A new effort is taking shape inside the Solana ecosystem
Austin Federa, Co Founder of Double Zero, revealed that a team of fifteen core contributors is now building dedicated fiber connections to create a faster and more reliable internet rail for Solana. It is an ambitious move that shows how far infrastructure teams are willing to go to help blockchains handle global scale.
At its core, Double Zero’s project is simple to understand. Blockchains depend on the internet to move data between nodes, the independent computers that validate and confirm transactions. When network traffic becomes heavy or inconsistent, blockchains slow down. Even Solana, known for its fast block times and low fees, can feel pressure during peak activity. Federa says the team is now dedicating physical fiber cables so that Solana validators can communicate on a more controlled and stable network path. Rather than relying only on the public internet, they want a dedicated channel that moves data with greater speed and predictability.
This kind of physical build out may sound extreme, but the idea has clear roots in the world of high frequency trading. In 2010, financial firms started laying their own fiber routes between New York and Chicago to shave milliseconds off communication time. Those milliseconds were worth millions. Double Zero’s work brings that same concept to the blockchain world, where faster data movement can support higher throughput and fewer bottlenecks. It also reflects a wider trend in the industry, where teams are no longer focused only on software upgrades but on deeper internet layer improvements.
The timing is important. Solana has seen strong growth over the past year, with daily active users crossing five hundred thousand at several points and new consumer apps pushing transaction volume even higher. With more activity come higher demands on the network’s backbone. Dedicated fiber can help validators stay in sync, reduce latency, and prevent issues that appear when many nodes try to process heavy load at the same moment.
At Solana Breakpoint 2025, Drift Protocol announced two major updates for its ecosystem. The team revealed that its first mobile app will launch in the first quarter of 2026. This will bring perpetual trading, portfolio management, and on-chain execution directly to smartphones.
Drift also introduced DLP, a new liquidity provider token. It is designed to give users clearer rewards and stronger incentives for supplying liquidity to the platform. Together, the mobile rollout and the arrival of DLP signal Drift’s push to expand access. Also, to increase participation, and meet users where they are as Solana’s trading activity continues to grow.
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SOL🚨NEW: @Austin_Federa says 15 core contributors at @doublezero are dedicating fiber cables to build a faster, alternative internet rail for @Solana.
JUST IN: @DriftProtocol to launch its mobile app in Q1 2026, along with DLP, a new liquidity provider token for its platform. - Solana Breakpoint 2025
