For a while, I used to think blockchain scaling was just a developer problem. Write cleaner code. Improve consensus. Boost TPS. Done.
But the more I’ve studied it, the more I’ve realized something simple: blockchains don’t run in theory. They run in the real world.
Validators are spread across continents. Every vote, every confirmation has to travel through physical cables under oceans and across cities. That takes time. When activity increases and real capital flows in, those tiny delays start to matter. They turn into congestion. Into inconsistent execution. Into risk.
That’s the part many people overlook.
What I find interesting about @Fogo Official is that it doesn’t pretend physics doesn’t exist. Instead of trying to overpower the problem with more complexity, it restructures coordination. A smaller active validator group handles voting at a time, while the rest verify and follow. That reduces communication overhead and makes timing more consistent.
Then you add the Solana Virtual Machine, which allows parallel transaction execution instead of forcing everything into a single queue. Combined with network and client optimizations, the design feels grounded in reality not just theory.
It’s not about chasing the highest TPS headline. It’s about staying reliable when pressure increases.
That’s the kind of infrastructure serious capital looks for.