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...
Sony L2 network Soneium tweeted that its public testnet Soneium Minato has completed the upgrade of the L1 contract to v1.6.0, while activating FaultProofs. The upgraded L1 contract extends the Challenge Period on Soneium Minato from 30 minutes to 7 days, in line with the Superchain ecosystem, to enhance security and reliability. If users have outstanding pending withdrawals before November 5, they need to re-prove on Superbridge. Withdrawals initiated within 7 days before the upgrade will be co...
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...
On October 9th, Gunzilla Games released an early trial version of its battle royale video game "Off the Grid" on Sony's PlayStation 5 and Epic Game Store. An early preview of the game revealed that it has AAA-rated graphics and gameplay. "Based on custom Avalanche L1, GUNZ provides game developers with the tools to build a player-driven economy by providing players with full ownership of in-game assets as tradable NFTs," the company said in a statement.
Stablecoin issuer Circle and Sony Block Solutions Labs will collaborate to enable USDC on Soneium. Soneium will integrate the cross-chain USDC (Bridged USDC) standard and establish cross-chain USDC as one of the main tokens for value exchange on the chain. Cross-chain USDC can act as a proxy for native USDC on Ethereum, enabling developers building on L2 such as Soneium to use USDC payments to power their applications.
Circle announced a strategic partnership with Sony Block Solutions Labs to drive innovation and creativity through decentralized technology on Soneium, its Ethereum L2 network. Through this initiative, Soneium will integrate the Bridged USDC Standard and establish Bridged USDC as one of the leading tokens for value exchange on the blockchain.
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.
Startale Labs CEO Sota Watanabe revealed on social platform X that Sony's blockchain project Soneium is working to create a universal creative platform. Watanabe emphasized that Soneium's vision is to enable everyone to become a creator, regardless of geographical or professional restrictions. According to Watanabe, Soneium is developing multiple creative IP use cases aimed at driving projects into the mainstream market through the power of community. The platform will provide individuals and co...
Web3 payment infrastructure provider Transak has partnered with Soneium, an Ethereum Layer 2 developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, to provide mainstream users with access to new blockchain projects and global fiat currency access services.
On August 28th, Sony BSL launched the Soneium Minato Public Testnet and Soneium Spark Incubator. Soneium Spark will offer developers a range of benefits, including up to $100,000 in investment and other funding opportunities through partners in the program. Sota Watanabe, director of Sony Block Solutions Labs, said in a statement that eligible developers would also receive "official support from the Sony Group, Astar Network and Startale". AstarNetwork is the...