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Joined October 2023
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366 milliseconds might not sound like much. But for Ethereum validators working against strict slot deadlines, timing matters. In its case study with Blockdaemon, Optimum examined 2,185 Ethereum mainnet validators representing 69.9K ETH connected to mump2p. The reported results are interesting: • Blocks arrived 366 ms earlier on average. • Block propagation spread became 3.4× tighter. • 92% of measured blocks were first seen on mump2p. • Wrong-head votes dropped by 39.7%, from 0.452% to 0.273%. The Optimum Gateway adds mump2p as an additional fast lane alongside native libp2p gossip, without replacing the existing network. One operator case study, not a guarantee for every validator. But it shows why faster and more consistent data propagation matters for Ethereum infrastructure. @BlockdaemonHQ @get_optimum team; @blockchainjeff /@CryptoSundayz /@discordflash
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gmum guys @get_optimum Gary Pike’s experience in high-frequency trading (HFT) has played a crucial role in shaping his approach whilst leading the trading products team at Optimum, particularly as this experience has instilled in him a deep understanding of how speed and latency are directly linked to profitability. Here are the key points on how Gary Pike’s experience with HFT has helped him: > Speed is the Key to Profit >Identifying Bottlenecks >Optimising Arbitrage Strategies >Advanced Network Infrastructure >Relevant Product Design. @CryptoSundayz / @discordflash
Meet Optimum's Crypto Trading and Markets Lead, Gary Pike! Speed is money in the trading world, and Gary knows firsthand from his time trading options in the NYMEX pit before making the jump to crypto in 2017. His crypto career includes Head of Trading roles at B2C2, Blocktower Capital, and Stillman Digital, with a focus on arbitrage and HFT strategies. Now he's leading the build out of Optimum's trading products, designing ways to get our ultra low-latency data delivery into the hands of traders. Bonus fun fact, Gary played college football for Nebraska, where he also got his degree in astrophysics.
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for years, the industry tried to treat blockchain privacy as an afterthought—relying on external mixers, bolt-on privacy tools, or zero-knowledge wrappers applied to fundamentally transparent ledgers. But as Guy points out, institutions and serious financial actors will never bring meaningful volume on-chain if every trade size, balance sheet, and execution strategy is broadcast to MEV bots and competitors.
Three years ago, we set out to make confidentiality possible onchain. Today, CoFHE is going live on mainnet. Founder of fhenix- @GuyZys reflects on the journey that brought us here, the evolution of FHE, why dual-mode assets matter, and what comes next.
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Excited to see Obolos join the Fhenix mainnet! Bringing tokenised real-world equity and capital formation together with FHE privacy is a huge leap forward for confidential on-chain finance. Looking forward to seeing how secure cap tables and private asset issuance unfold.
Obolos (@equitylayer) joins fhenix mainnet.
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gmum guys @get_optimum It's been 2 weeks since we officially dropped mump2p, and the node runner response blew past all our expectations. Just 14 days in, 7.8% of all staked ETH is already running it. The classic bottleneck in decentralized networks has always been data propagation. Too many validators eat losses just because the underlying network moves like a turtle. So, we flipped the script: turning networking from a scaling bottleneck into a massive advantage. Why did adoption move so fast? Because it's frictionless. No consensus changes or massive setup overhauls required just drop-in integration via the console and you're good in minutes. The result? Attestations run 90%+ faster, missed slots drop drastically, and MEV sidecars get extra breathing room for higher bids. Hitting 7.8% this fast proves the community wants a straightforward, no-bullshit solution. Next target? Double digits. Want to boost your node performance without the migration headache? Check out the console. console.getoptimum.xyz/ Anyway, this is just day one. After Ethereum, which chain are we hitting next? 👇 team: @blockchainjeff / @discordflash / @CryptoSundayz
