ERPC Releases Epic Shreds Premium — Allocated on the Same Network as the World #3 Epics DAO Validator, Delivering Top-Tier Solana Shredstream. Max Premium Reservations Sold Out, Now Available via Waitlist

ELSOUL LABO B.V. (Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; CEO: Fumitake Kawasaki), together with Validators DAO, is pleased to announce the release of Epic Shreds Premium, the new top-tier lineup of the Solana Shredstream service operated by ERPC.

Epic Shreds Premium is a Solana Shredstream service allocated to scarce, limited resources within premium datacenter racks. By being placed on the same network as the source Epics DAO Validator, inside premium datacenters where Solana validators are densely co-located, Epic Shreds Premium structurally minimizes the disadvantage caused by physical distance.

Epic Shreds Premium is offered in two plans: Pro Premium (€798/month) and Max Premium (€1,280/month). Max Premium reservations are already sold out, and we are currently scaling up procurement, with new allocations offered to customers in the order of the waitlist. Pro Premium is available in limited quantities.

ERPC Shreds: https://erpc.global/shreds/

Epic Shreds Premium Lineup

Pro Premium (€798/month) — Epic Shreds on Premium VPS. The enhanced Premium edition of Epic Shreds running on a Premium VPS configuration.

Max Premium (€1,280/month) — Epic Shreds on Metal Ryzen Premium. The top-tier edition of Epic Shreds running on the highest-performance dedicated Premium Metal Ryzen configuration.

Both plans share the following specifications:

Dedicated Endpoint
Unlimited IP Whitelists
Unlimited Stream Connections
HTTP (IP) Access
UDP Forwarding (Raw Shreds)
Shreds by Epics DAO Validator
Powered by DoubleZero
Minimal hops from a placement adjacent to high-performance validator clusters
Allocated in Premium Datacenters
Zero-Distance Communication with the ERPC Platform

Why "Location" Is Decisive — Even Light Cannot Escape Distance

When discussing what determines Solana Shredstream speed, the performance of the source validator tends to receive the most attention. Equally important — perhaps even more important — is the physical location of the receiving side.

No matter how fast the source validator is, if the receiving side is physically distant, that speed advantage is lost across network distance. Even fiber-optic networks cannot escape the laws of physics governing the speed of light. What is decisive in approaching top-tier conditions is securing a position as close as possible to the source.

Epic Shreds Premium is a structural answer to this physical constraint. By allocating resources on the same network as the Epics DAO Validator — the source of Epic Shreds — within premium datacenters where high-performing Solana validator clusters are densely co-located, Epic Shreds Premium structurally minimizes the disadvantage caused by physical distance.

Source Validator Performance — The World #3 Epics DAO Validator

The Epics DAO Validator, which serves as the source for Epic Shreds, has reached world rank #3 overall (score 99.93) in the Shinobi Performance Pool among all Solana validators. This is the world #3 position among all validators, including supermajority-class large-stake validators.

Solana Shredstream speed is directly tied to the performance of the source validator. Validators with shorter vote latency and lower skip rates can keep up with the latest block progression more quickly, processing and distributing Shreds faster and more accurately. Source performance and receiver location — these two factors compound multiplicatively, which is why optimizing both simultaneously is an essential condition for bringing Solana Shredstream close to top-tier levels.

Epic Shreds Premium is built on this principle: by being placed on the same network as the world #3 validator, it optimizes both factors at the same time.

In measurements taken in the same environment, the standard Epic Shreds has recorded a 95.82% win rate against conventional Solana Shredstream, with a P99 latency advantage of approximately 234ms. Epic Shreds Premium adds physical placement optimization and premium datacenter resource allocation on top of this baseline as the highest-tier configuration.

The Constraint of Scarce Premium Datacenter Racks

Epic Shreds Premium resources are allocated within scarce premium datacenter racks. Inside premium datacenters where Solana validators are densely co-located, the rack space available for placement on the same network as the Epics DAO Validator is physically limited.

This physical constraint directly defines the value of Epic Shreds Premium. Because these resources cannot easily be added later, the top-tier Max Premium is already sold out for reservations. We are currently scaling up procurement, and new allocations are offered to customers in the order of the waitlist.

Customers who have already purchased and customers on the waitlist will be served in order as resources become available.

DoubleZero Dedicated Fiber Network Integration

Epic Shreds Premium also benefits from route optimization via DoubleZero's dedicated fiber network. DoubleZero is a dedicated fiber network purpose-built for blockchain validator communication. By using independent, high-performance fiber links that bypass the public internet, it suppresses latency and jitter.

ERPC has integrated DoubleZero across all regions of its infrastructure. The improvements in routing quality from these dedicated fiber links accumulate across the entire delivery path of Epic Shreds Premium.

DoubleZero: https://doublezero.xyz/

Zero-Distance Communication with the ERPC Platform

Epic Shreds Premium is directly connected to the private network of the ERPC platform. Communication with all platform services — Solana RPC, Solana Geyser gRPC, bare metal servers, high-performance VPS, ERPC Global Storage — completes through internal routes without traversing the public internet.

