Introducing DoubleZero Edge. DoubleZero Edge is a new platform delivering real-time market data to traders and market participants, powered by multicast. Its first feed: raw Solana shreds directly from leaders, delivered over a high-performance fiber network. Infrastructure that levels the playing field for validators and matches traditional trading systems is here. Dive in ↓

2/ First: Zero fees. The 5% block reward fee is gone for every existing and new DoubleZero-connected validator, effective as of Epoch 939. Now carrying ~46% of Solana’s network stake, DoubleZero is maturing from a bootstrap protocol into an economic engine for Solana. Validators are not paying fees anymore. You’re getting paid, through the protocol. Read on…

3/ A new revenue stream for validators is on the way. DoubleZero Edge rewards participating validators for their shreds, meaning the shred data you already produce becomes added revenue. Learn more:

4/ The technology on DoubleZero Edge: multicast Multicast is how financial exchanges have distributed market data for a decade. One transmission, every subscriber in a region receives it at roughly the same moment, with orders of magnitude less bandwidth required by the sender, and the network. Multicast is now available on blockchain for the first time via DoubleZero. Connecting to multicast now qualifies you to receive shred revenue from day one when Edge launches with subscribers… (s00n). Connect. Publish. Earn:

5/ The flywheel begins: Traders pay for fast data. Revenue flows to validators who publish. More validators connect. More shreds get published. Data gets faster. Better markets for everyone on Solana. A rare win/win situation for virtually everyone involved. Every participant in the ecosystem benefits from increased economic activity. Solana becomes an even more powerful venue for trading. And validators are the reason why.

6/ Solana teams are already adopting DoubleZero Edge. Since beta launch on Feb 26, the Solana shreds feed has added 100+ publishers to the network. @Jito_sol and @Harmonic_gg are in the process of integrating DoubleZero Edge into their clients, making it automatic for validators to publish shreds. In addition, several other teams across the @Solana ecosystem are participating in the initial rollout, including @Helius and @Triton_one. Client software teams earn too. If your client powers shred distribution, you get a cut. Build the infrastructure, share in the upside.

7/ Every block producing validator can benefit. Until now, the shred economy was only accessible to large validators with high stake weight in favorable Turbine positions. DoubleZero Edge replaces that. Every validator who publishes their leader shreds earns, with traders able to access shreds faster than ever before. Validator's guide to DoubleZero Edge:

8/ Phase II of the DoubleZero Delegation Program (DZDP) is live! Millions of SOL in stake delegations are moving, starting tomorrow, focused on geo-expansion into Ring 2 and Ring 3 regions. Multicast connectivity is required to qualify for Phase II bonus delegation. → Explore the DZDP: Delegation criteria and amounts may change at any time without notice.