Over the past few weeks, we've seen a growing list of participants join The HUB: • Firstset • Hikari • Asymmetric Research • Fluxbeam • xLabs • Douro Labs • Fogees Hub • Blink • Cherry Servers At the same time, Superluminal’s waitlist is now live, marking another step forward for the Fogo ecosystem A growing network of participants aligned around improving onchain trading infrastructure. It's still early, but the picture around Fogo and The HUB is becoming clearer.

Fogo had a real drawdown week on the chart. Every protocol moved with the broader market in lockstep, no rotation, no exit. The interesting moves were structural, not price. Here is the 7-day onchain recap, fully fact-checked. → $FOGO trading at $0.0115 ↳ -16.59% over the last 7 days ↳ Market cap $44.1M ↳ 24h volume $3.41M ↳ Around 5.44x off the ATH at $0.0625 → Chain TVL compression in step ↳ 2026-06-01: $2.644M ↳ 2026-06-08: $2.087M ↳ -21.09% in 7 days ↳ The drop tracks the price retrace, not supply leaving the chain → Top protocols on Fogo ↳ Ignition LST: $1.78M (-18.10% 7d) ↳ Pyron: $1.50M (-17.84% 7d) ↳ Brasa Finance: $1.16M (-17.07% 7d) ↳ Valiant Trade: $0.59M (-27.90% 7d) ↳ Same ranking as last week. Uniform drawdown, not a rotation → Ignition holding the LST lead ↳ Mints iFOGO, the most liquid staking position on the chain ↳ Tagline says the loop: stake, trade, repeat ↳ Backed by Robot Ventures ↳ Deepest pocket on chain despite the bleed → Pyron, the productivity layer ↳ Self-described as the asset productivity layer of Fogo ↳ Lend and borrow without the wait, noise, or limits ↳ Few lending venues anywhere ship with this much speed on the settlement side → Brasa, the second LST option ↳ Mints stFOGO, the other liquid staking route on Fogo ↳ Incubated by Firstset ↳ Smaller than Ignition, but it gives the chain a two-LST stack, which matters when one of them inevitably has a bad week → Valiant, the people's exchange ↳ Self-described as the people's exchange. Trade anything. Earn everything ↳ The pure trading surface of the chain ↳ Smallest TVL of the four, biggest drawdown this week. Trading desks get repriced harder when liquidity flows back to native → Velixo, the NFT and launchpad layer ↳ Official marketplace and launchpad on Fogo, built for creators ↳ Still not indexed on DefiLlama ↳ Track through the marketplace itself, not on a TVL dashboard → New on the watchlist: @slx_fi ↳ Superluminal, verified, 93K X followers ↳ Bio in one line: "the fastest order always wins, it's never yours. that changes here" ↳ Pre-launch, waitlist open at slx.fi/?ref=SL-F4FFDF ↳ The thesis lines up tightly with Fogo's CLOB-first build ↳ Watching where they ship → The thesis @Fogo is leaning on ↳ Bio in one line: stop paying your (latency) taxes, the greatest onchain trading experience, SVM Layer 1 ↳ Latency is the product, not a feature ↳ A red price chart this week did not move any protocol off the chain, did not break the ranking, did not change the story The whole story this week is uniform compression by valuation. The protocols held their ranks, and there's a fresh entry approaching from outside. Stay Fogolized.

over the past couple of months, the topic of @Fogo and @TheHub has come up frequently. yeah there was a lot of talk, but now is a new stage!! This new stage is directly about the growth of the ecosystem, and most importantly the addition of new validators. Teams like: xLabs Fogees Hub Firstset Douro Labs Fluxbeam and Hikari are becoming part of The Hub as operators and validators. Now the goals are changing, namely accelerating transactions and building an ecosystem around them!

