Fogo is a high-performance L1 built around the Solana Virtual Machine and the more I look at it, the more it feels like a system designed for speed without pretending tradeoffs don’t exist.
What stands out isn’t just performance claims, but the mindset behind them: parallel execution, efficiency-first design, and a willingness to embrace complexity instead of hiding it. That choice feels bold but also honest. High speed sounds exciting until real developers hit real problems, and that’s where I’m most curious.
There’s something interesting about how Fogo balances familiarity (through the Solana VM) with new infrastructure ideas. It doesn’t feel like a loud reinvention more like a quiet attempt to refine what already works and push it further.
I’m not convinced yet, and that’s probably the point. The tech looks promising, but the real story will come from how it behaves under pressure, how builders feel after months of using it, and what kinds of applications naturally emerge.
For now, it sits in that rare category of projects that don’t just make noise they make you pause and keep watching.