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Lighter’s sequencer achieves ~200 ms latency through extreme optimization.
  • The sequencer is purpose‑built to order transactions in microseconds, allowing traders to see price updates almost instantly.
  • The prover stage adds a small overhead, but the overall end‑to‑end latency stays well below 250 ms.
  • This speed is critical for high‑frequency strategies where even milliseconds can affect profitability.
  • Vlad emphasizes that such latency is unattainable on generic consensus mechanisms, underscoring the value of a custom stack.
Vladimir NovakovskiEmpire00:21:10

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“Our sequencer can be highly optimized and you know if you're trading from I mean there's other than you know speed of light I mean you can kind of be as efficient as possible and the idea is that because everything that's done is proved like the sequencer can go very fast.” — Vladimir Novakovski
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“Our latency side is like 200 milliseconds.” — Vladimir Novakovski

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Technical Edge: Low Latency and Cost Efficiency

Lighter's architecture delivers sub-200 ms latency and processes half-billion orders per day for under $50 k, a cost structure that undercuts both other L2s and many centralized exchanges. These metrics are core to its competitive positioning.

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