I like what Fogo is doing here, it’s very “make the chain fast first, then talk.”
Fogo leans on a single canonical client built on Firedancer. That matters because you do not get dragged down by a slower mix of clients across validators. With that focus, Fogo can target sub 40ms blocks, roughly 25 blocks per second, and it stays SVM compatible.
The part that clicked for me (reading through the architecture stuff) is it’s not only software. Fogo also uses a multi-local, zone-based setup, with validators colocated. Shorter distance between machines means messages arrive quicker, less waiting, fewer weird delays.
So in practice, trades confirm fast, liquidations land on time, and execution stays fair when things get hectic.