Fogo everywhere For months, @fogo and @TheHUB were mostly discussed through the lens of infrastructure: -Latency -Performance -Execution Now the ecosystem is starting to take shape. New validators joining The Hub: -Hikari -Fluxbeam -xLabs -Douro Labs -Fogees Hub -Firstset Blink has also joined as the first market built on The Hub infrastructure. What's notable is that teams from different parts of the ecosystem are all emphasizing the same things: -Low latency -Colocated infrastructure -Deterministic execution For high-performance onchain markets, infrastructure isn't just the foundation. It's the advantage. @im_jowee

For the past few months, most of the conversation around @fogo and @TheHUB has been about performance, latency and infrastructure. Now we’re starting to see the ecosystem behind it grow in real time. ► Validators Joining Teams joining The Hub as validators/operators include: • Hikari • Fluxbeam • xLabs • Douro Labs • Fogees Hub • Firstset ► Markets Are Joining Too Blink also joined as the first market inside The Hub infrastructure. The focus is not just faster trading but creating an environment built specifically for high-performance onchain markets. ► What This Is Leading To Even though these teams come from different backgrounds, the message is very similar: • low latency matters • colocated infrastructure matters • deterministic execution matters • trading performance starts at the infrastructure layer

One thing that stands out recently around @fogo is how many teams are starting to align around The Hub’s infrastructure vision. Validators and trading-focused teams like FogeesHub, xLabs, Firstset, Douro Labs, and Blink are all joining @TheHUB They all share the same idea: bringing low-latency, colocated infrastructure to on-chain markets. ► Why Does That Matter? The goal isn’t just faster transactions. It’s about creating an environment where: • execution is more predictable • spreads can become tighter • latency is reduced • trading infrastructure feels more reliable A lot of these teams seem to believe that colocated validators are one of the most practical ways to bring TradFi-like execution quality on-chain. ► Where FOGO Fits In FOGO already focuses heavily on execution quality through: • fast block times • low latency design • reduced MEV exposure • smoother trading infrastructure The Hub feels like the physical infrastructure layer behind that bigger vision. ► Final Thought It’s still early, but it’s interesting seeing more teams move toward the same idea: better infrastructure could be what pushes on-chain markets to the next level.

FOGO WEEKLY RECAP Some important updates came in on @fogo this week. More progress on infra, strong performance and steady ecosystem growth. Here’s what happened ► New Validators Join The HUB Firstset and Fogees Hub are now part of The HUB as Fogo validators. They’re using colocated setups to improve speed and execution. The goal is lower latency, better spreads, and smoother trading onchain. ► Fogo Among Fastest Chains (April) Chainspect ranked networks by average TPS this month. Fogo placed #3 among the fastest blockchains in April. ► Fogo #2 in Raw Speed According to Chainspect, Fogo ranked #2 in highest TPS ever recorded, reaching around 99.8K TPS. A strong speed result on mainnet. ► Pyron Now on DeFiLlama Pyron is now listed on DefiLlama. Around $2.26M TVL is now visible and tracked onchain. ► Flames Season 2 Update The Week 14 leaderboard is live, covering April 20 – April 27. So far, around 7M Flames have been distributed this season. ► That’s it for this week. Things keep moving forward step by step. Stay fogolized

Excited to announce that Firstset is the first @Fogo node operator joining @TheHUB We strongly believe small sets of colocated validators are the best and most pragmatic answer to how we bring TradFi-like execution onchain, today. By colocating our nodes in their bare-metal infrastructure, we will be delivering institutional-grade low-latency performance, TradFi-grade spreads and deterministic execution, which will ultimately bring more markets, liquidity and traders onchain.

im so upset i missed 4/13,, but on a positive note ill be doing my hs themed nails on my own soon .. #firstset

