Key takeaways Fantom (FTM) is a high-performance blockchain platform designed for decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. Launched in June 2018 by Dr. Ahn Byung Ik and Matthew Hur, Fantom employs a unique consensus mechanism called Lachesis, which utilizes asynchronous Byzantine fault tolerance (aBFT) to achieve rapid transaction processing speeds of up to 300,000 transactions