Ant Chakra

CTO at @AltiusLabs | Ex-HRT 14+ years | Daily father of 3 | Recovering Tennis Player

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

We're hiring a new VP of Engineering at Altius
Come work on next generation blockchain execution technology with us

https://t.co/A6rPjUW8rD

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

Imagine if we dropped https://t.co/i8Mhy0tg97 in 1999....

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

3/3 In the coming weeks, we're rolling out improvements that highlight why this matters. Scaling blockchain execution isn't just about completing more laps, it's about making each lap faster. GPS is the metric that actually moves the needle. Stay tuned.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

How do you judge how fast a blockchain really is? TPS? BPS? Not so fast (pun intended)!
TPS (Transactions Per Second) is old-school. Transactions vary in complexity. Measuring performance this way is like judging a race car by the number of laps completed, without considering lap times or track difficulty.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

2/3 BPS (Blocks Per Second) sounds better, but still falls short. Blocks aren't uniform, and stuffing more into a chain doesn't mean efficient execution.
GPS (Gas Per Second) is the real measure. It tracks actual computational throughput—how much work gets done, not just how many transactions or blocks get processed.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

3/3 High-performance systems — whether in trading or blockchain — win by eliminating unnecessary latency. Smarter caching and reduced I/O overhead aren't just improvements; they're prerequisites for scaling execution. We're making that happen at Altius.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

In HFT, every microsecond counts. Caching, data locality, and reducing redundant I/O aren't just optimizations—they're survival tactics. We're applying the same principles to blockchain execution, cutting SSD access and keeping state hot in memory.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

2/3 Why wait on an SSD when you can serve state from cache instead? By minimizing redundant disk reads, we're significantly reducing execution stalls — bringing blockchain infra closer to HFT-grade performance.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

4/4 Every time, optimizing memory was the solution. Altius is building on these lessons to take blockchain execution to the next level.

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

I’ve spent 15 years in HFT, where execution speed is everything. Latency is measured in nanoseconds, not seconds. Traditional blockchains, by contrast, process transactions like batch databases — slow, sequential, and I/O-bound. But what if we applied HFT principles to blockchain?

[Ant Chakra @0xChakra]

3/4 All major chains have struggled with scaling due to storage and slow disk access:
•BTC → UTXO growth
•ETH → MPT growth
•SOL → Solana Account Model growth
What was the solution?

[Bridget @bridge__harris]

We at @FoundersFund are super excited to be backing @_annabellehuang, @0xChakra, and the team at @AltiusLabs //

Altius is developing VM-agnostic, high-performance execution layers compatible with any chain to futureproof blockchain infrastructure

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[Alexander Lin @linfluence]

it's been a ton of fun getting to know the Altius team and supporting their journey

i couldn't be more excited to back @_annabellehuang and @0xChakra as they usher in a new era of high-performance, secure, and interoperable infra for distributed systems

[Altius @AltiusLabs]

Introducing Altius - a modular VM-agnostic, high-performance execution layers compatible with any chains to futureproof blockchain infra.

1/ We’re thrilled to announce Altius has raised over $11M to futureproof blockchain performance 🎉

Led by @FoundersFund and @PanteraCapital, this round includes support from top names like @ArchetypeVC, @reforge, @DCGco,@nolimithodl and @ambergroup_io. Angel investors from leading blockchain projects such as @Berachain, @movementlabsxyz, @ethena, @ritualnet, @daofive, @SolanaFndn as well as @weHRTyou

Read the full story on Bloomberg @crypto https://t.co/HBbANAsVXX

2/ Our mission is simple but ambitious: enhance scalability and interoperability for blockchains at the execution layer, and empower applications and ecosystems to reach their full potential. 🔐

3/ The challenge? Today, Blockchains struggle with network congestion, high costs, and limited scalability for opinionated use cases despite creating more generalised blockspace.

Our solution? Altius is building a VM-agnostic modular execution stack that decouples from a single binary implementation and network design, enabling seamless integration with any L1s, L2s, and app chains for instant performance boosts and enhanced interoperability. The architecture aims to achieve Web2 parity for on-chain use cases in a multi-chain future, ensuring onboarded chains are futureproofed for performance.

4/ Backed by some of the top global investors, we’re set to scale globally with prominent partners TBA soon. 🌏

5/ Stay tuned for more updates — connect with us if you want to become a part of the team. Big things are coming! Game on!👀