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Scaling blockchains usually points people straight to the execution or consensus layers. However, there is a critical bottleneck sitting right beneath them: the networking layer. 👇 Legacy propagation protocols like Gossipsub work by constantly broadcasting raw data repeatedly. The result? Wasted bandwidth, heavy network congestion, and high risks of missed attestations for validators. This is where @get_optimum comes in as a Universal Data Acceleration Network. It operates as a modular companion network that fixes data movement at the base layer without altering existing consensus rules. At its core is RLNC (Random Linear Network Coding from MIT), combined with mump2p and the Optimum Gateway. Data payloads are mathematically encoded, cutting bandwidth waste by up to ~95% while speeding up delivery by 6x to 20x! With a lightweight sidecar architecture that never touches validator private keys, Optimum lets nodes accelerate performance without requiring expensive hardware upgrades. Fix the foundation, and everything else improves! 🚀 Team : @blockchainjeff /@discordflash / @CryptoSundayz
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Exciting milestone for the ecosystem! Building post-quantum smart accounts and next-gen developer tooling on QMS is going to unlock incredible security and scalability. Ready to see what teams build in Cohort I! #QMSBuilders
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Blockchain networks often experience data congestion and node lag, even though the main problem isn’t insufficient computer capacity or server specifications. The root of the problem lies in the networking layer. 👇 Traditional communication protocols such as Gossipsub work by repeatedly distributing copies of the raw data to each neighboring node. This method wastes bandwidth, causes data traffic congestion, and puts validators at risk of missed attestations. This is where @get_Optimum comes in as a companion network that integrates RLNC (Random Linear Network Coding) technology developed by MIT scientists. Data packets are encoded in a structured manner using a lightweight sidecar module to keep their size compact without compromising the validator’s private key. The results were amazing: -Redundancy eliminated: Bandwidth savings of up to 95%. -Blazing speed: Block and blob propagation is 6x to 20x faster. -Safe & efficient: No need for costly hardware upgrades. True scalability starts with a smart data foundation! team: @blockchainjeff /@discordflash / @CryptoSundayz
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Here’s my entry for the #BoostedMeme Halloween contest by @get_optimum . Hope this brings some laughs and gets me that TurboCard access code!
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Gmum guys @get_optimum Blockchain infrastructure requires more than just expensive hardware; what we need is a way for data to move intelligently. Here's a summary of Optimum's latest updates over the past month. 1. Official Launch on the Ethereum Mainnet & Total Value Boosted: Optimum has officially announced its launch on the Ethereum Mainnet, achieving an impressive Total Value Boosted (TVB) of between $3.4 billion and $3.7 billion amongst leading validators. 2. Adoption by Global Node Operators: A total of 16 major node operators and around 22,000 validators are now running the mump2p protocol, including major players such as Blockdaemon, Everstake, P2P. org, and the entire fleet of validators from etherfi. 3. Barrier-Free (Permissionless) Integration: Optimum reiterates that connecting nodes to the mump2p protocol is free and permissionless for operators wishing to improve network performance without altering the consensus rules. Overall, Optimum continues to prove its effectiveness as a chain-agnostic solution that delivers high performance, security and efficiency for the future of multi-chain infrastructure. Team: @blockchainjeff /@cryptooflashh /@CryptoSundayz
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Real-World Use Case: What Are the Benefits for Validators? @get_optimum ​The implementation of Optimum technology has a significant direct impact on industry stakeholders, particularly validators and node operators: 1. ​Extreme Performance Improvements: Based on testing on testnets (such as the Ethereum Hoodi network), mump2p is capable of achieving an average block propagation time of ~150ms—which is 6 to 20 times faster than the standard Gossipsub baseline. 2. ​Operational Cost Efficiency: With a massive reduction in bandwidth wastage, node operators can achieve significant savings on infrastructure costs without having to undertake costly hardware upgrades. 3. ​Optimised Staking Returns: Lower and more consistent latency minimises the risk of block proposals falling behind or weakened attestations, which directly protects and enhances validators’ staking yields. ​Fix the foundation, and everything else improves. By improving the foundation of data movement, Optimum paves the way for faster, more efficient and sustainable global Web3 scalability. Team : @blockchainjeff /@cryptooflashh / @CryptoSundayz
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Optimum has officially celebrated the launch of its mainnet on Ethereum via TurboCards: 999 NFTs, each representing a real-world slot where their RLNC technology accelerates block propagation, complete with data on latency, speed boost and bid uplift.
