Core Features

Fast Snapshot Distribution

Our infrastructure includes modifications that improve default snapshot downloading, which combined with ultra-high-speed channels deliver ultra-fast snapshot downloads. This dramatically reduces the initial sync time for new validators and enables faster deployment and recovery scenarios. The use of snapshot-finder or any other 3rd party download tools is no longer needed.

Enhanced Voting Logic

Our validator implementation includes voting modifications developed by Zantetsu | Shinobi Systems that enhance the original voting logic.

These modifications work by:

• Taking the next votable slot that the original codebase identifies as potentially ready for voting
• Applying additional criteria before casting the vote
• Providing more sophisticated voting decision-making

This enhancement improves validator consensus participation through more intelligent vote timing and slot evaluation.

Hardware-Optimized SHA256

Our validator implementation includes a third-party performance patch developed by kagren. It optimizes SHA256 hashing operations using SHA-NI instructions available on modern AMD processors (Zen3, Zen4, and Zen5 architectures). This enhancement significantly improves hashing performance for block verification and other cryptographic operations.