Austin Federa | 🇺🇸
@Austin_Federa
cofounder of @doublezero | increase bandwidth reduce latency | be kind | fmr strategy @solana | Everything's Computer
Validator performance varies by time of day due to global internet traffic patterns. Evenings in China and Europe see massive surges, while U.S. traffic peaks around midday. Here's what a 24-hour cycle of internet congestion actually looks like 👇
Something’s coming. It’s less than 90 days away. (It’s mainnet-beta)
Betting against NYC is like betting against Musk or Jobs.
Contrarian take: NYC will get over the “Mamdani shock,” even if it happens. Why do I think that? Because I’ve been dead wrong before. After COVID, the mood was bleak. Doom-posts everywhere. Remote work would kill the office. No one would return to tiny apartments. High taxes…
The updated Alpenglow whitepaper clarifies details around slot timeout logic, block voting, and rotor relay sampling. Check out the SIMD proposal here: github.com/solana-foundat…
Hi fellow nerds. Check out the updated Alpenglow white paper: anza.xyz/alpenglow-1-1 There's more pictures! With colors!
Solana is taking major steps to become the home of Internet Capital Markets. Here is a deep dive into what that means for builders and end users. 🧵👇
I wholeheartedly agree with this for 99.5% of people and startups
Don't drop out of college to start or work for a startup. There will be other (and probably better) startup opportunities, but you can't get your college years back.
Rumors are a wash so wanted to see the record strait. Sydney Sweeney failed her coding test so we rescinded her offer to join @doublezero I’m sure she’ll do great in VC
I appreciate Doublezero’s proof of utility model that only rewards those who contribute measurable, useful service to the network
Trading products on Solana are set to see dramatic improvements, thanks to work from @anza_xyz, @jito_labs, @doublezero, and many others over the next 2 years The tldr: Solana is getting significantly faster with improved market microstructure, leading to more liquid, more…
1/ Solana is taking major steps towards becoming the home of internet capital markets. 🧵👇 Upcoming changes are designed to give developers ALL the tools they need to build efficient, liquid markets on-chain.
DoubleZero is all about pushing the limits of what's possible and removing barriers holding blockchains back -- like reliance on the public internet. I'm thrilled to be working with @anza_xyz, @jito_labs, Firedancer, @DriftProtocol, and the @solana Foundation to make the dream…
1/ Solana is taking major steps towards becoming the home of internet capital markets. 🧵👇 Upcoming changes are designed to give developers ALL the tools they need to build efficient, liquid markets on-chain.
Tao added some better fee metrics, and replayed back the pump ico. interesting to see how huge the initial fee spike is, and how quickly it goes back down to only slightly elevated above the levels before. blue/purple are smoothed sum agg. red/orange are raw fee /slot