Layer 1 Hate, Perp Dex Meta & Fogo Chain's Launch | Robert Sagurton
Published: 2025-12-15
Status:
Analyzed
Published: 2025-12-15
Status:
Analyzed
Predictions from this Video
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Fogo Chain aims for 10ms block times and is currently at 40ms, with a goal to reduce it further.
"Our goal was 10 millisecond block times. We haven't gotten there yet. We're at 40 millisecond, but we're get we're going to get down there."
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Fogo Chain aims to reach 10,000 TPS in the near future, currently achieving over 2,000 TPS with 40ms block times.
"So, we're at 40 millisecond block time, over 2k TPS. Maybe by the time this gets out, we'll be at 10K hopefully, which will be significant."
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Key metrics to judge Fogo Chain's success in two years will be TPS, real AI adoption, and block times.
"TPS. I would have said real user adoption, but why don't I say real AI adoption. And block times."
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Fogo Chain aims for real AI adoption as a key performance indicator for its future success.
"TPS. Real AI adoption. I think that's the first time I've heard a crypto project say they want to have AI adoption as a metric. So interesting."
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Fogo Chain's adoption strategy focuses on seamless integration into existing Web2 platforms, rather than prominent branding.
"And that's how I see it playing out. Maybe it's not super exciting because that does that means that you know the Fogo brand isn't plastered all over every stadium in the world and it's just being used in the background."
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Fogo Chain has completed its Genesis phase for the mainnet launch.
"We're going to have kind of this phased mainet launch. What just occurred is what we're calling Genesis. So like the Genesis blocked app happened a couple months ago."
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All future Fogo Chain developments and events will be conducted on-chain.
"So stay tuned for more announcements but expect that you see everything that we do is going to be onchain on fogo"
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Fogo Chain prioritizes decentralization to avoid the pitfalls of monopolistic exchanges and empower users.
"And so we're not trying to be as decentralized as as Ethereum that being said like decentralization is important to me because I come from a place where we were at the mercy of monopolistic exchanges that would kind of wield that power to keep their positions and like you hadn't like you had no kind of say against it"
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Fogo Chain's non-negotiable on decentralization is having an L1 with independent validators not under common control.
"having an L1 with independent validators and consensus is kind of mind non-negotiable you know it's not these validators are not under common control and that's super important to me"
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Fogo Chain aims to achieve 10-millisecond block times, currently at 40 milliseconds and working towards further reduction.
"Our goal was 10 millisecond block times. We haven't gotten there yet. We're at 40 millisecond, but we're get we're going to get down there."
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Fogo Chain aims to be more accommodating to high-frequency trading liquidity providers.
"I think we're going to be a little friendlier to the high frequency kind of trading liquidity providers"
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Fogo Chain's dual flow batch auction is designed to be friendlier to high-frequency trading liquidity providers by managing toxic flow.
"the dual flow batch auction is going to address that you know it's not going to we don't want to talk to toxic flow but not all of this flow is is sharp and toxic and so I think we're going to be a little friendlier to the high frequency kind of trading liquidity providers"
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Fogo Chain's go-to-market strategy will differ from typical crypto exchanges by adopting scalable programs inspired by FX industry practices, avoiding direct targeting of end clients.
"And then the second thing is the go to market and marketing. And without disclosing too much on that, where we're going to be different is we're going to take some cues from our FX days where the exchanges don't really target uh end clients directly and have programs that are a lot more scalable."
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Fogo Chain will initially launch with a low-stakes, potentially free-to-play game to test technology and UX before introducing high-stakes applications.
"The first thing you're going to see is a game. Yeah, you'll see a game. I mean I can I can say that now. And so people uh might already have kind of been playing around with that. And you know the the thinking there is the um we didn't want to launch with like this high stake leveraged purpose decks when we're working through growing pains both on the technology and just the UX."
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The initial game on Fogo Chain will be free-to-play and generate complex, real transactions, serving as a robust test of the network's TPS capabilities.
"So we wanted to launch with a kind of a more st low stakes game that is even like free to play. And so that's kind of going to be first just kind of stress test the system. The advantage of this game as well is it puts out a lot of TPS and these are real transactions. They're actually like 30 times more complex than like what people use to test TPS."
