August 20, 2026, 3:45PM EDT

DoubleZero infra to supercharge Kalshi - Ft. Austin Federa

Austin Federa, Co-Founder, DoubleZero

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Episode 30 of The Starting Block was broadcasted live with The Block's Head of Multimedia Gareth Jenkinson and DoubleZero Co-Founder Austin Federa.



DoubleZero Co-Founder Austin Federa joins Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the DoubleZero recently announced integration with Kalshi and how multicast fiber networks are supercharging prediction market data feeds.

OUTLINE
00:06 - Show Open & Headlines
01:33 - Tether's KPMG Audit
02:52 - Gemini Q2 Earnings
03:53 - Bullish Exchange Results
04:41 - Kalshi Regulatory Battles
06:05 - Crypto Phishing Warning
07:03 - Hot Seat: Austin Federa
07:44 - DoubleZero x Kalshi Deal
10:07 - Prediction Markets Maturing
14:50 - What Is DoubleZero?
17:43 - DoubleZero vs. Oracles
19:33 - AI Agents & Trading Edge

Guest links:
Austin Federa - https://x.com/Austin_Federa
DoubleZero - https://x.com/doublezero

Host links:
Gareth Jenkinson - https://x.com/gazza_jenks
The Block - https://x.com/TheBlockCo
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