Soneium

What is Soneium?

Soneium is an Ethereum Layer 2 developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs in partnership with Startale Group.

The network is designed as a public blockchain where anyone can build and interact with applications, with a clear focus on bringing Web3 closer to mainstream users through entertainment, digital content, finance, and creator ecosystems.

Soneium is built on the OP Stack and operates as an Optimistic Rollup, which means it processes transactions on Layer 2 while settling them on Ethereum. This allows it to inherit Ethereum’s security while offering faster and cheaper transactions in a fully EVM-compatible environment.

How it works:

Soneium combines Ethereum security with Layer 2 scalability. Transactions are bundled and settled on Ethereum, reducing costs and increasing throughput, while maintaining compatibility with existing Ethereum tools and infrastructure.

The network uses $ETH as its gas token, and while it is not natively gasless, developers can implement account abstraction to deliver gasless user experiences at the application layer.

Ecosystem:

Soneium is part of the Superchain ecosystem, enabling interoperability with other OP Stack chains and access to shared liquidity and infrastructure.

It is supported by key integrations such as Chainlink for data feeds and cross-chain functionality, and Circle for USDC usage across the network. The ecosystem already includes projects across DeFi, NFTs, gaming, RWAs, and social applications.

To accelerate development, the Soneium Spark program provides funding, technical support, and ecosystem access for builders launching on the network.

Participation and rewards:

Soneium introduces structured participation systems through Soneium Score and Startale Points, both designed to track meaningful activity across the ecosystem.

Users can build activity through transactions, liquidity, NFTs, quests, and consistent usage, while earning badges and points across different participation layers.

At the time of writing, no $SONY token has been confirmed yet, but this type of structure is commonly used to identify early users, active participants, and ecosystem contributors, and often plays a role in airdrop eligibility at TGE.

Final note:

Soneium combines a strong technical foundation with a clear focus on real-world applications. With an active ecosystem and structured participation already in place, users can begin interacting, building activity, and positioning early within the network.