For traders and market makers, the ability to integrate the Solana Shredstream received via Epic Shreds Premium with their own Solana RPC nodes and application servers within the same platform at zero distance significantly expands strategic flexibility. The entire flow — from Shred reception, through application logic execution, to transaction submission — can be completed inside the premium datacenter's internal routes.

ERPC Official Site: https://erpc.global/

Use Cases — Workloads Where Single-Threaded Performance and Millisecond-Level Advantages Determine Outcomes

Epic Shreds Premium is designed for workloads where single-threaded performance and millisecond-level advantages determine outcomes.

High-Frequency Trading (HFT) — A use case where millisecond-level arrival speed advantages directly translate into results. Shreds received via Epic Shreds Premium can be fed immediately into local strategy computation, then connected at zero distance to a self-operated Solana RPC node or transaction submission infrastructure within the same platform — the entire flow completing inside the premium datacenter's internal routes. Source validator performance, receiver physical location, network route quality, and receiver server single-threaded performance can all be optimized simultaneously in this configuration.

Market Making — A use case requiring immediate reflection of price updates and high-speed order submission. By combining the fastest block data reception via Solana Shredstream with low-latency order submission through zero-distance communication, responsiveness to price movements can be improved.

Arbitrage — A use case where shorter time from price discrepancy detection to trade execution captures more opportunities. Epic Shreds Premium's high-speed state recognition can be combined with high-speed trade execution via zero-distance communication within the same platform.

Real-Time On-Chain Data Analytics — Use cases such as price feeds, liquidation monitoring, and liquidity tracking, where the latest state of the Solana network must be captured as quickly as possible.

Pro Premium Available in Limited Quantities

While Max Premium is sold out and being offered via waitlist, Pro Premium is available in limited quantities.

Pro Premium runs Epic Shreds Premium on a Premium VPS configuration. Like Max Premium, it is allocated within scarce premium datacenter racks and operates on the same network as the Epics DAO Validator. Key specifications — Dedicated Endpoint, Unlimited IP Whitelists, Unlimited Stream Connections, HTTP (IP) Access, UDP Forwarding (Raw Shreds) — are common to both plans.

While waiting on the Max Premium waitlist, customers may also consider experiencing the quality of Epic Shreds Premium with Pro Premium first. For inquiries, please create a support ticket on the Validators DAO official Discord, and we will respond based on your configuration and intended use.

Validators DAO Official Discord: https://discord.gg/C7ZQSrCkYR

Max Premium Waitlist

Max Premium is already sold out for reservations, and we are currently scaling up procurement. Customers considering a purchase will be served in the order of the waitlist as resources become available.

Due to the physical constraint of scarce premium datacenter racks, sudden large-scale supply expansion is structurally difficult. We appreciate your understanding regarding the sequential delivery schedule. To join the waitlist, please create a support ticket on the Validators DAO official Discord.

SLV — Combined with the Open-Source AI Agent Kit

The environment for utilizing Solana Shredstream received via Epic Shreds Premium can be built through natural-language conversation with an AI agent, by combining it with the open-source Solana AI Agent Kit "SLV."

SLV is an open-source tool that allows the deployment and operation of Solana validators, Solana RPC nodes, Solana Geyser gRPC, Solana Shredstream, DoubleZero, and other components to be completed through dialogue with an AI agent. Connection setup for Epic Shreds Premium endpoints and the construction of related application environments can also be handled via the SLV AI agent.

SLV Official Site: https://slv.dev/ SLV GitHub: https://github.com/validatorsDAO/slv

Five Consecutive Years of WBSO Approval — AS200261 Solana-Dedicated Datacenter

ELSOUL LABO has received approval under the Dutch government's R&D support program WBSO for five consecutive years since 2022. Continuous research and development on ultra-low-latency Solana RPC infrastructure, validator placement and operation orchestration, and Solana Shredstream delivery infrastructure is directly reflected across the entire platform, including Epic Shreds Premium.

As the culmination of this research and development, ELSOUL LABO is preparing to open a Solana-dedicated datacenter using its own ASN (AS200261), assigned by RIPE NCC. The hardware is unified around the latest generation of AMD EPYC 5th Gen, AMD Threadripper PRO 5th Gen (such as the 9975WX), and NVMe Gen 5, combined with optimal network routing design through the company's own ASN. The opening is scheduled for this month and will serve as the foundation for further performance improvements across the entire platform, including Epic Shreds Premium.

Contact

For inquiries regarding Epic Shreds Premium purchases, joining the Max Premium waitlist, Pro Premium availability, or configuration consultation, please create a support ticket on the Validators DAO official Discord.

Validators DAO Official Discord: https://discord.gg/C7ZQSrCkYR ERPC Official Site: https://erpc.global/ ERPC Shreds: https://erpc.global/shreds/