Ignition Fi on Fogo If you’re exploring what’s building on Fogo, here’s one worth checking out: Ignition Fi. What Is Ignition Fi? Ignition Fi is a liquid staking protocol on Fogo that lets you earn staking rewards without locking up your $FOGO. When you stake FOGO on @ignitionxyz you receive iFOGO, a liquid token that keeps earning rewards while staying fully usable across DeFi ► What Is iFOGO? iFOGO represents your staked FOGO plus accumulated rewards. •Your iFOGO balance stays the same •Its value increases over time •Rewards auto-compound every epoch •No claiming needed You can trade, lend, or use iFOGO as collateral while earning staking yield. ► How Rewards Work Staking rewards are built directly into the price of iFOGO. When you swap iFOGO back to FOGO you receive: •Your original stake •All accumulated rewards •Everything happens automatically in the background. ► Validator Choice iFOGO lets you stake your $FOGO with the validator of your choice. As a liquid staking layer on @fogo Ignition is designed to reflect the preferences of its holders not force a single delegation strategy. You can directly choose where your stake goes. ► Available Validators (7 total) 1. Fogees Hub 10% commission · 2M staked 2. Douro Labs 10% commission · 1M staked 3. Hikari 10% commission · 987K staked 4. Kairos Research × Firstset 10% commission · 984K staked 5. Asymmetric Research 10% commission · 984K staked 6. xLabs 10% commission · 1M staked 7. FLVAzAUp…RgJX6BUS 10% commission · 984K staked ► Points & Boxes Staking on Ignition earns you points. •You receive a daily Ember Box that expires in 24 hours (must be claimed) •You also receive a weekly box that doesn’t expire (claim anytime) •Opening boxes grants additional points Whether these points will turn into future rewards hasn’t been officially announced yet. ► Unstaking Options You can exit in two ways: •Redeem via Ignition (follows network unstaking time) •Instant swap on DEXes using iFOGO liquidity This gives flexibility depending on how fast you need your FOGO back. ► Risks (Quick & Honest) •Smart contract risk (built on Solana’s audited Stake Pool Program) •Temporary iFOGO price fluctuations on DEXes •Validator slashing risk (mitigated by careful validator selection) ► TL;DR Ignition Fi = liquid staking auto rewards extra points. If you’re holding $FOGO and want to earn while staying flexible, Ignition is definitely worth checking out. Stake your FOGO, stay liquid and let it work harder for you

Fogo Mainnet is live ! Let’s explore Fogo dApps one by one. Today we’re talking about Brasa Finance a liquid staking protocol that lets you stake FOGO, earn rewards and stay liquid with stFOGO. ► What Is Brasa? @BrasaFinance lets you stake your FOGO and still use it at the same time. Normally staking means locking your tokens and doing nothing else. Brasa changes that. When you stake FOGO with Brasa, you get stFOGO which is a liquid version of your staked FOGO. ► How Brasa Works (Super Simple) You deposit FOGO •Brasa stakes it across Fogo validators for you •You receive stFOGO •Your stFOGO earns rewards automatically •You can use stFOGO in DeFi anytime •Your Fogo keeps earning without being stuck ► What Is stFOGO? stFOGO = staked Fogo but liquid •Fully backed by real staked FOGO •Rewards auto-compound (value grows over time) •Can be transferred, traded or used in DeFi •Redeemable back to Fogo anytime ► What Can You Do With stFOGO? 1. Trade or LP •Swap stFOGO on DEXes like Valiant •Provide liquidity and earn trading fees 2. Lend & Borrow •Use stFOGO as collateral on Pyron or Fogolend •Borrow FOGO while still earning staking rewards 3. Yield Looping •Borrow FOGO against stFOGO •Stake it again •Increase your exposure to staking yield ► Instant Unstaking If you need your Fogo back, you can: •Instant withdraw from Brasa reserves (when available) •Or swap on a DEX anytime •No long unstaking periods •Brasa keeps ~5% liquidity ready for fast exits. ► Why Brasa Is a Smart Use of FOGO •Earn staking rewards without locking funds •Stay liquid while supporting the Fogo network •Stack yields using DeFi •Gasless, simple and hands-off •Built by Firstset an OG Fogo validator team ► TL;DR Brasa = stake FOGO stay liquid earn more If you’re holding FOGO and doing nothing with it, Brasa is one of the wisest ways to put it to work.

