Vitalik Buterin placed FOCIL in the medium category, noting it requires widespread honest participation for timely inclusion

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FOCIL goes in the medium category because even though the trust assumption is not quite n/2-of-n, it’s definitely bigger than 1-of-n: we want lots of people to participate in FOCIL honestly to ensure rapid inclusion guarantees.

Importantly, FOCIL is placed in the medium category, as it requires widespread honest participation to support timely inclusion, even if its trust assumption doesn’t align precisely with n/2-of-n.