On The Brink with Castle Island

Austin Federa (DoubleZero) on Building a Better Internet (EP.664)

Wyatt sits down with Austin Federa, the founder of DoubleZero to discuss the hardware systems that underlie blockchains and the internet. In this episode:

  • Building a newer, better fiber network
  • How and why much of internet hardware infrastructure is antiquated
  • Why software innovation has taken precedent over hardware innovation
  • Vertical integration and who has access to the best hardware systems
  • Why hardware innovation requires startups and new entrants
  • Why blockchains demand faster, reliable bandwidth
  • Why a token framework offers a better incentive mechanism