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# Finality

### Deterministic Settlement

Financial applications require deterministic settlement guarantees.

TxFlow finality ensures:

* Consistent account balances
* Verifiable liquidation logic
* Transparent vault accounting
* Reproducible market state

### Performance Targets

| Metric     | Target   |
| ---------- | -------- |
| TPS        | >250,000 |
| Block Time | <50ms    |
| Finality   | \~200ms  |

### Settlement Lifecycle

```
Execution
      │
State Commit
      │
Validator Verification
      │
Finality
```