I’ve tested a lot of chains lately. FOGO is the first one that made me rethink the whole performance debate.
Everyone markets TPS. But for trading systems, the enemy isn’t raw speed—it’s unpredictable latency.
If finality is 40ms one moment and 200ms the next, your strategy isn’t “slower.” It’s broken. That variance turns execution into luck. I’ve paid for that lesson.
FOGO feels like it’s designed by people who actually understand that. The goal isn’t peak throughput—it’s stable settlement time. Firedancer helps, but it’s deeper than the client: geographic consensus partitioning and protocol choices that prioritize consistency over headlines.
The MEV approach matters too. When oracle + matching logic live closer to the protocol layer, execution becomes less dependent on who has the best connection. That’s a structural shift in how unfair edges form.
And yes, 20–50 validators is a choice. But it’s an honest one: enforce performance standards, reduce chaos, and deliver predictable execution.