The Liquid Staking Revolution: How Brasa Lets You Stake, Earn, and Stay Flexible. The Smartest Way to Stake FOGO Without Locking It 🔥 Cryptocurrency holders have long faced an uncomfortable choice, Lock your tokens to earn staking rewards, or keep them liquid for trading and DeFi opportunities. This zero sum game has left countless token holders unable to fully participate in both network security and the broader DeFi ecosystem. Here Brasa Finance changes everything. Built on the high performance Fogo blockchain, Brasa is a liquid staking protocol that eliminates the traditional trade-off between staking rewards and liquidity. By introducing stFOGO a liquid staking token representing your staked position, Brasa lets you earn staking rewards while maintaining complete flexibility to use your assets across DeFi. With $3.1 million in TVL, 48,461 holders, and a competitive 2.0% APY, Brasa is rapidly establishing itself as the premier liquid staking solution for the Fogo ecosystem. The protocol brings proven liquid staking concepts to Fogo, a cutting-edge SVM based Layer 1 blockchain delivering sub 40ms block times and over 54,000 transactions per second. What is Liquid Staking? Traditional staking locks your tokens, making them unavailable for trading, lending, or DeFi participation. Liquid staking solves this by issuing you a liquid token stFOGO that represents your staked position. This means you can - - Trade your staked position on decentralized exchanges - Use as collateral in lending protocols - Provide liquidity in DeFi pools for additional yield - Transfer to other wallets All while your underlying FOGO continues earning staking rewards. It's the best of both worlds you earn rewards while maintaining complete liquidity and flexibility. Where Brasa Finance Stands? Brasa is built and operated by Firstset, a staking lab and early contributor to Fogo that has been operating as a validator since the network's Genesis. This deep expertise in validator operations and network security ensures Brasa is designed with both technical excellence and practical user needs in mind. Key Features 1. Intelligent Delegation Strategy Brasa distributes stake equally across all well-performing validators on an APY-adjusted basis. This approach - - Promotes network decentralization - Reduces concentration risk - Supports a diverse validator ecosystem - Delivers optimal staking yields 2. Smart Reserve Management The protocol maintains a 1% reserve of unstaked FOGO, automatically rebalanced every Fogo epoch (currently one hour). This enables instant withdrawals while keeping 99% of capital actively earning rewards. 3. Gasless Staking Brasa offers seamless staking with no gas fees, removing friction and making the protocol accessible to everyone. Understanding stFOGO: Your Liquid Staking Token stFOGO is Brasa's liquid staking token with unique properties 1. Auto Compounding Value Unlike tokens that maintain a 1:1 peg, stFOGO automatically appreciates over time as rewards accrue. For example: - Today: 1 stFOGO = 1.0062 FOGO - One month later: 1 stFOGO = 1.08 FOGO - Six months later: 1 stFOGO = 1.20 FOGO Your stFOGO holdings automatically reflect all accumulated rewards no claiming or restaking required. 2. Fully Backed & Composable - Every stFOGO token is backed by real staked FOGO earning rewards from validators. As a standard SPL token, stFOGO is fully composable across the Fogo DeFi ecosystem. The Fogo Advantage Fogo is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain built on the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), delivering - Sub-40ms block times (faster than the blink of an eye) - 54,000 transactions per second on testnet - Firedancer validator client (first network to deploy this advanced software) - $13.5 million in funding from top investors including Distributed Global The network's mainnet launch is scheduled for January 13, 2026, with strong institutional backing and a growing ecosystem of DeFi protocols. Maximizing Your Returns: DeFi Strategies 1. Hold and Earn Simply stake FOGO, receive stFOGO, and hold it while earning 2.0% APY. Your stFOGO automatically appreciates no maintenance required 2. Liquidity Provision Provide liquidity to stFOGO/FOGO pools on DEXes like Valiant to earn - Base staking yield stFOGO continues appreciating - Trading fees from every swap in the pool 3. Leveraged Staking Use lending protocols like Pyron and Fogolend to create leveraged positions - Stake FOGO → receive stFOGO - Deposit stFOGO as collateral → borrow FOGO - Stake borrowed FOGO → receive more stFOGO - Repeat to amplify your staking yield exposure Note: Leveraged positions carry liquidation risk and require active management. 4. Arbitrage Opportunities Monitor stFOGO/FOGO exchange rates across different venues to capture price discrepancies and optimize entry/exit points. DeFi Integrations: stFOGO is already integrated with key Fogo DeFi protocols - - Decentralized Exchanges Valiant: Trade stFOGO, provide liquidity, earn LP yield - Lending Platforms Pyron & Fogolend: Use stFOGO as collateral, borrow FOGO, create leveraged positions Future Integrations: As the Fogo ecosystem grows, expect stFOGO integration with yield aggregators, derivatives protocols, insurance platforms, and structured products Fees and Costs Brasa maintains a transparent fee structure: - Deposit FOGO → stFOGO - 0% (gasless) - Hold stFOGO (earning rewards) - 10% commission on rewards - Withdraw stFOGO → FOGO - 0.2% (native withdrawal) Why the 0.2% withdrawal fee? This small fee protects against an exploit in the SPL Stake Pool design where attackers could rapidly cycle deposits/withdrawals to extract yield. It's a minimal cost for essential security. Alternative: Swap stFOGO for FOGO on DEXes to avoid the withdrawal fee (though DEX trading fees and slippage may apply). Unstaking Methods 1. Native Protocol Withdrawal - Speed: Instant - Slippage: None/ exact exchange rate - Capacity: Limited to 1% of TVL - Best for Quick exits when reserve capacity is available 2. DEX Swap - Speed: Instant - Slippage: Subject to market conditions - Capacity: No limit (depends on DEX liquidity) - Best for Large withdrawals or when reserves are temporarily depleted Security and Trust Built by Firstset, a validator on Fogo since Genesis, bringing deep expertise in infrastructure management, security, and network operations. Brasa is built on the SPL Stake Pool framework, extensively tested with billions in TVL across the Solana ecosystem. All protocol operations validator selection, stake distribution, reserve levels, fee collection are visible on-chain for independent verification. Brasa strengthens Fogo's network security by - Increasing staking participation (removing opportunity cost) - Promoting decentralization (equal distribution across validators) - Creating a virtuous cycle (more staking → stronger security → more users → more staking) Higher staking participation makes Fogo more expensive to attack, more resilient to threats, and more stable benefiting the entire ecosystem. Brasa Finance brings the liquid staking revolution to Fogo, eliminating the traditional trade-off between staking rewards and liquidity. Whether you're a long-term holder seeking passive income or an active DeFi participant maximizing capital efficiency, Brasa provides the smartest way to stake FOGO without locking it. Join 48,461 holders who have discovered the power of stFOGO. Stake, earn, and stay flexible.

