Austin Federa is a co-founder of DoubleZero.

The Scoop's host, Frank Chaparro, was joined by Federa to discuss how the current public internet infrastructure bottlenecks blockchain performance, and how DoubleZero looks to address this by leveraging underutilized fiber optic cables to create a dedicated global network to support higher performance.

OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction01:02 - Sponsor break02:03 - DoubleZero’s core thesis05:42 - The problem with the public internet infrastructure10:13 - Understanding the current infrastructure16:36 - DoubleZero’s impact19:59 - Speed is the name of the game24:18 - Timeframes for rebuilding infrastructure31:11 - How DoubleZero finds and utilizes infrastructure35:35 - Tokenization36:55 - Technical difficulties37:20 - This isn’t your grandfather’s internet39:20 - Hiring talent and being a founder40:21 - Hiring Talent for a New Layer of the Internet44:37 - Conclusion

GUEST LINKSAustin Federa on X: https://x.com/Austin_FederaDoubleZero on X: https://x.com/doublezero

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