DoubleZero launches Edge
DoubleZero rolled out a product called “Edge” aimed at algorithmic trading firms, MEV searchers, and market makers to deliver sub‑second on‑chain data access. The launch was promoted on X with emphasis on speed for execution and strategy researchers — the post logged engagement in the platform thread. (x.com)
DoubleZero has launched Edge, a new data service that streams raw Solana block data to traders before blocks are finalized. (doublezero.xyz) Edge went live on March 11, 2026, as DoubleZero’s first market-data product for Solana. The company said the first feed delivers Solana “shreds,” the small packets that make up a block while it is still being assembled. (doublezero.xyz 1) (doublezero.xyz 2) In plain terms, shreds are the blockchain’s earliest draft of pending activity, like seeing pages on a printer before the full document is finished. DoubleZero says subscribers get the original Solana shred payloads over User Datagram Protocol, with no parsing, reformatting, or derived market data added. (doublezero.xyz 1) (doublezero.xyz 2) The delivery system uses multicast, a networking method that sends one stream to many recipients at once instead of making separate copies for each user. DoubleZero said validators publish shreds once into a multicast group, and the network replicates packets in flight to all paying subscribers simultaneously. (doublezero.xyz) That setup targets firms that trade on speed: algorithmic trading desks, market makers, and maximal extractable value searchers, the firms that scan blockchains for profitable transaction ordering. DoubleZero said faster access lets traders see activity “before blocks are finalized,” while validators can sell access to data they already produce. (doublezero.xyz) The pitch rests on a quirk of Solana’s existing data path. DoubleZero said Solana’s Turbine protocol spreads shreds through a stake-weighted tree, so nodes closer to the root get data earlier and each extra hop adds latency. (doublezero.xyz) Edge does not replace Turbine for consensus. DoubleZero described it as a parallel transport layer built for latency-sensitive users, using the same kind of multicast distribution that the company says is standard in traditional finance market-data systems. (doublezero.xyz 1) (doublezero.xyz 2) The launch also extends DoubleZero’s broader business beyond validator networking. DoubleZero’s mainnet-beta went live on October 2, 2025 with 70-plus direct fiber links, 11 network contributors, 25-plus global locations, and 386 Solana validators connected at launch, according to the company. (doublezero.xyz) CoinDesk reported on April 16 that Edge is aimed at bringing Wall Street-style trading infrastructure to crypto, starting with a real-time feed of raw Solana data and later support for other networks and data sources. That leaves DoubleZero trying to turn network speed itself into a product, not just a utility under the hood. (coindesk.com)
