Increase Bandwidth, Reduce Latency w/ Mateo Ward and Andrew McConnell (Malbec Labs)

Feb 25, 2025

Andrew McConnell and Mateo Ward, co-founders of DoubleZero, dive into the intricacies of high-performance networking and its vital role in blockchain technology. With backgrounds in internet engineering and telecom, they explore how traditional internet limitations hinder blockchain efficiency. The conversation highlights their innovative 00 protocol, the significance of low-latency connections, and how hardware acceleration through FPGAs can optimize performance. They also share their exciting transition from finance to the crypto world and the collaborative spirit invigorating the Web3 community.

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Parallel Careers Lead Here

Mateo and Andrew share parallel career paths from internet to telecom to high-frequency trading before blockchain networking.
Their telecom and trading experiences gave them deep insights into building high-performance networks.

INSIGHT

Internet vs Purpose-Built Networks

The public internet is a general-purpose network routing packets inefficiently due to political and economic considerations.
Private networks offer direct, purpose-built connections for optimized latency and throughput.

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Internet Routing Incentives

Internet routes traffic based on the shortest autonomous system path, but economic incentives cause inefficient routing.
Network owners prioritize cost savings over end-to-end performance, causing slower packet routes.

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In this episode of Validated, Austin discusses his new venture DoubleZero with co-founders Andrew McConnell and Matteo Ward. They discuss the necessity of creating high-performance networking specifically tailored for blockchains, comparing it to the traditional internet and private networks. They delve into their backgrounds and how their experiences in telecom and high-frequency trading influence the development of Double Zero. This episode covers various technical topics including the limitations of the public internet, the importance of a purpose-built network, and how DoubleZero provides a decentralized, efficient, and secure connectivity for blockchain validators.

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