. Project Overview
Fogo is positioned as a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain focused on RWA tokenization, DePIN, and institutional-grade applications. Its core thesis is simple: reduce latency to near-traditional market infrastructure levels while maintaining composability.
Instead of designing a new execution engine from scratch, Fogo adopts the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), ensuring compatibility with programs and tooling originally built for Solana.
Key Technical Components
• Sub-40ms Block Time
Optimized validator layout and network stack design aim to push block times below 40 milliseconds.
• Firedancer-Based Client Architecture
Fogo integrates technology derived from the Firedancer validator client developed by Jump Crypto. This architecture leverages:
Parallel execution
Zero-copy data streams
Kernel-bypass networking
Dedicated CPU core mapping (“tile architecture”)
The objective is to eliminate validator-level performance bottlenecks at the physical layer.
• Validator Zones Mechanism
Validators are geographically partitioned and optimized along global time zones (“path of the sun”) to reduce propagation latency and maintain deterministic execution performance.
• Consensus Design
#Fogo combines:
Tower BFT
Proof of History
This hybrid model aims to preserve fast finality while retaining BFT security assumptions.
• Fogo Sessions Standard
Sessions allow time-bound, scope-limited permissions with a single signature, enabling:
Gasless user flows
Reduced signature fatigue
Improved mobile UX
This is especially relevant for DeFi trading interfaces, gaming, and Web2-style onboarding.
II. Tokenomics Overview
Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 FOGO
Inflation: Fixed at 2% annually
Distribution:
Community: 15.25% (6% airdrop, 9.25% incentives)
Ecosystem Development: 35%
Team, Foundation, Validator Incentives: Remaining allocation
Token Utility
FOGO functions as:
Staking Asset (validators & delegators)
Gas Token for transaction execution
Governance Mechanism
Revenue Sharing & Burn Mechanism
The model combines mild inflation (to incentivize security) with deflationary burns (to offset emissions)