Fogo is calling itself an SVM Layer-1. Here’s what that really means.
It uses the Solana Virtual Machine at the core, so it can run many transactions in parallel, not one-by-one in a single queue. When the chain gets crowded, that choice matters.
What I personally like is they don’t pretend speed is magic.
The litepaper points out real network delays, like ~70–90 ms across the Atlantic and ~170 ms from New York to Tokyo, then builds around that with validator zones to keep settlement steadier.
Consensus details are pretty clear too: blocks are confirmed after 66%+ stake votes, and “final” is often shown as 31+ confirmed blocks on top.
Straight numbers, easy to track.