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Nikhil Padala

The latency your keys add is the alpha you lose.

I write about what happens between the trade decision and the signed transaction. 100+ articles, open-source tools, and original research on infrastructure that most teams get wrong.

Latest: I Lost $4,200 Because Binance Had My Keys

Founder, ZeroCopy Systems. Previously Akuna Capital and Gemini Exchange.

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130+ articles published 2 open-source tools Previously Akuna Capital & Gemini 100/100 Lighthouse score

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Open Source Tools

Linux infrastructure validator and eBPF profiler. Audit kernel settings and trace latency issues.

pip install latency-audit
pip install latencyscope
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