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RockawayX Launches Zela on Solana to Cut Trading Execution Latency

The new Solana execution platform combines colocation, DoubleZero fiber routing, and near-validator execution to help market makers, searchers, and trading applications improve transaction landing.

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Summary

RockawayX has launched Zela, a Solana execution platform designed to reduce latency and improve transaction landing for market participants. According to the announcement, Zela combines colocation, DoubleZero fiber routing, and near-validator execution to serve market makers, searchers, and trading applications. In crypto trading infrastructure, lower latency can help firms submit transactions faster and improve the likelihood that orders reach validators efficiently during competitive trading conditions.

Terms & Concepts
  • Solana: A high-throughput blockchain designed for fast and low-cost transactions, widely used for trading, decentralized finance, and onchain applications.
  • Near-validator execution: Order execution infrastructure placed close to validators that process blockchain transactions, helping reduce network delay and improve transaction delivery.
  • Colocation: A setup where trading infrastructure is hosted physically close to key network systems to minimize latency and speed up transaction handling.