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

Austin Federa is a Co-Founder of DoubleZero.

The Scoop’s host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Federa to discuss the need for a high-performance, decentralized internet infrastructure to support the growing demands of blockchain and distributed systems. Federa explains how DoubleZero looks to address this need by leveraging underutilized fiber optic cables to create a dedicated global network with multiple independent contributors.

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

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