DoubleZero's $400 Million Valued 'New Internet' Testnet Welcomes Ded Monkes Validator

Ded Monkes Validator has officially integrated with the DoubleZero Testnet Network, as announced by Ded Monkes on social media. This connection is aimed at enhancing blockchain performance, aligning with DoubleZero's core mission to:

"Increase bandwidth, Reduce Latency." This initiative highlights the ongoing efforts to boost the speed and efficiency of decentralized operations.

DoubleZero, a startup building a "new internet" (N1) for high-performance distributed systems, recently secured $28 million in funding, valuing the company at $400 million. Co-founded by Austin Federa, former strategy lead at the Solana Foundation, the project is developing a global fiber network to overcome the public internet's limitations for blockchain communication. Its vision centers on establishing the world's first dedicated physical infrastructure layer for decentralized technologies.

The DoubleZero network is designed to address the primary bottleneck in modern blockchain performance, which is increasingly identified as communication rather than computational capacity. By utilizing a global network of private fiber optic cables and specialized hardware for edge filtering, DoubleZero aims to provide predictable, low-latency data transmission paths. Its testnet, launched in Q1 2025 and made public in Q2 2025, initially focuses on supporting Solana validators and Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs).

Ded Monkes operates as a key validator within the Solana ecosystem, recognized for its dedication to network health and efficiency, further solidified by its participation in the SolBlaze Verified Validators program. The integration of Ded Monkes Validator into the DoubleZero Testnet provides crucial real-world testing and validation for DoubleZero's innovative infrastructure. This collaboration offers Ded Monkes enhanced performance capabilities while contributing to the robustness and decentralization of the nascent DoubleZero network.

The successful connection of Ded Monkes Validator propels DoubleZero closer to its anticipated mainnet launch and Token Generation Event (TGE), targeted for Q3 2025. The project has outlined plans to expand its support to other blockchain networks beyond Solana, aiming to accelerate the entire distributed systems landscape by a decade. This development underscores a broader industry trend towards specialized infrastructure to meet the escalating demands of decentralized technologies.