DoubleZero launches Edge beta for real-time Solana shreds

DoubleZero has opened the public beta of Edge, a permissionless platform that streams raw Solana block data known as ‘shreds' over a decentralized global fiber network built as a DePIN for low-latency distributed systems.

Edge will begin by delivering a live feed of Solana shreds to subscribers. The platform is built to support other blockchains and external data sources such as centralized exchanges and prediction markets.

The service runs over DoubleZero's physical fiber infrastructure, which the foundation says is optimized for deterministic performance in markets where speed matters.

The project was founded by Andrew McConnell and Austin Federa. McConnell described the rationale by comparing on-chain markets to traditional finance, saying “Traditional finance has spent decades building infrastructure where speed and deterministic performance are a real competitive advantage. Onchain markets didn't get that foundation, which left even sophisticated trading firms working on uneven ground. Deterministic infrastructure removes a risk market makers have to price in, which leads to tighter spreads and better execution.” Federa, formerly of the Solana Foundation, noted that many blockchains still move block data over the public internet, which introduces variable latency and jitter.

The foundation reported that validators and its fiber network deliver Solana shreds to clients with an average latency advantage of about 6 milliseconds. During periods of high block congestion, the foundation reported larger gains, with shred delivery up to roughly 20 milliseconds faster in Europe, about 80 milliseconds faster in the U.S., and more than 100 milliseconds faster in Asia.

Major Solana infrastructure providers Jito, Temporal, Staking Facilities and Triton are participating in Edge, allowing the feed to source shreds from validators running each major Solana client. At launch the platform reported roughly 350 data publishers. Validators are offered incentives to publish to Edge as an additional revenue stream.

Traders access the feeds through a validator-aligned subscription model in which payments for the data go toward the validator ecosystem that supports the feed.

DoubleZero disclosed that in March 2025 the foundation raised $28 million in a token round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly Capital. Core contributors to the project include Malbec Labs and Jump Crypto. The foundation also said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action relief letter last year concerning distributions of its 2Z token.

The foundation stated the public beta makes Edge permissionless to clients that need ultra-low-latency on-chain market data and that the network is intended to reduce execution risk for market makers and other speed-sensitive participants.