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Following the initial game, Fogo Chain will introduce core DeFi applications such as DEX, borrow/lend, and staking, which are already available on testnet.
"And then after that, we have a number of apps that are in test net. So we have a DEEX, we have a borrow lend staking. So kind of the main DeFi apps are going to be the first ones and you can kind of go on on test net already and play around with them. And then the ambient per se as well"
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Fogo Chain is engaging with institutional players, including prime brokers and HFT firms, and expects easier conversations once the platform is launched and demonstrable.
"those are all our friends and there those conversations are much easier when we're launched and there's like something for them to look at. So we'll probably be having those conversations shortly. But there are like you had mentioned prime brokers and there's some interesting thing things going on now where some prime brokers are basically bridging between the trady HFTs and onchain liquidity and so we are talking to some of the big crypto prime brokers and kind of setting that up so that we have day one liquidity"
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Fogo Chain envisions true adoption through seamless integration into existing Web2 platforms, providing users access to blockchain advantages without explicit brand recognition.
"And that's how I see it playing out. Maybe it's not super exciting because that does that means that you know the Fogo brand isn't plastered all over every stadium in the world and it's just being used in the background. But that is kind of how I see real adoption occurring is captive users like just kind of getting access to all the advantages that come with blockchains and tokenizations via these channels that they're already onboarded to."
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Maintaining a unified direction within a decentralized, remote team is challenging and requires strong leadership to prevent infighting and ensure everyone is working towards the same goals.
"And it's the opposite. And that's so true because with this decentralized team, especially like everybody's remote, everybody needs to be beating the same drum. And that's very hard to do. And it's very easy for people to go in different directions. It's very, very easy for infighting to happen."
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Fogo Chain will introduce a 'fogy' NFT and an upcoming event in the next few months, aligning with its 'fire' theme.
"Yeah, we have a little fogy NFT coming and um there's a like a flame guy and also we're going to have a you'll see there'll be an interesting event coming up in the next couple months."
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Fogo Chain is working towards achieving 10-millisecond block times, currently at 40 milliseconds.
"Our goal was 10 millisecond block times. We haven't gotten there yet. We're at 40 millisecond, but we're get we're going to get down there."
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Fogo Chain aims to reach 10,000 TPS in the near future, currently achieving over 2,000 TPS with 40ms block times.
"We're at 40 millisecond block time, over 2k TPS. Maybe by the time this gets out, we'll be at 10K hopefully, which will be significant."
Incorrect
Fogo Chain plans to be more friendly to high-frequency trading liquidity providers.
"And so I think we're going to be a little friendlier to the high frequency kind of trading liquidity providers"
Pending
Fogo Chain will adopt scalable marketing programs inspired by the FX industry, avoiding direct targeting of end clients.
"where we're going to be different is we're going to take some cues from our FX days where the exchanges don't really target uh end clients directly and have programs that are a lot more scalable."
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Fogo Chain will launch with a low-stakes game to address initial technological and UX growing pains before introducing high-stakes applications.
"The first thing you're going to see is a game. Yeah, you'll see a game. I mean I can I can say that now. And so people uh might already have kind of been playing around with that. And you know the the thinking there is the um we didn't want to launch with like this high stake leveraged purpose decks when we're working through growing pains both on the technology and just the UX."
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Fogo Chain's testnet currently features core DeFi applications including a DEX, borrow/lend, and staking.
"And then after that, we have a number of apps that are in test net. So we have a DEEX, we have a borrow lend staking. So kind of the main DeFi apps are going to be the first ones and you can kind of go on on test net already and play around with them."
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Fogo Chain is in communication with crypto prime brokers to establish day-one liquidity by bridging traditional HFTs with on-chain liquidity.
"So we'll probably be having those conversations shortly. But there are like you had mentioned prime brokers and there's some interesting thing things going on now where some prime brokers are basically bridging between the trady HFTs and onchain liquidity and so we are talking to some of the big crypto prime brokers and kind of setting that up so that we have day one liquidity"
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Fogo Chain's adoption strategy focuses on seamless integration into existing Web2 platforms, providing users access to blockchain advantages without explicit brand recognition.
