Fogo glossary
A: Ambient Finance
An enshrined decentralized exchange (DEX) integrated into Fogo's tech stack, enabling seamless perpetuals trading with up to 100x leverage, zero noise, and full transparency for high-frequency on-chain activities.
B: Brasa Finance
A liquid staking protocol built on Fogo. Users stake FOGO while maintaining liquidity via stFOGO, earning rewards and using stFOGO in DeFi to generate extra yield.
C: Curated Validators
A selectively managed set of validators on Fogo to maintain consistent throughput, security, and performance, optimizing the network for institutional-grade reliability while preserving decentralization.
D: Dual Flow Batch Auction (DFBA)
A mixture of the best of Central limit order Book (CLOB) and AMM (Automated Market Making) built by Jump to enable faster and fairer trading of assets on Ambient.
E: Enshrined DEXs
A key role in Fogo's growth strategy: enshrined Spot Dex and Perp Dex to give faster and smoother trading experiences.
F: Firedancer Client
The pure, high-speed validator client that powers Fogo exclusively, enabling dramatic increases in TPS, reduced latency, and enhanced scalability for the entire network.
G: Gasless Transactions
A feature allowing users to onboard via Solana-compatible wallets without paying gas fees or constant signatures, using temporary session keys for secure, simplified interactions.
H: High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
Fogo's primary use case, optimized for real-time, low-latency HFT with institutional-grade tools, closing the gap between centralized exchanges and decentralized finance.
I: Institutional-Grade Finance
Fogo's core focus, providing a vertically integrated stack for professional trading, including native price feeds and colocated liquidity, supporting Wall Street-level operations on-chain.
J: Jump Crypto
The developers behind the Firedancer client, whose expertise in high-performance infrastructure underpins Fogo's architecture, contributing to its evolution from Solana's ecosystem.
K: Key Management (FOGO Sessions)
Secure, time-limited session keys in Fogo that handle user actions automatically, eliminating repetitive signatures and enhancing safety for wallet-based interactions.
L: Low Latency
A hallmark of Fogo's design, achieved through multi-local consensus and colocated validators, enabling near-instant finality and real-time DeFi experiences.
M: Multi-Local Consensus (MLC)
Fogo's innovative consensus mechanism, where validators coordinate physical locations dynamically to minimize latency, activating regionally during peak trading hours for optimal performance.
N: Native Price Feeds (Pyth Lazers)
Integrated oracles from partners like Pyth Network, providing accurate, real-time price data directly into Fogo's stack for transparent and reliable on-chain trading.
O: On-Chain Trading
The optimized trading experience Fogo delivers, combining execution, settlement, and liquidity layers for seamless, high-performance perpetuals, spot, and derivatives trading.
P: Pyth Network
A key ecosystem partner supplying native price feeds to Fogo, ensuring low-noise data for DeFi apps and enabling precise, institutional-quality financial operations.
Q: Quick Finality
Fogo's near-instant transaction finality, powered by Firedancer and curated infrastructure, rivaling traditional finance systems in speed and efficiency.
R: Rugcheck
Fogo's built-in token scanner that delivers instant risk scores to users, helping detect scams and promote safe trading within DeFi and token projects.
S: Solana Virtual Machine (SVM)
The foundational compatibility layer for Fogo, enabling seamless migration of Solana tools, programs, and wallets while enhancing performance for the broader SVM ecosystem.
T: Testnet
Fogo's testnet launched in July 2025, enabling early users to interact with apps, earn rewards, and test features like Ambient and Pyron.
U: User Onboarding
Simplified processes in Fogo, leveraging Solana wallets, Infinex wallet, and gasless mechanics to lower barriers, encouraging broad adoption.
V: Valiant
Fogo’s first native enshrined spot Dex with over 50k users and 1M transactions, with plans to build a CLOB-style Dex.
W: Wallet Compatibility
Full support for Solana-compatible wallets, enabling easy access to Fogo apps without custom setups, while session keys handle secure, frictionless transactions.
X: eXtreme Scalability
Fogo's ability to handle massive throughput via a single Firedancer client and curated setup, pushing SVM limits for high-volume DeFi, gaming, and trading.
Y: Yield-Bearing Stablecoin (FUSD)
The native fiat stablecoin in Fogo's ecosystem, designed for stable value storage and yield, integrated with trading apps for efficient on-chain finance.
Z: Zero Noise Trading
A core benefit of Fogo's design, minimizing market noise through transparent, high-speed execution and reliable feeds, ideal for professional traders.
