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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. 

00:00 - Mateo and Andrew's Backgrounds and Early Careers
16:17 - Understanding the Internet's Infrastructure
20:15 - Routing and Performance Issues
26:13 - DoubleZero's Vision
28:12 - Building a High-Performance Network for Blockchain
29:34 - The Role of Hardware vs. Software in Networks
30:55 - Software-Defined Networking
32:16 - Connecting Validators to DoubleZero
35:51 - The Physical Infrastructure of DoubleZero
46:21 - Multicast and High-Performance Networking
51:46 - The Role of FPGAs in Networking
56:46 - Cultural Experience of Transitioning to Crypto

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Increase Bandwidth, Reduce Latency w/ Mateo Ward and Andrew McConnell

Join us for Solana Accelerate 2025 - A Conference Pushing Forward and Celebrating American Tech and Crypto Innovation in NYC | May 19-23 🇺🇸🗽 

https://solana.com/accelerate

One week, two events.

SCALE OR DIE 🏎️ | MAY 19-20
2-day engineering summit for elite devs & engineers. Attendance by application only.
→ Apply: https://solana.com/accelerate/scale-or-die

SHIP OR DIE 🚢 | MAY 22-23
2-day crypto conference showcasing founders & builders revolutionizing capital markets with apps built on Solana. Open to all.

→ $400 GA tickets: https://solana.com/accelerate/scale-or-die

Scale faster. Ship harder. Join us in New York City!
https://solana.com/accelerate

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Solana Accelerate NYC 2025 — A Conference Celebrating the Latest Innovations in Crypto & Blockchain

Find a Solana event near you: https://www.solana.com/events

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Solana Hong Kong Summit by Solar

Bekka from the Solana Foundation walks through the Firedancer Validator UI with Firedancer engineers

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Solana Validator Education - Firedancer UI Walkthrough

The Solana validator community discusses validator updates, an upcoming educational workshop in March 2025, Accelerate 2025 in NYC, and three upcoming SIMDs for governance.

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IMPORTANT LINKS
Chat Logs and Transcripts: https://solanafoundation.notion.site/Solana-Foundation-Validator-Discussion-Feb-13-2025-19ad36dad52d8068b645e0be3d17a48e 
Feature Gate Tracker: https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/wiki/Feature-Gate-Tracker-Schedule 
Accelerate 2025: https://x.com/pkxro/status/1869422824924021100 
SIMD-0123: https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/123 
SIMD-0218: https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/217
SIMD-0228: https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/pull/228

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction and Agenda
00:52 Mainnet Beta Updates
03:21 Testnet Updates
06:22 Accelerate 2025
09:02 Validator Education
09:57 Governance Intro
13:22 SIMD 123 - Block Rev Dist
17:55 SIMD 218 - Intermediate Vote Credits
24:38 SIMD 228 - Market Based Emissions

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Solana Foundation Validator Discussion - Feb 13 2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Solana APEX Mexico City 2025 🇲🇽

Solana APEX is a series of no BS mega regional events for developers and founders to incubate high quality crypto apps.

Join us next time in Cape Town on March 28th 🇿🇦

Find an event near you: https://www.solana.com/events
Follow https://www.x.com/hackerhouses for updates

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Solana APEX Mexico City 2025

The Solana validator community discusses Firedancer v0 (aka Frankendancer) setup as well as strategies for a hot backup.  Firedancer v0 does not support a set-identity feature at the time of this recording.

For more in depth setup instructions see https://youtu.be/1tKRXtVMVFc?si=ebR20osZVg8D-gqe

Firedancer Getting Started: https://docs.firedancer.io/guide/getting-started.html 

Firedancer default.toml https://github.com/firedancer-io/firedancer/blob/main/src/app/fdctl/config/default.toml

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Solana Validator Education - Firedancer v0 Setup + Hot Backup

Recording from core dev call on January 17, 2025.

If you'd like to join future core dev calls, please follow the information here: https://github.com/solana-foundation/core-community-call/blob/main/agenda/agenda_23.md

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Solana Core Community Call 23 - P-Token

In this episode, Amira sits down with Justin Slaughter, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Paradigm, to explore the influence of crypto voters on the recent election. Drawing from Paradigm's polling data, which tracked crypto voter behavior, they discuss the significant role crypto ownership played in shaping voting decisions. Justin offers valuable insights into the Democratic Party’s stance on crypto, its impact on their voter base, and the internal debates within the party. Together, they examine the potential implications for future regulatory strategies and the broader political landscape. The conversation underscores the importance of ongoing engagement and a deeper understanding of crypto's evolving influence in both political and technological spheres.

00:00 - Crypto Voter Insights from Paradigm Polls
01:04 - Democratic Party's Stance on Crypto, Pre-Election
02:03 - Crypto's Influence on Voter Behavior
03:45 - Crypto Ownership and Demographics
10:54 - Historical Context and Philosophical Appeal of Crypto
18:53 - Internal Democratic Party Debates on Crypto Now
25:27 - Future of Crypto in US Politics
39:51 - Final Thoughts


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What the Democrats Got Wrong About the Election w/ Justin Slaughter (Paradigm)

Firedancer engineers walk through the setup of a Firedancer v0 (aka Frankendancer) validator.

See the Firedancer docs for more details: https://firedancer-io.github.io/firedancer/ 

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The content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers’ own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.

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