Moving DeFi
computation
from software to silicon.
FPGA-accelerated infrastructure that replaces the entire DeFi compute stack with dedicated hardware circuits. Sub-microsecond. Deterministic. Infinitely parallel.
// The Opportunity
DeFi has a hardware problem.
Every serious TradFi firm runs on FPGA. DeFi runs on software. The result is a massive efficiency gap.
// How It Works
The FPGA Pipeline
A custom hardware pipeline replaces the entire software compute stack. Each stage is dedicated silicon — no shared resources, no OS, no jitter.
Data Ingestion
Market data arrives via gRPC/network
PCIe DMA Transfer
CPU → FPGA via PCIe DMA
Deserialization
Deserialize on-chain account data
Strategy Engine
EMA, direction detection, guards
TX Assembly
Assemble full transaction
Ed25519 Sign
Hardware cryptographic signing
Transmit
Signed TX → network
5 Verilog Modules
~600 lines of synthesizable RTL. Full pipeline: data in → signed TX out.
~200 LUTs + 1 DSP48
Tiny footprint. Room for hundreds of parallel pipelines on a single chip.
Chain Agnostic
Validated on Solana (Orca Whirlpool). FPGA layer works for any chain.
// Benchmarks
Performance at every scale.
Single-path is half the story. The real edge is parallel scaling — FPGA stays constant while software degrades super-linearly.
Single-Path Latency
Co-located, same datacenter
Parallel Scaling
Constant vs degrading
WHY CONSTANT? Each FPGA pipeline is independent silicon — dedicated BRAM, logic, DSP blocks. No shared L3 cache, no memory bandwidth contention, no OS scheduler. 1 pool or 1,000 pools: same 23μs.
// Business Potential
The market opportunity.
FPGA market makers provide tighter, deeper quotes updated 10–15x faster. The same infrastructure powering $10B+ in TradFi revenue — applied to a greenfield DeFi market.
Market Making Strategy
Delta-neutral approach
The DeFi Problem Today
Software bots are the bottleneck
Estimated Slippage Reduction
Impact on DEX orderbook slippage — based on TradFi benchmarks
// Applications
Chain-agnostic infrastructure.
Applies to any DeFi protocol where real-time state processing and low-latency decisions provide competitive advantage.
DEX Arbitrage
Parallel evaluation across hundreds of pools at constant latency.
Market Making
Sub-μs quote recalculation, deterministic spread management.
Liquidations
Real-time health factor monitoring across lending protocols.
Oracle Infra
Hardware-speed price validation and discrepancy detection.
Cross-DEX Routing
Evaluate all routing paths simultaneously in microseconds.
Intent Matching
Hardware-speed order matching for OFA / solver systems.
// Founder
Juan Pablo Bandera
One of the only engineers combining hardware design, DeFi protocol engineering, and quantitative trading. Building from Argentina, deploying to Amsterdam.
Hardware Design
Verilog, FPGA synthesis, testbench verification, RTL
Protocol Engineering
Solidity, Rust, smart contract security, AMM internals
Quantitative Trading
Data pipelines, strategy modeling, risk management
"In TradFi, FPGA is the standard. In DeFi, nobody is doing it. That's a massive first-mover opportunity."
Track Record
Defensibility
// Contact
Let's build the future of
DeFi infrastructure.
Currently seeking strategic partnerships, funding, and collaborations. Building at the intersection of hardware and DeFi.
Funding Partners
Pre-seed / seed investors who understand hardware + DeFi infrastructure.
Protocol Partners
DEXs, lending protocols, oracles looking for hardware-speed edge.
Infra Partners
Co-location providers, FPGA vendors, network operators.