Cardano Foundation supports BloxBean’s launch of Analytics Store for easy data access
The new Yaci Store module exports Cardano's entire on-chain history into portable Parquet files, removing the infrastructure headache from blockchain analytics.
Getting useful data out of a blockchain has always been harder than it should be. BloxBean just made it significantly easier for Cardano developers by launching the Analytics Store, a new module within its Yaci Store project that exports the chain’s full on-chain history into open, portable Parquet files.
The Cardano Foundation is backing the effort directly, contributing engineering resources to help ensure the tool is production-ready.
What the Analytics Store actually does
The Analytics Store bridges that gap by continuously synchronizing data from PostgreSQL into partitioned Parquet files using an in-process DuckDB engine. It takes the messy, infrastructure-heavy work of indexing and querying blockchain data and turns it into lightweight, analysis-ready exports that any data tool can consume.
Parquet is a columnar storage format widely used in data engineering. It works natively with tools like Python’s pandas, Apache Spark, and essentially any modern analytics stack. By exporting Cardano data in this format, BloxBean is meeting data analysts where they already live, rather than forcing them to learn blockchain-specific tooling first.
The module also supports automatic syncing and optional DuckLake catalog management, meaning the exported data stays current without manual intervention. Deployment options include Docker, standalone JAR, or embedding directly into existing applications, with support for both mainnet and testnets.
From community project to production infrastructure
Yaci Store started as a community-driven project. It has since evolved into a modular, high-performance Java-based Cardano indexer that BloxBean develops with direct support from the Cardano Foundation.
Version 2.0.0 dropped on February 3, 2026, introducing native capabilities for ledger and governance state derivation. That release was significant because it meant the tool could derive critical blockchain state natively, without relying on external components to fill in the gaps.
The Analytics Store module launched on June 14, 2026, building on that foundation. The Cardano Foundation uses Yaci Store in its own Rosetta Java implementation, and it powers analytics tools like SundaeSwap Scooper Analytics.