[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  echogoblin.eth [@echogoblin_eth](/creator/twitter/echogoblin_eth) on x 1694 followers Created: 2025-07-18 19:04:42 UTC Let's talk about why @EspressoSys HotShot Consensus Matters. Most rollups today are fast. But here is the part nobody tells you: That “speed” isn’t real unless it is final. Let me explain. Most rollups rely on a centralized sequencer. That sequencer tells you, “This transaction went through.” But what it is actually saying is: > “It probably went through... if no one changes their mind later.” It is a soft promise. It can be reorged, delayed, or straight-up reversed especially before it hits Ethereum for settlement. That is why bridges make you wait 15+ minutes. Not because they’re slow but because they can’t trust that a rollup state is final until Ethereum says so. But Espresso changes that with HotShot. HotShot is a decentralized BFT consensus built specifically for rollups. Here is what it does: ✓ Confirms transactions in a few seconds. ✓ Locks those confirmations so no one can change the order. ✓ Slashes any validator that tries to cheat. ...And it does all of this before Ethereum even gets involved. So now, when HotShot says a transaction is confirmed? It is locked in. Not a soft promise. Not “probably.” It is done. Safe to say that espresso is doing something most folks haven’t fully grasped yet. It is giving rollups a shared, neutral foundation so they don’t just move fast but also move on with trust.  XXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/echogoblin_eth/status/1946285016507420780)
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echogoblin.eth @echogoblin_eth on x 1694 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 19:04:42 UTC
Let's talk about why @EspressoSys HotShot Consensus Matters.
Most rollups today are fast.
But here is the part nobody tells you:
That “speed” isn’t real unless it is final.
Let me explain.
Most rollups rely on a centralized sequencer.
That sequencer tells you, “This transaction went through.”
But what it is actually saying is:
“It probably went through... if no one changes their mind later.”
It is a soft promise.
It can be reorged, delayed, or straight-up reversed especially before it hits Ethereum for settlement.
That is why bridges make you wait 15+ minutes.
Not because they’re slow but because they can’t trust that a rollup state is final until Ethereum says so.
But Espresso changes that with HotShot.
HotShot is a decentralized BFT consensus built specifically for rollups.
Here is what it does:
✓ Confirms transactions in a few seconds.
✓ Locks those confirmations so no one can change the order.
✓ Slashes any validator that tries to cheat.
...And it does all of this before Ethereum even gets involved.
So now, when HotShot says a transaction is confirmed?
It is locked in. Not a soft promise. Not “probably.” It is done.
Safe to say that espresso is doing something most folks haven’t fully grasped yet.
It is giving rollups a shared, neutral foundation so they don’t just move fast but also move on with trust.
XXX engagements
