The primary network of Sony’s Soneium has been activated, delivering creators more efficient, cost-effective blockchain services, along with resources to interact directly with their audience using Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies.
January 14 saw Sony expanding upon the achievement of its 2024 testnet, Soneium Minato (a platform boasting over 15 million wallets and 50 million transactions), by debuting Soneium, their mainnet blockchain. This innovative technology aims to bridge a closer connection between artists and their fans.
Today marks the live launch of Soneium Mainnet by Sony Block Solutions Labs (a division of Sony Group)! This Layer 2 blockchain is designed to empower artists, enthusiasts, and communities worldwide. It offers a platform for safeguarding rights, fostering global connections, and constructing an open internet that…
— Soneium 💿 (@soneium) January 14, 2025
Sony unveiled S.BLOX, a new approach to trading cryptocurrencies, and hinted at the upcoming launch of a fan marketing platform based on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), scheduled for early 2025.
Sony announced S.BLOX, a unique way of dealing with cryptocurrency transactions, and gave a sneak peek at an NFT-powered fan platform coming in early 2025.
On the S.BLOX platform, users can easily gain access to cryptocurrencies needed for utilizing web3 applications. As a special offer for its debut, S.BLOX is giving out Bitcoin (BTC) to newcomers, and they’ve also unveiled plans for a future NFT campaign in conjunction with Ghost in the Shell.
In simple terms, starting from February 2025, their Fan Marketing Platform utilizing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) is being introduced. This platform streamlines the process of issuing and monitoring engagement metrics related to NFTs. It includes user-friendly web wallets that can be accessed with social logins. Additionally, it offers creators tools to interact with their fans through NFT-based projects.
Users of the testing network can now transition their applications to the primary network, enabling real-world uses like community events driven by fans and in-app transactions using cryptocurrencies.
In simpler terms, Solana serves as a second-tier solution for Ethereum (Ethereum). It constructs its own network above the current Ethereum layer-1 and manages data processing. This helps to address problems like slow data processing speeds and high transaction fees that can occur in the first layer.
Furthermore, Soneium utilizes the OP stack, a scalable, EVM-compatible, and developer-friendly blockchain platform created by the Optimism Foundation, to ensure scalability in its operations.
Furthermore, in 2024, Sony Block Solutions Labs teamed up with Startale Group to construct Web3 foundation. This collaboration paved the way for Soneium’s mainnet launch.
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2025-01-14 08:08