughput and minimize capital lockup.

95%
Forecast Accuracy
API-Driven
Automation
05

Multi-Protocol & Custom Integration

Supports Lightning Network, Raiden, and other state channel implementations. Seamlessly integrates with your existing stack via REST APIs and WebSocket streams for custom dashboards.

5+
Protocols
< 1 Day
Integration
06

Enterprise-Grade SLAs & Support

Guaranteed platform uptime with detailed incident reporting. Includes dedicated technical support and regular health reviews to ensure your network operates at peak performance.

99.9%
Uptime SLA
24/7
Expert Support
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FROM DATA TO DECISIONS

Operational Confidence and Business Outcomes

Our monitoring platform delivers more than just alerts; it provides the actionable intelligence and ironclad reliability required to operate payment channels at scale with confidence.

01

Real-Time Risk & Liquidity Management

Monitor counterparty exposure, channel balances, and settlement risk in real-time. Automate rebalancing triggers and capital allocation to optimize for uptime and minimize operational overhead.

< 1 sec
Alert Latency
24/7
Coverage
02

Guaranteed Uptime & Performance SLAs

Deploy with confidence backed by contractual service level agreements. We guarantee platform availability and data freshness, ensuring your payment network's reliability is never in question.

99.9%
Uptime SLA
< 5 min
Data Freshness
03

Actionable Settlement Intelligence

Move from reactive monitoring to proactive optimization. Our analytics identify settlement patterns, fee inefficiencies, and network congestion, providing clear data to reduce costs and improve user experience.

90%
Faster RCA
Actionable
Insights
Infrastructure Decision Analysis

Build vs. Buy: Payment Channel Monitoring

A detailed comparison of the resource investment and risk profile between developing a monitoring system internally versus leveraging Chainscore's managed service.

Key FactorBuild In-HouseChainscore Managed Service

Time to Initial Deployment

6-12 months

2-4 weeks

Upfront Development Cost

$150K - $400K+

$0 (Service Fee Only)

Annual Maintenance & Ops Cost

$80K - $200K

Included in Service

Security & Audit Overhead

High (Requires dedicated audit budget)

Low (Pre-audited, enterprise-grade platform)

Real-time Alert Coverage

Limited (Custom logic required)

Comprehensive (Pre-built for major exploits & imbalances)

Historical Data Retention & Analysis

Complex to scale, high storage cost

Unlimited retention with advanced analytics

Team Expertise Required

Senior Blockchain DevOps & Security Engineers

Minimal (Managed via API/Dashboard)

Support & Incident Response

Internal on-call rotation

24/7 SRE team with <1hr SLA

Protocol & Chain Updates

Manual integration, delayed support

Automatic, same-day support for new networks

Total Cost of Ownership (Year 1)

$230K - $600K+

Starting at $60K/year

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PREDICTABLE, TRANSPARENT DELIVERY

Our Delivery Process: From Integration to Insights

A structured, four-phase engagement model designed to deliver actionable payment channel intelligence with minimal operational overhead for your team.

01

1. Discovery & Integration

We conduct a technical deep-dive to map your specific payment channels (e.g., Lightning Network, Raiden, state channels) and establish secure, read-only data feeds. Our team handles the full integration, requiring minimal engineering lift from you.

1-3 days
Integration Time
Zero Downtime
On Existing Channels
02

2. Baseline Analysis & Alert Configuration

We establish performance and security baselines for your network. Our experts configure real-time alerts for critical events like liquidity imbalances, fee anomalies, and potential security threats, tailored to your risk profile.

24/7
Monitoring
< 60 sec
Alert Latency
03

3. Dashboard Deployment & Team Onboarding

You receive access to a custom Chainscore dashboard with real-time visualizations of channel health, routing efficiency, and capital utilization. We provide comprehensive training for your operations and engineering teams.

Custom Views
Per Team Role
1-hour
Onboarding Session
04

4. Ongoing Optimization & Strategic Reporting

Beyond monitoring, we deliver weekly insights and quarterly business reviews. Our analysis identifies optimization opportunities—like rebalancing schedules or fee adjustments—to improve network performance and ROI.

Weekly
Insights Reports
Proactive
Recommendations
Technical & Commercial Details

Payment Channel Monitoring FAQs

Get specific answers on how our monitoring service works, its security, and what it delivers for your business.

Our 24/7 system monitors the health and security of your payment channel networks in real-time. We track key metrics including channel balance ratios, on-chain settlement confirmations, peer connectivity status, and failed transaction attempts. We alert your team via Slack, Discord, or PagerDuty for critical events like imminent channel depletion, counterparty unresponsiveness, or abnormal fee spikes, allowing you to rebalance or intervene before user experience degrades.

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today.

Our experts will offer a free quote and a 30min call to discuss your project.

NDA Protected
24h Response
Directly to Engineering Team
10+
Protocols Shipped
$20M+
TVL Overall
NDA Protected Directly to Engineering Team
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