These are TurboCards: A 999 NFT collection commemorating Optimum's mainnet launch on Ethereum. Each card maps to a real Ethereum slot where we boosted a block's journey across the network, featuring stats detailing just how fast it traveled and the economic edge created.
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Gmum guys @get_optimum This announcement regarding the Optimum mump2p mainnet is interesting because it addresses the data propagation bottleneck on Ethereum. Rather than repeatedly sending entire blocks like GossipSub, mump2p uses Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC): data is converted into a random linear combination. Nodes simply need to collect enough fragments to reconstruct the block, even if some packets are lost. The result is faster (~2.4x) and more consistent propagation, with more efficient bandwidth usage. In my view, this is a positive step for the infrastructure. On a network as large as Ethereum, validators located far away often struggle to keep up. Improvements such as this can help level the playing field without altering the consensus mechanism, and are already being utilised by major operators managing approximately 1.4 million ETH. The fact that it is free for node operators is also a plus. Team : @blockchainjeff / @cryptooflashh / @CryptoSundayz
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Most of us might assume that every new infrastructure project in Web3 must take the form of a new blockchain network, complete with its own utility token and consensus mechanism. However, this is not the case with Optimum. ​Optimum is not a blockchain. Optimum functions as a companion network specifically designed to operate alongside existing blockchain networks. ​Here are the key points regarding Optimum’s architectural position: 1. ​No Consensus Layer: Optimum does not process transactions, does not have a separate consensus mechanism, and does not issue mainnet utility tokens. 2. ​Integration Without Rule Changes: The presence of Optimum does not require the main network to alter its execution or consensus rules. Blockchains retain their full stack entirely. 3. ​Focus on Data Acceleration: Optimum operates additively to improve the propagation behaviour of data (such as blocks and blobs) under heavy load, without the risk of compromising validator security. Team: @blockchainjeff /@cryptooflashh /@CryptoSundayz
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From Physical Challenges to Physical AI: How PrismaX Serves as a Bridge to Robotics Solutions. @PrismaXai Developing humanoid robots isn't just about cool hardware or software it comes with massive physical constraints like thermal management and severe bottlenecks in clean training data. How does PrismaX solve these issues? Let’s break it down! 👇 Challenge 1: Thermal Issues & Scaling Why are most humanoid robots child-sized? It’s not just cost or safety it’s physics. As robot bodies scale up, surface area-to-volume ratio worsens, making heat dissipation through longer limbs extremely difficult. PrismaX defines Context-Optimized Embodiments to ensure a robot's physical form aligns with its environment from day one. Challenge 2: Demand for Real-World Demonstration Data Robots can't learn physical tasks solely from internet text or images; they need real-world spatial and motor coordination data. Through teleoperation (teleops) infrastructure, PrismaX enables human operators to control robots directly, capturing high-precision action data to fuel Foundational Model R&D. Challenge 3: Maintaining Data Quality & Precision Raw action data requires rigorous filtering. Via the Verify Quality platform (VLA Foundry) and Dual Roles feature, contributors can act as a Hold Operator and a QA Reviewer simultaneously. A monthly QA rotation system filters out bottom performers, keeping data standards at the highest level. By unifying hardware form factors, high-quality human data, and decentralized validation, PrismaX bridges the gap between robotics research and mainstream adoption. Ready to shape the future of Physical AI? Start validating now at app.prismax.ai!
