ZAN, the Web3 technology brand under Ant Digital Technologies, has announced a new performance benchmark for blockchain infrastructure, reporting average Remote Procedure Call (RPC) response times below 30 milliseconds across the Asia-Pacific region, with API throughput reaching up to three times the industry standard.

The infrastructure was showcased at TOKEN2049, where ZAN presented its approach to enhancing blockchain connectivity for decentralized applications, trading platforms, and other high-concurrency Web3 systems. The launch places ZAN in direct competition with established RPC providers such as Alchemy, Infura, QuickNode, and Ankr, all of which have been racing to improve latency and reliability as Web3 applications demand performance comparable to traditional web services. According to the company, these improvements are intended to resolve latency, stability, and scalability issues that commonly affect applications deployed across increasingly fragmented blockchain networks.

Technology Stack and Architecture

ZAN Node integrates multi-region deployment, intelligent routing, customized network optimization, caching mechanisms, and data-access enhancements to achieve sub-30ms RPC performance while handling large-scale blockchain workloads.

RPC nodes function as communication gateways between decentralized applications and blockchain networks. They process requests including wallet balance checks, transaction submissions, smart contract interactions, and on-chain data queries. Conventional public RPC infrastructure often experiences delays during periods of heavy traffic, network congestion, or regional connectivity disruptions, which can negatively affect transaction execution and application responsiveness.

ZAN stated that its performance gains stem from coordinated optimization across the entire network path rather than simply deploying faster individual servers. The infrastructure incorporates customized TCP optimization, intelligent traffic routing, multi-region node deployment, and data caching to minimize request processing times. This systems-level approach draws on the web-scale infrastructure engineering experience of its parent company, which operates some of the world's largest consumer-facing payment and financial technology platforms.

The company has deployed node clusters in close physical proximity to major blockchain validators and infrastructure hubs. This co-location strategy reduces the distance requests must travel over public networks, lowering round-trip times (RTT). ZAN reported that some validator-co-located nodes achieve RTT measurements between 2 and 5 milliseconds.

An intelligent routing engine continuously evaluates node health, synchronization status, block height, and computational load. Requests are then directed to available nodes with appropriate performance profiles. ZAN explained that this approach enables traffic redistribution when individual clusters face unusually high demand.

The infrastructure is designed to process more than 2 billion requests per day.

Multi-Chain Coverage and Network-Specific Optimizations

Rather than applying uniform configurations across all networks, ZAN has implemented tailored optimizations for individual blockchain ecosystems.

For Ethereum, the company operates dedicated full-node clusters aimed at improving mempool propagation, historical state queries, and transaction broadcasting. Its Ethereum services support Mainnet, Sepolia, and Holesky environments, along with features such as archive-node access and gas-price data.

For Solana, ZAN offers a trading acceleration service that integrates Stake-Weighted Quality of Service and Jito routing. The company reported that 95% of transactions using this service achieve full confirmation within one second under its stated conditions. This level of performance targets traders and applications where milliseconds can determine transaction ordering and execution outcomes, a consideration particularly relevant to arbitrage and other latency-sensitive strategies on high-throughput networks. Its Solana infrastructure spans Mainnet, Devnet, and Testnet environments.

ZAN also provides specialized services for Layer 2 networks, including Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync Era, and Starknet. These services employ techniques such as direct sequencer connectivity, multi-path broadcasting, and protocol-specific optimization to enhance transaction delivery and finality.

The platform now supports more than 47 mainnet and testnet networks, enabling developers to manage blockchain RPC access through a unified infrastructure with a single API key.

Enterprise and Developer Offerings

ZAN stated that its unified API gateway reduces the operational complexity of maintaining separate endpoints and credentials for different blockchain networks. The infrastructure can be used for applications requiring frequent on-chain queries, including DeFi platforms, gaming applications, social platforms, and institutional data systems.

For enterprise customers requiring exclusive resources, higher request quotas, and more consistent performance, ZAN offers dedicated node infrastructure. Its enterprise tier includes a reported 99.9% network availability service-level commitment, supported by automated monitoring and failover systems.

Developers and startups have access to a free tier providing up to 150 million credits per month. The company noted that this allows teams to build and test applications without immediately investing in their own node infrastructure, which typically requires server capacity, storage, synchronization, and specialized operational resources. The free-tier offering follows a go-to-market pattern common among major RPC providers, which use generous developer allowances to build ecosystem adoption before converting users to paid plans.

Broader Infrastructure Portfolio

The RPC service is part of ZAN's wider infrastructure portfolio, which also encompasses ZK Acceleration and Expert Audit services. ZK Acceleration is designed to improve zero-knowledge proof generation for applications involving rollups, privacy transactions, bridges, and machine-learning workloads.

The company's security offerings include penetration testing, AI-assisted auditing, static analysis, and formal verification for smart contracts. ZAN reported that its broader technology portfolio is backed by 20 security patents and 50 conference papers.

At TOKEN2049 and related Web3 events, ZAN has emphasized lower-latency infrastructure as a key requirement for broader blockchain adoption. By reducing network response times while expanding multi-chain coverage, the company is targeting developers and enterprises that need faster, more predictable blockchain connectivity for high-frequency and business-critical applications.

ZAN said developers can evaluate RPC performance across its supported networks through the free access tier, providing a way to assess latency and connectivity prior to deploying applications at scale.