"And that's how I see it playing out. Maybe it's not super exciting because that does that means that you know the Fogo brand isn't plastered all over every stadium in the world and it's just being used in the background. But that is kind of how I see real adoption occurring is captive users like just kind of getting access to all the advantages that come with blockchains and tokenizations via these channels that they're already onboarded to."
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Strong leadership is essential for decentralized teams and communities, contrary to the notion that decentralization eliminates the need for leaders.
"You need to be very grounded as a leader because you're ultimately going to have this very decentralized team and community. It would make it seem like leadership is not important because it's decentralized, but it's quite the opposite."
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Fogo Chain will introduce a 'fogy' NFT and an event in the coming months, reflecting its 'fire' theme.
"Yeah, we have a little fogy NFT coming and um there's a like a flame guy and also we're going to have a you'll see there'll be an interesting event coming up in the next couple months."
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Fogo Chain is targeting a future throughput of 10,000 TPS, with current performance exceeding 2,000 TPS and 40ms block times.
"We're at 40 millisecond block time, over 2k TPS. Maybe by the time this gets out, we'll be at 10K hopefully, which will be significant."
Incorrect
Fogo Chain is being designed to be more favorable to high-frequency trading liquidity providers.
"I think we're going to be a little friendlier to the high frequency kind of trading liquidity providers"
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Fogo Chain will implement scalable marketing strategies inspired by the FX industry, avoiding direct end-client targeting.
"where we're going to be different is we're going to take some cues from our FX days where the exchanges don't really target uh end clients directly and have programs that are a lot more scalable."
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Fogo Chain will initially launch a low-stakes game to address technological and UX challenges before introducing high-stakes trading platforms.
"The first thing you're going to see is a game. Yeah, you'll see a game. I mean I can I can say that now. And so people uh might already have kind of been playing around with that. And you know the the thinking there is the um we didn't want to launch with like this high stake leveraged purpose decks when we're working through growing pains both on the technology and just the UX."
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Fogo Chain's testnet includes core DeFi applications such as DEX, borrow/lend, and staking, with plans for their mainnet launch.
"And then after that, we have a number of apps that are in test net. So we have a DEEX, we have a borrow lend staking. So kind of the main DeFi apps are going to be the first ones and you can kind of go on on test net already and play around with them."
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Fogo Chain anticipates achieving widespread adoption by integrating seamlessly into existing Web2 platforms, offering users blockchain benefits without explicit brand visibility.
"And that's how I see it playing out. Maybe it's not super exciting because that does that means that you know the Fogo brand isn't plastered all over every stadium in the world and it's just being used in the background. But that is kind of how I see real adoption occurring is captive users like just kind of getting access to all the advantages that come with blockchains and tokenizations via these channels that they're already onboarded to."
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Fogo Chain plans to release a 'fogy' NFT and host an event within the next few months, incorporating its 'fire' theme.
"Yeah, we have a little fogy NFT coming and um there's a like a flame guy and also we're going to have a you'll see there'll be an interesting event coming up in the next couple months."
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Fogo Chain's initial goal was to achieve 10 millisecond block times while maintaining its Layer 1 (L1) structure with validators.
"We're going to have 10 millisecond block times, but was still an L1 with validators."
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A game will be among the first applications to launch on the Fogo Chain, serving as an initial stress test for the platform.
"The first thing you're going to see is a game. Yeah, you'll see a game."
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Fogo Chain intends to conduct all its major initial events on-chain, avoiding centralized exchanges to leverage the blockchain's capabilities.
"we're going to try to do everything onchain, if I can give one thing up. So we don't want like the main events, the main initial events to be done on a centralized exchange: like we built this blockchain to do everything we can onchain"
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Fogo Chain will introduce a 'fogy' NFT and a flame-themed mascot, with 'Fogo' meaning 'fire' in Portuguese, as a tribute to Fire Dancer, and an upcoming event is planned.
"Yeah, we have a little fogy NFT coming and um there's a like a flame guy and also we're going to have a you'll see there'll be an interesting event coming up in the next couple months. So, it's Pogo means fire in Portuguese. It's a hat tip to fire dancer"
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Institutions entering the crypto space will analyze past events like the October 10th liquidation to inform their risk management strategies.
