According to Soneium official news, Astar Network will invest 100 million ASTR tokens in Soneium, the Sony Layer2 project, through the community incentive program. The program is implemented through the Astar Contribution Score (ACS) system, users can earn ACS points by interacting with dApps, participating in Web3 experiences, etc., and redeem ASTR tokens at the end of the event.
Vitalik posted on the X platform that Soneium has done a good job of demonstrating the benefits of Ethereum L2 for businesses and users. Businesses can make very fine-grained choices about how much control they retain and give users, but whatever rules they choose, those are the rules. Everything is on-chain, transparent, and auditable by third parties. Vitalik added: You can create a system that lets users know they can send transactions on L2 when needed, and the sorter can limit the number of...
The launch of Sony's Layer 2 blockchain, Soneium, has sparked controversy over its alleged blacklisting of some memecoins that infringe intellectual property rights. The move reportedly took place on the day of the network's launch, apparently resulting in some tokens being restricted, making them untradable and unsupported by official blockchain explorers. The blacklist specifically targets tokens that imitate or use brands considered protected by Sony or Soneium. According to reports, the trad...
On January 14th, Sony Group's Ethereum L2 blockchain Soneium mainnet has been officially launched and is open to everyone. With the mission of "bringing touch to the world through the power of creation and technology", Sony Group has built a diverse business ecosystem and has long been committed to providing value to creators and content consumers in multiple business areas. By leveraging the Optimism Foundation's OP Stack and Superchain, Soneium provides a platform designed to empower individua...
On October 14th, Sony Layer 2 project Soneium announced the completion of the selection process for the Soneium Spark Incubation Program and announced the list of winning projects. The program aims to provide comprehensive support for emerging blockchain projects. The selected projects will receive professional guidance from more than 30 partners in key areas such as marketing, business development, financial support and technology integration. The selected projects are mainly divided into two c...
Soneium, the Sony Layer 2 project, has announced two major upgrades at the end of this month, introducing Granite and Fjord via a dual hard fork upgrade, and updating its Layer 1 contract to v1.6.0. Soneium says these upgrades will improve its security and efficiency, prepare Soneium Minato to join Superchain and expand the Soneium ecosystem with other OP L2s, and they will also enable Superchain governance to oversee future L1 contract upgrades, thus strengthening the decentralization of its ec...
Sony L2 Network Soneium has joined Chainlink's Scale program, a move that allows its Minato testnet to access Chainlink's data feeds and makes the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) service its cross-chain infrastructure. Meanwhile, CCIP will enable seamless interoperability between Soneium and other blockchains, enhancing integration with Web3 and legacy systems. Over the past year, the technology has been widely adopted by major legacy institutions, including South Korean gaming gian...
BSCN Headlines posted on the X platform that Sony Layer 2 network Soneium will partner with Sony Bank to launch a yen stablecoin.