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ClickHouse's marketing attack on PostgreSQL highlights the growing demand for high-performance data solutions in crypto, as on-chain data volumes explode. This mirrors the broader trend of specialized databases (e.g., for indexing, real-time analytics) becoming a competitive advantage for crypto projects.

A blog post recap of a talk titled 'Postgres isn't slow, your storage is' was shared on Hacker News.

ClickHouse Takes Aim at PostgreSQL With 'Postgres Isn't Slow, Your Storage Is'

ClickHouse's PostgreSQL criticism is a Trojan horse for its own crypto play, signaling a shift from general-purpose databases to specialized engines that could fragment blockchain data availability.