Wall Street-style market data is coming to crypto. DoubleZero Foundation this week launched DoubleZero Edge, a low-latency data service that delivers real-time, raw Solana blockchain feeds to trading firms — a move aimed at bringing the deterministic performance of traditional finance to on-chain markets.
Solana produces huge volumes of live transaction data as blocks are processed, but most crypto participants still rely on the public internet to receive that information, a setup that can introduce delays and inconsistency. DoubleZero’s new platform instead works directly with Solana validators and pushes data over a private fiber network using multicast — the same approach used by legacy exchanges — shaving “tens of milliseconds” off delivery times and delivering larger advantages during periods of heavy activity. For high-frequency traders, those millisecond gains can translate into meaningful competitive edges.
DoubleZero Edge is being marketed both as a speed product and as an economic opportunity for validators: node operators can earn additional revenue by supplying feeds to the network, while subscribers (trading firms and market makers) pay for access in USDC. The company says the deterministic behavior of the network reduces the uncertainty market makers must otherwise price into spreads, potentially tightening spreads and improving execution for participants.
“Traditional finance has spent decades building infrastructure where speed and deterministic performance are a real competitive advantage,” said Andrew McConnell, co-founder of DoubleZero, in the 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 market makers have to price in, which leads to tighter spreads and better execution.”
The rollout highlights growing demand among crypto trading firms for predictable, exchange-grade infrastructure as competition intensifies and margins compress. DoubleZero Edge’s debut signals a broader shift: more Wall Street trading tech is being adapted to blockchain markets to meet the needs of professional liquidity providers and HFT shops operating on chains like Solana.
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