Austin Federa is a co-founder of DoubleZero. The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Federa to discuss how the current public internet infrastructure bottlenecks blockchain performance, and how DoubleZero looks to address this by leveraging underutilized fiber optic cables to create a dedicated global network to support higher performance. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:02 - Sponsor break 02:03 - DoubleZero’s core thesis 05:42 - The problem with the public internet infrastructure 10:13 - Understanding the current infrastructure 16:36 - DoubleZero’s impact 19:59 - Speed is the name of the game 24:18 - Timeframes for rebuilding infrastructure 31:11 - How DoubleZero finds and utilizes infrastructure 35:35 - Tokenization 36:55 - Technical difficulties 37:20 - This isn’t your grandfather’s internet 39:20 - Hiring talent and being a founder 40:21 - Hiring Talent for a New Layer of the Internet 44:37 - Conclusion GUEST LINKS Austin Federa on X: https://x.com/Austin_Federa DoubleZero on X: https://x.com/doublezero Are you hiring in crypto? Use Campus to quickly find your best candidates with our challenging Crypto Assessment Test. Faster hiring, stronger teams. Sign up for a trial today: theblock.co/campus This episode is brought to your by our sponsors: Fidelity Explore Fidelity crypto careers today. Go to crypto.FidelityCareers.com to learn more.

The Scoop

The Block

Austin Federa's DoubleZero is rewiring the internet to supercharge crypto

APR 22, 202544 MIN
The Scoop

Austin Federa's DoubleZero is rewiring the internet to supercharge crypto

APR 22, 202544 MIN

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Austin Federa is a co-founder of DoubleZero.The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Federa to discuss how the current public internet infrastructure bottlenecks blockchain performance, and how DoubleZero looks to address this by leveraging underutilized fiber optic cables to create a dedicated global network to support higher performance.OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:02 - Sponsor break02:03 - DoubleZero’s core thesis05:42 - The problem with the public internet infrastructure10:13 - Understanding the current infrastructure16:36 - DoubleZero’s impact19:59 - Speed is the name of the game24:18 - Timeframes for rebuilding infrastructure31:11 - How DoubleZero finds and utilizes infrastructure35:35 - Tokenization36:55 - Technical difficulties37:20 - This isn’t your grandfather’s internet39:20 - Hiring talent and being a founder40:21 - Hiring Talent for a New Layer of the Internet44:37 - ConclusionGUEST LINKSAustin Federa on X: https://x.com/Austin_FederaDoubleZero on X: https://x.com/doublezeroAre you hiring in crypto?Use Campus to quickly find your best candidates with our challenging Crypto Assessment Test.Faster hiring, stronger teams.Sign up for a trial today: theblock.co/campusThis episode is brought to your by our sponsors:FidelityExplore Fidelity crypto careers today. Go to crypto.FidelityCareers.com to learn more.