Most crypto natives aren’t willing to accept a harsh-but-true reality: DeFi will never compete with TradFi as long as oracle latencies fail to catch up with real-time price updates.
Why? Because in trading, success or failure comes down to one thing:
Speed.
Speed is the ultimate competitive advantage—full stop.
A delay of even a few milliseconds can mean the difference between capitalizing on an opportunity or watching it slip away. In high-frequency trading, it’s not just about being right—it’s about being first. Faster systems capitalize on market movements, lock in profits, and keep liquidity flowing and deep. Meanwhile, slow execution undermines order quality, leading to slippage, inefficiencies, missed arbitrage opportunities, and costly mistakes in volatile markets.
Here’s the problem: while DeFi applications have made significant strides with solutions like Pyth Price Feeds, the broader ecosystem still struggles to match the speed and precision offered by centralized systems, with room for improvement in execution quality and market efficiency. Seconds-long latencies might not sound like much, but in trading terms, it’s an eternity. By the time you blink your eyes, you’re missing out on a meaningful arbitrage opportunity that a centralized platform would let you exploit effortlessly.
Enter Pyth Lazer.
Let’s make things as fast as possible: Pyth Lazer delivers ultra-granular price feeds and market data with update times as short as 1 millisecond.
You read that right—1 millisecond.
With blazing, real-time performance, Pyth Lazer is built for protocols that demand speed—like perpetual futures and trading applications competing head-to-head with CeFi standards, setting a new benchmark for speed-sensitive, on-chain trading.
Thanks to Pyth Lazer, DeFi isn’t just keeping up anymore—it’s getting ready to leave TradFi in the dust.
From this moment forward, DeFi moves at the speed of Pyth.
The New Industry Standard for DeFi
The DeFi landscape is evolving fast.
Over the past two years, we’ve seen a surge in highly performant blockchains aiming for sub-second block times, driven by the explosive growth of latency-sensitive applications like perpetual futures and derivatives. In fact, the decentralized derivatives market has grown to over $20 billion in daily trading volume, with no signs of slowing down.
For these use cases, speed isn’t optional—it’s everything. Today’s DeFi users demand solutions that can match or beat the performance of CeFi platforms, while CeFi builders are increasingly exploring the advantages of decentralized infrastructure. The bar has been raised, and the users’ desire is clear: real-time performance is more important than ever.
This shift is pushing developers to rethink their needs. They require (and deserve) lightning-fast speeds to rival centralized sources, access to diverse, high-quality data, and the ability to serve both DeFi and CeFi users seamlessly. All of this must be achieved while finding the right balance between CEX-level performance and the ethos of decentralization.
Pyth Lazer delivers true ultra-low sub-second latency price updates and rich market data for up to 1,000+ assets, redefining industry standards. Through a calculated tradeoff of some elements of decentralization to achieve instantaneous data, Pyth Lazer strikes a pragmatic balance between high-speed performance and the core principles of DeFi.
For protocols where speed is king, this tradeoff makes sense. Pyth Lazer offers the performance edge these applications need, while Pyth Core—formerly known as Pyth Price Feeds—remains the choice for protocols prioritizing robust decentralization alongside reliable performance.
Whether you choose Pyth Lazer or Pyth Core, your protocol will be at the forefront of the evolving global digital asset markets.
Tackling Latency Head-On
Speed and latency have always been a thorn in DeFi’s side, opening the door to risks like oracle front-running. Picture this: a trader catches a price update just milliseconds before it hits a DeFi protocol. In that tiny window of time, they manipulate the market to secure a more favorable trade, leaving others to pay the price. These latency-based exploits thrive in environments like mempools or during rapid price swings on centralized exchanges—devastating everyone except the fastest players.
Pyth Lazer eliminates this gap.
While Pyth Core already offers solutions to mitigate front-running risks, Pyth Lazer takes oracle performance to a whole new level for protocols requiring true ultra-low latency and extremely high frequency updates. For protocols willing to trade some elements of decentralization for faster data, Pyth Lazer tackles these challenges head-on.
In addition to sub-second latencies and price streams with 1ms updates, Pyth Lazer also supports 50ms and 200ms streams, as well as customizable frequencies. Developers can choose from multiple frequencies, as real-time price streams are not always useful in every scenario. For example, some protocols may want to operate on fixed frequencies or throttle oracle updates as per their slot creation.
Pyth Lazer gives protocols the flexibility to choose the speed they need to stay ahead of the game and ensures real-time synchronization with market movements—something traditional oracles cannot match.
Market Insights for DeFi
To rival centralized solutions, hybrid and on-chain finance protocols need access to richer, more detailed market data. Centralized exchanges have long dominated this space, offering insights like market depth and bid-ask spreads—data that DeFi protocols have struggled to match. This gap puts decentralized applications at a disadvantage, especially when catering to CeFi users who expect this level of detail.
Pyth Lazer can bridge this divide by delivering a comprehensive suite of market data tailored to the needs of modern protocols. From bid-ask prices to market depth—and soon, custom averaging techniques—Pyth Lazer can equip DeFi platforms with the tools to compete head-to-head with centralized systems. By providing this sense of granularity, protocols can respond to market shifts with precision and speed, ensuring equitable access and fair competition for decentralized trading.
