I used to believe that the real value of a blockchain was all about speed. Faster blocks, quicker confirmations — that was the metric everyone chased. But my perspective started to change after experiencing how capital actually moves in DeFi.
One ordinary day made it clear. I bridged funds in the morning, waited longer than expected, executed a swap later, and then rebalanced across chains. What looked like a simple action turned into a chain of steps. Every pause added timing risk. Prices shifted, opportunities slipped, and control felt weaker with each delay.
That’s when I realized the issue wasn’t user error — it was structural. Capital was being held across chains, fragmented by design. Small inefficiencies kept compounding into real exposure.
Then I started paying attention to projects that approach the problem differently. One of them was Foco.
What stood out wasn’t just speed. It was the way Foco treats capital movement as a system-level challenge. By leveraging settlement mechanics inspired by Wormhole and execution models like Connect, multiple steps collapse into a single execution path. Less waiting. Fewer handoffs. Capital stays in motion instead of being parked across chains.
This isn’t just a technical upgrade — it changes outcomes. The gap between intent and result narrows. The points where something can go wrong are reduced.
Now, when people ask me what matters in DeFi, I don’t talk about TPS first. I ask whether a system reduces friction between decision and execution. Whether it simplifies flows instead of layering complexity on top of them.
Because when steps disappear, so does unnecessary risk. And when risk drops, confidence replaces hesitation.
That’s where I believe DeFi is heading — not just faster transactions, but cleaner execution paths that respect how capital is meant to move.