We're looking forward to supporting @monad mainnet today as a validator! Consider staking your MON to the Kairos Research x Firstset validator to support us! For those looking to liquid stake, @0xFastLane has you covered

Brasa - An LST on Fogo Just like each and every l1 networks out there, fogo also has an official lst called stFOGO (stakedFOGO) lst or liquid staking token is basically your receipt token once you stake a specific asset on specific platform. long time ago, when we stake token, we cannot move around the network's ecosystem because our token is locked and nothing we can do about it. what lst differ is it allows us to use our stake tokens (in the form of lst token) to be able to use it inside the network's ecosystem. in Brasa, we get stFOGO which we can use as well to lend or deposit or act as collateral to other protocols. you basically did 2 activities using just a single asset. here are some of the activities we can use stFOGO in Fogo •Trade it on decentralized exchanges •Borrow against it in lending protocols •Provide liquidity in DeFi pools •Transfer it to other wallets •Hold it to earn staking rewards you can unstake your stFOGO to get your FOGO back with no lock period. @BrasaFinance applies the following fees: •10% fee on staking rewards earned •0.1% fee on withdrawals These fees help maintain the protocol, fund development, and ensure long-term viability of the service Brasa is built and operated by Firstset, a staking lab that is an early contributor to Fogo, participating as a validator on the network since Genesis.

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the blocmates validator, in partnership with Firstset, is now live on Solana we're expanding our validator offering to any networks that we have a strong conviction in we will be creating a load of media and research covering our portfolio of networks, which we are providing validation to our partnership with firstset is built on the idea that we can add more value through our extensive media and research coverage than just providing the infrastructure alone if you want to support, you can stake with us. all the info is in the tweet below! if you want to learn more about how we can help, just shoot me a dm

Our validator partner, Firstset, brings a bunch of credentials to the table: - They have validators live across 10 networks, including Solana, Ethereum, Celestia, Babylon, and more - $50 million in delegated assets already secured - A proven track record of performance, reliability, and community trust