With Pyth Lazer, DeFi can now match the data standards of centralized exchanges, unlocking endless possibilities for on-chain finance.
Key Features
Pyth Lazer offers a specialized deployment for protocols prioritizing speed, precision, and in-depth market insights over traditional decentralized solutions.
Ultra-Fast Frequencies
Designed to outperform even the fastest CEX APIs, Pyth Lazer provides ultra-high-frequency and sub-second latency price feeds tailored to protocols prioritizing truly real-time data. Users can choose from multiple frequency channels based on their specific requirements: a 1ms channel for protocols needing to capture every micro-movement in the market, 50ms and 200ms channels, as well as customizable channels on an on-demand basis. Protocols can align their data consumption style with their performance goals.
On-Chain Efficiency
Pyth Lazer is engineered to minimize compute costs while maximizing performance. Optimized verification processes ensure that price updates are highly efficient in EVM, Solana environments, and beyond. On Solana, for example, Lazer transactions will cost only 15K compute units and support 20 price feeds simultaneously, enabling protocols to consume real-time prices with minimal overhead in high-throughput operations. This efficiency ensures that speed-sensitive protocols can operate cost-effectively without sacrificing performance.
Comprehensive Market Data
Pyth Lazer provides a rich suite of market data rivalling the offerings of CEXs. Protocols gain access to bid-ask spreads, market depth, and soon, moving averages—essential tools for traders navigating volatile markets. Enriched data gives DeFi users the power to make informed decisions, enabling them to analyze liquidity, track order book dynamics, and respond quickly to price shifts. DeFi protocols will be able to deliver the kind of information-rich experience traders take for granted on CeFi platforms.
Customizable Frequency and Visualization
Pyth Lazer can be adapted to the specific demands of protocol developers. Whether you need real-time (1ms) data or lower frequencies for periodic monitoring, Pyth Lazer offers multiple channels and throttling support to ensure seamless frontend performance. Additionally, all data is accessible for historical analysis and can be visualized directly through TradingView so that protocols can track, review, and display price action with precision. Traders and developers can work with the data in the way that best suits their needs.
Data Selection and Scalability
Pyth Lazer is built for scalability and can deliver up to 1,000+ price feeds to meet the diverse needs of today’s DeFi protocools. As user demands evolve, Lazer’s flexible architecture ensures that its price feed suite can grow to include the assets and markets your protocol requires. Whether it’s a new trading pair or an emerging asset class, Pyth Lazer adapts to provide the data your users need to stay ahead.
Support for All Blockchains
Pyth Lazer is built to work seamlessly across blockchain ecosystems, spanning EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), SVM (Solana Virtual Machine), and beyond. A seamless integration process makes unparalleled performance accessible to a wide range of developers and users.
How Pyth Lazer Works
To enhance accuracy and security, Pyth Lazer uses diversified data sources and supports circuit-breaker strategies. Protocols can cross-reference Pyth Lazer’s high-speed feeds with Pyth Core feeds, combining real-time performance with added resilience.
Access is straightforward with a custom integration-based model, offering permissioned, ready-to-use data streams. This model eliminates the need for protocols to manage their own oracle infrastructure, allowing them to focus on building and scaling their applications.
Deciding Whether Pyth Lazer is Right For You
While Pyth Core supports a wide range of DeFi needs—including perpetual futures, borrowing/lending, and structured products—protocols that prioritize ultra-fast data delivery may benefit from a customized integration with Pyth Lazer.
A Word from Our Partners
Pyth Lazer is powered by top financial institutions and market players, including Jump, Auros, Wintermute, and Selini.
"Latency continues to be the primary barrier preventing institutional-grade finance from thriving on-chain. In the world of high-frequency trading, every millisecond counts. That's why we've partnered with Pyth to make real-time market data accessible on 80+ blockchains through their new Pyth Lazer offering. By delivering price updates at 1ms frequencies, a whole new set of applications and use cases become possible." — Tim Wu, Head of DeFi at Wintermute
"As DeFi performance converges with TradFi, speed is becoming the most critical factor in trading and onchain finance. By contributing to Pyth Lazer, we are proud to enable the fastest price data for the next generation of DeFi developers to build with." — Jordi Alexander, CEO at Selini Capital
"Ethereal's mission is to bring institutional-grade perpetuals trading to DeFi, and Pyth Lazer is crucial to achieving this vision. Pyth’s millisecond-level price updates enable performance on par with centralized exchanges while maintaining the benefits of decentralization. This is an absolute game-changer for onchain derivatives trading.” — Fells0x, Founder at Ethereal
If Pyth Lazer sounds like the right fit for your protocol, you can get started here.
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Transforming Latency-Sensitive Trading with Pyth Lazer
Pyth Lazer is designed to meet the demands of speed-driven markets. By providing real-time data with exceptional precision, Pyth Lazer eliminates inefficiencies and front-running risks, enabling protocols to compete with the performance of traditional systems.
More than a speed-focused tool, Pyth Lazer is part of the Pyth Network’s evolving ecosystem, built to support diverse needs across DeFi and CeFi. From high-frequency trading to fully decentralized platforms, Pyth gives protocols the tools to thrive in high-performance markets.
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