The DoubleZero Foundation, a project building high-speed data infrastructure for blockchains like Solana, has rolled out a new platform to speed up how trading firms access crypto market data — a sign of growing demand for Wall Street-style systems in digital asset markets.
The project, called DoubleZero Edge, went live on Thursday. Its first offering is a real-time feed of raw data from the Solana blockchain, giving traders faster access to information that can affect prices.
Solana, a high-speed blockchain popular with merchants, produces large amounts of real-time data as transactions are processed. DoubleZero joins this system by working with validators to distribute it faster to market participants.
Unlike traditional finance, where exchanges rely on specialized networks to deliver high-speed data, crypto markets still depend heavily on the public internet: a setup that can introduce delays and inconsistencies. DoubleZero is trying to change that by building a dedicated system designed specifically for onchain data.
According to the company, the new network can shave tens of milliseconds off data delivery times, with greater gains during periods of heavy network activity. For high-frequency trading companies, even small speed improvements can translate into a competitive advantage.
The platform works by sending data over a private fiber network using multicast, a method commonly used in traditional financial markets to simultaneously distribute data to multiple participants.
In addition to speed, DoubleZero is also pitching a new economic model. Validators on the Solana network can earn additional revenue by providing data to the platform, while merchants pay to subscribe to feeds using USDC.
The launch comes as crypto trading firms increasingly seek more reliable, predictable infrastructure, especially as competition intensifies and margins tighten. DoubleZero says its system can help level the playing field by reducing uncertainty in how quickly market data reaches participants.
“Traditional finance has spent decades building infrastructure where speed and deterministic performance is a real competitive advantage,” said Andrew McConnell, a co-founder of DoubleZero, in a press release shared with CoinDesk. “On-chain markets didn’t get that foundation, which left even sophisticated trading firms working on uneven ground. Deterministic infrastructure removes a risk that market makers have to price in, leading to tighter spreads and better execution.”
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