Fogo isn’t just building another “super fast” SVM chain and calling it innovation. What makes it different is how it handles consensus. Instead of validators being scattered everywhere with higher communication delays, Fogo groups them into active zones. These validators are co-located, meaning they operate closer together to reduce latency and keep block times extremely tight. The vision is clear: aim for sub-100ms blocks not just in theory, but as a real design objective.
But speed alone isn’t the full story. What traders actually care about is consistency. During calm market conditions, many chains can look fast. The real pressure comes when volume spikes and volatility hits. That’s when confirmation times start jumping around, spreads widen, and liquidations feel more like a race against the clock than a fair execution. Unpredictable performance costs traders money.
Fogo’s mainnet went live on January 13, 2026, with a simple idea behind it: execution should feel smooth even when markets are chaotic. The focus isn’t just on being quick on a quiet day. It’s about staying reliable when everything gets busy. In trading, consistency builds confidence — and that’s exactly the experience Fogo is aiming to deliver.