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Riding the Asian Crypto Wave – Optimum Bridges the Future of Decentralized Finance. @get_optimum The future of digital finance in Asia is looking brighter than ever. Based on insights from TOKEN2049 Singapore, experts agree: the region has a strong foundation to lead the next wave of blockchain and DeFi innovation. Singapore is emerging as a mature hub for innovation. Clear and well-structured regulations (such as the MAS’s stablecoin framework), combined with top-tier talent, provide long-term legal certainty. Industry players can now develop secure and sustainable financial products. @get_optimum was founded with a shared vision. As a Universal Data Acceleration Network, Optimum is designed to meet Asia’s need for high-speed, low-latency, and secure data and transaction systems for both institutional and retail clients. With its massive expansion of its APAC tour and strong commitment to regulatory compliance standards, Optimum is positioning itself as a key bridge toward the mass adoption of blockchain in this rapidly growing region. Asia isn’t just following along it’s ready to lead. Optimum is ready to serve as the infrastructure that supports this wave. team : @blockchainjeff / @cryptooflashh / @CryptoSundayz
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When discussing blockchain scalability, many people focus on the execution or consensus layer. In reality, the networking layer is the hidden foundation that often becomes the main bottleneck. Here are Optimum’s core technology pillars 👇 1. RLNC (Random Linear Network Coding)—A network coding technology developed at MIT by Prof. Muriel Médard. Instead of repeatedly transmitting raw data, the data is intelligently encoded. The result? Bandwidth savings of up to 95% and significantly faster data propagation. 2. mump2p A high-speed peer-to-peer propagation network developed specifically by Optimum. It functions as an express lane for delivering blocks and blobs without transmission delays. 3. Optimum Gateway: A lightweight sidecar module that acts as a bridge between the consensus client and mump2p. Having passed ProbeLab’s security audit, this Gateway operates 100% in isolation without accessing validators’ private keys or the signing process. 4. Flexnodes: A decentralized global network of data accelerators that is central to Optimum’s long-term vision (endgame). Flexnodes ensures that massive-scale data transmission can be consistently propagated worldwide @get_optimum / @blockchainjeff / @cryptooflashh
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Physical AI will not scale through demos alone. It needs an ecosystem where robots, data, operators, and models can compound together. PrismaX is building that service layer for the next phase of robotics. The current signal from @PrismaXai : Verify Quality is live, described as the first public step into its VLA Foundry. That matters because better robotics models depend on better scored real-world data, not just bigger labs. This is where PrismaX gets interesting: • robots produce task data • humans help operate and verify • scored data feeds model improvement • shared protocols make intelligence portable across deployments The roadmap signal is not “one robot to rule them all.” It is an ecosystem: context-fit embodiments, VLA data infrastructure, and operational access that can make Physical AI easier to deploy, evaluate, and improve. For builders and deeptech investors, this is the real question: Who owns the service layer between AI models and machines that move in the world? PrismaX is positioning there, where robotics becomes repeatable infrastructure. Watch PrismaX if you care about Physical AI moving from lab demos to useful networks. Explore prismax.ai or app.prismax.ai, and RT/follow if this thread helped frame the opportunity. @vivianrobotics @MaxC16134
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gmum guys @get_optimum A high-level collaboration among leading builders and institutions! It’s great to see how technologies like privacy-enabled blockchain and smart data infrastructure are coming together to set new standards for adoption in the future. The perfect ending to an amazing week at Token 2049. team : @blockchainjeff /@cryptooflashh /@CryptoSundayz
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Why Are Flexnodes Important for the Future of Web3? @get_optimum With the surge in transaction volumes, rollups and the adoption of on-chain financial services (such as share trading, which requires microsecond-level latency), traditional standard P2P infrastructure such as Gossipsub is no longer sufficient. Flexnodes are here to ensure that institutional-grade speed and reliability can be achieved on a sustainable basis. How Does Flexnodes Solve These Problems? 1. Seamless Global Propagation: Overcoming geographical latency between nodes across different parts of the world by providing optimised data distribution paths using RLNC technology. 2. Long-Term Scalability (Endgame): Ensuring that as block sizes and data blobs increase in the future, the mainnet does not become congested, as its load is efficiently supported by the Flexnodes network. 3. Security and Decentralisation: Operating in parallel without interfering with the main chain’s consensus rules or security structure, thereby maintaining the integrity of the network. In my personal view, the emergence of Optimum proves that the future of on-chain technology will not be secured simply by blindly increasing server capacity, but rather by strengthening the network’s foundations from the ground up. When equity trading demands microsecond latency in a decentralised environment, infrastructure such as Optimum is no longer merely an optionit is an absolute prerequisite for Web3 to be truly ready to compete with the speed of global finance. Team: @blockchainjeff /@cryptooflashh /@CryptoSundayz
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