Most chains show off metrics: milliseconds, throughput, parallel execution. But markets don’t care about demos. They care about surviving pressure.
Stress hits when:
• Liquidations cascade
• Perp funding flips sharply
• Bots compete for the same window
• Everyone adjusts collateral at once
A chain that’s consistently steady under stress is more valuable than one that’s fast only when things are calm. Variance hurts retail traders, widens slippage, and erodes trust.
From what I see, Fogo is built for financial workloads—dense flows, real-time execution. Its test will be volatility: can it stay predictable, responsive, and coordinated when markets get messy?
In finance: speed grabs attention. Stability earns trust.