DoubleZero announced the launch of the Mainnet beta on October 2nd. This marked the transition from managed testing to full-scale operation, coinciding with the public opening of the 2Z token.
The network currently runs on more than 70 high-performance fiber links across more than 25 locations worldwide, provided by independent providers such as Jump, RockawayX, Distributed Global, Galaxy, Jito and Cumberland/DRW. These links form a dedicated backbone designed to provide low latency deterministic routing to support high-throughput distributed systems.
The release will take place after a gradual development. Early on the testnet, we intentionally stress-tested redundancy and failover, but on Mainnet Alpha on September 15th, validators were able to verify performance at scale. The data from Epoch 24 show that 77% of active links and 82% of measured city-pair routes outweigh the public internet, highlighting the benefits of a dedicated transport layer.
At the heart of the system are 2Z tokens, a Solana Program Library (SPL) asset used to pay, staking and reward contributors. Genesis’s supply is limited to 10 billion tokens, with moderate inflation to reward contributions to the network and partial burns to prevent human traffic.
The news follows recent guidance from the SEC’s Corporate Finance division, with staff issued a no-action letter confirming that 2Z is not required to register as securities and that program flows on the DoubleZero network are not considered securities transactions.
This illustrates the Committee’s historically cautious attitude towards token classification, which has previously left infrastructure-related assets in the grey zone. The indications suggest that agencies are more open than ever to distinguish between utility-driven distribution models and speculative measures, a change that could shape how future DePIN projects approach regulatory compliance.
