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What Is DoubleZero (2Z)?

DoubleZero is a protocol that enables a global fiber network for high-performance data distribution. Powered by independent fiber contributors and coordinated onchain, it delivers low-latency networking and real-time market data for blockchains, prediction markets and other systems where milliseconds matter.

Think of it as Wall Street-grade infrastructure for serious builders and traders. 2Z is the network’s native utility token, the unit that connects the people who use the network with the people who build it.

What Problems Is DoubleZero Solving?

Blockchains are distributed systems, but most of them still run on networks that weren’t built for them. The pain points DoubleZero set out to fix:

High latency and jitter. Messages between nodes travel over general-purpose internet routes, so delivery times are slow and inconsistent. Dependence on the public internet. Node connectivity relies on networks designed for everything else, with no performance guarantees for blockchain traffic. No market for quality bandwidth. There has been no way to reward people for contributing high-quality fiber where the network actually needs it.

DoubleZero’s answer is a network of independently contributed fiber links, coordinated onchain, that gives validators and traders a dedicated, high-performance path alongside the public internet. Contributors are paid in 2Z for the value their links add.

History of DoubleZero

DoubleZero was founded to close a critical gap in blockchain infrastructure: the lack of dedicated, performance-optimized networking. In traditional finance, high-frequency trading firms rely on specialized infrastructure for a competitive edge, and that is standard practice in serious markets. DoubleZero brings the same precision and reliability to crypto.

The project was co-founded in 2024 by Austin Federa, Andrew McConnell and Mateo Ward. The team brings experience from the Solana Foundation, Nasdaq and global fiber network operators. The DoubleZero Foundation supports the project and raised $28 million in a 2025 token round co-led by Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly. The network began as a permissioned testnet in early 2025 and launched in mainnet-beta in October 2025.

What Does DoubleZero Do?

DoubleZero runs two things on one network:

The core network. Independent contributors supply fiber links and hardware. Validators route traffic over a private fiber overlay instead of relying only on the public internet, with automatic fallback if anything goes wrong. Validators representing roughly 62% of Solana’s stake run on DoubleZero. DoubleZero Edge. A permissionless market data platform that delivers real-time data by multicast over dedicated fiber, so traders get the same signal faster, wherever they are. Edge carries data from Solana, Kalshi, Hyperliquid, Phoenix and Binance in one normalized feed. It has passed 2,000 user connections since going live in April 2026. What Does This Technology Enable?

Dedicated, performance-optimized connectivity unlocks use cases that the public internet limits today:

On-chain trading that doesn’t lose to geography. Firms can get market data from anywhere, without co-locating next to an exchange. Faster, fairer block production. Lower latency and jitter between validators means more consistent propagation and more equal participation worldwide. Multi-venue market data in one feed. Onchain venues, prediction markets and centralized exchanges arrive in a single normalized format, so teams build one integration instead of one per venue. Real-time oracles and restaking. Services that depend on timely, reliable data get a network built for it. Agentic trading systems. Software agents can act on market data with the same speed advantage as human trading desks. What Is Proof of Utility?

Most networks reward capital (proof of stake) or raw computation (proof of work). DoubleZero rewards useful work.

Under Proof of Utility, each contributor is rewarded in proportion to the incremental value their connectivity adds, above the public internet and above what other contributors already provide. That value is measured with a Shapley-value methodology published on GitHub.

Rewards follow performance, not token holdings, so incumbency doesn’t matter. Contributors compete on link quality every epoch, and new routes into underserved regions earn the most.

What Is 2Z Used For?

2Z is a utility token that carries payments and rewards across the network:

Network payments. Payments for DoubleZero services, including Edge subscriptions paid in USDC, are programmatically converted into 2Z. Contributor and validator rewards. After the burn, the remaining 2Z goes to network contributors who carry traffic and to the validators and validator client developers who publish data. Built-in burn. A portion of 2Z revenue, currently 10%, is permanently burned.

Contributors are paid from what subscribers actually use, not from the token’s price.

Regulatory Milestone: SEC No-Action Letter

On September 29, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to the DoubleZero Foundation. It stated that the Division would not recommend enforcement action over programmatic transfers of 2Z, as described in the Foundation’s request. These are transfers tied to work performed and services used on the network. It was among the first no-action letters granted to a crypto project since 2020.

DoubleZero worked directly with regulators before launch and still moved fast. Read the letter.

Current Highlights Q1 2025: Permissioned testnet across 7 global locations (complete) Q2 2025: Public testnet opens validator participation (complete) Q3 2025: Multicast for internal cluster messaging (complete) Sept 2025: SEC Division of Corporation Finance issues no-action letter (complete) Oct 2025: Mainnet-beta launches with token functionality (complete) Apr 2026: DoubleZero Edge goes live, delivering real-time Solana shreds over dedicated fiber (complete) Q2 2026: Network shifts to paid usage, with subscription revenue flowing through 2Z (complete) Jun 2026: Coinbase’s Solana validator joins Edge (complete) Aug 2026: Kalshi becomes the first prediction market to stream order books on Edge, and DoubleZero reaches roughly 62% of Solana stake (complete) Sept 2026: Hyperliquid market data goes live on Edge (complete) Oct 2026: Binance, the first centralized exchange on Edge, brings it to five venues (complete) What’s Next?

Year three is about connecting more of what the team calls New Finance:

More venues and data types on Edge EdgeConnect, bringing Edge to agentic trading systems Direct routing coordination for reduced latency and jitter Validator and delegator staking to reward performance Permissionless contribution of bandwidth

2Z is a utility token for accessing and operating the DoubleZero network and should not be viewed as an investment. This page is informational only and is not financial advice.

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