"and they're also like this is going to be the first time for them for a lot of them and you know they will be looking at 1010 and studying it and saying like, 'Hey, you know, how do we risk manage another 1010?' So, like they're not stupid."
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Fogo will offer a guestless experience through 'Fogo sessions,' enabling seamless interaction with repetitive in-game actions that are difficult on other chains.
"Fogo with integrated with what we call Fogo sessions is a guestless experience. So these games that have the all these repetitive kind of motions that don't work on other chains because you would have to sign the transaction and pay yes, they work on FOGO."
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Fogo is adopting a phased mainnet launch starting with Genesis, prioritizing transparency and real-time ecosystem development over waiting for all apps to be ready.
"We're going to have kind of this phased mainet launch. What just occurred is what we're calling Genesis. ... instead of like making people wait, you know, why don't we just launch the thing and show people that it's real and have kind of the ecosystem build out transparently in real time in front of people's faces."
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Fogo's initial mainnet launch will focus on low-stakes applications to manage growing pains and test the system.
"And so that's what we're doing. So, but we're also going to kind of keep it low stakes, light apps, like as I said, work through the growing pains."
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Fogo's initial focus post-mainnet launch will be on generating activity and stress-testing the network.
"we're going to focus on building up some activity first and kind of stress testing it."
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Perpetuals on Fogo are planned for Phase 2 launch, following lower-stake applications. Attractive programs for traders are also expected.
"And I'll mention the perpex is probably going to be kind of in the phase two of launch. You're going to see other lower stake apps launch before the perplex. But when we launch the per stacks, we're going to also announce some pretty cool programs in terms of attract traders and keep them."
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Fogo's initial launch will feature a low-stakes, potentially free-to-play game to test the system and user experience before launching high-stakes applications like perpetual DEXs.
"So the first thing you're going to see is a game. Yeah, you'll see a game. I mean I can I can say that now. And so people uh might already have kind of been playing around with that. And you know the the thinking there is the um we didn't want to launch with like this high stake leveraged purpose decks when we're working through growing pains both on the technology and just the UX. So we wanted to launch with a kind of a more st low stakes game that is even like free to play."
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Following the initial game, Fogo plans to launch core DeFi applications including a DEX, lending, and staking services, which are already available on testnet.
"And then after that, we have a number of apps that are in test net. So we have a DEEX, we have a borrow lend staking. So kind of the main DeFi apps are going to be the first ones and you can kind of go on on test net already and play around with them. And then the ambient per se as well"
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Fogo plans to follow Solana's model by starting with a limited validator set and gradually transitioning to a permissionless system where any validator meeting criteria can participate, supported by a foundation staking program.
"We're going to take a similar route that Salana did where we start out with just a a limited number of validators, but Chyros put out a research report on the Fogo validator kind of environment and the idea is any validator that meets that criteria can be a validator on Fogo and then you know the foundation will have a staking program."
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Fogo's urgent launch is driven by the expectation that large, traditional financial institutions will eventually enter the derivatives market, creating a limited window for Fogo to gain traction.
"And that's why I have such urgency with launching FOGO. Like I didn't want to wait 3 years cuz like they're coming at some point. And they're slow, but they're also not stupid and they see opportunities and they find ways if the opportunity is big enough to execute on that stuff."
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Fogo will implement attractive programs designed to both draw in and retain traders.
"And then we're going to announce some pretty cool programs in terms of attract traders and keep them. That's really the name of the game."
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Fogo's success will be evident when applications like games perform exceptionally well on the platform, attributed to their proactive problem-solving and focus on user experience rather than simply following existing models.
"And I think it's going to make a difference. Like we're gonna find out very quick and you won't know why. Like it'll be like hey like games really work on Fogo. Like why why did they not work elsewhere but they work on Fogo? Well like we think we like we really thought through why they didn't work elsewhere and we fixed it and we created a guest experience for them for example. And so in my mind that's why I think Fogo is going to be different. like we're not following the playbook of others cuz we're thinking really big and we're leaning on that experience"
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