Mar 5, 20257 min readScalability & SettlementIntermediate

Engineered for Global Settlement

Fast, low-cost, MEV-resistant settlement built on Ergo.

Ergo

global settlement

MEV resistance

fees

throughput

Proof-of-Work

eUTXO

L1 vs L2

Bitcoin

Ethereum

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About This Infographic

This infographic frames Ergo as a PoW base layer specifically engineered for global settlement rather than just speculation.

Ergo targets ~2-minute block times, providing a human-scale settlement rhythm. Typical user fees are in the ~$0.01-0.10 range under normal conditions, aiming for predictable, low costs. Bitcoin's fees are higher and more volatile (~$0.20-5.00+), while Ethereum's can range from ~$1-50+ depending on gas.

Ergo's MEV-aware design leverages local ordering in eUTXO to reduce shared mempool games and mitigate classic MEV exploits. The eUTXO (programmable UTXO) model enables easier parallelism and predictable execution costs at L1.

Key Points

Ergo targets ~2-minute block times, providing a human-scale settlement rhythm.

Typical user fees on Ergo are ~$0.01-0.10 per transaction under normal conditions.

Ergo's MEV-aware design uses local ordering in eUTXO to reduce shared mempool games.

Bitcoin: ~10 min blocks, ~$0.20-5.00+ fees, low-complexity MEV.

Ethereum: ~12 sec blocks, ~$1-50+ fees (gas-dependent), high MEV with builder markets.

Typical L2 Rollups: ~2-10 sec blocks, ~$0.005-0.50 fees, often single-entity sequencer ordering.

Ergo's eUTXO model enables easier parallelism and predictable execution costs at L1.

How to Read This Infographic

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Compare the table columns: Ergo (L1), Bitcoin (L1), Ethereum (L1), Typical L2 Rollup.

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Row 1: Block time (typical) — settlement speed.

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Row 2: Typical user fee — cost per transaction.

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Row 3: MEV & ordering — how transactions are ordered and MEV exposure.

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Row 4: State/contract model — UTXO vs account-based.

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Bottom bar: Ergo offers block times humans can reason about, fees apps can budget for, and a PoW base layer designed for global settlement.

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