Description
Soneium is a Layer 2 blockchain developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between Sony Group and Startale. Designed to bridge Web2 and Web3, Soneium aims to create a versatile, developer-friendly ecosystem that empowers creativity and innovation. It provides a scalable, accessible platform for developers, creators, and communities, enabling them to build and deploy applications that blend entertainment, gaming, finance, and more.
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Projects

Metakraft AI

​Metakraft AI is a platform that simplifies the creation of immersive 3D content by integrating artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. It provides users with AI-powered tools and a no-code interface, enabling the effortless design and deployment of interactive spatial experiences. By leveraging blockchain, Metakraft AI ensures asset ownership and monetization, allowing creators to launch their work as NFTs and engage directly with their audience.

Gaming

Tenderly

Tenderly is a Web3 development platform that offers a suite of tools designed to streamline the creation and management of decentralized applications (dApps) on multiple blockchain networks. Its services include real-time monitoring, alerting, debugging, and transaction simulations, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency and reliability of smart contract development.

Onchain Tooling

Token Terminal

​Token Terminal, founded in 2020 and based in Helsinki, Finland, is a data analytics platform that standardizes financial and alternative data from blockchains and decentralized applications.

Analytics

Biru

Biru is an independent community hub for the Soneium blockchain, offering NFT minting, trading, entertainment events info, and social interaction. ASTR is used as rewards for users on this platform.

NFT Market

Superbridge

Superbridge is a user-friendly interface designed to facilitate seamless bridging of Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens between Ethereum and various Layer 2 rollup networks, including those built on the OP Stack such as Lisk, Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, and Zora. By leveraging native bridge contracts of these rollups, Superbridge ensures secure and efficient asset transfers across supported networks.

Bridge

Velodrome

Velodrome Finance is an automated market maker (AMM) and integrates features from Curve, Convex, and Uniswap to establish itself as the primary liquidity hub for OP Mainnet. It boasts unique functionalities like a self-optimizing liquidity flywheel and NFTs representing liquid locked positions, directing 100% of protocol incentives and fees to its voters.

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Foundation Missions: Season 7

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Foundation Missions are Optimism-funded initiatives designed to make measurable progress toward the Season 7 Intent, establishing interoperable Stage 1 chains handling $250M in cross-chain asset transfers per month.

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Retro Funding: Dev Tooling

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The Retro Funding: Dev Tooling program rewards open-source toolchain software that supports onchain application development on the Superchain, with a budget of up to 8M OP and monthly rewards from March to July 2025.

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Optimism Governance Fund Missions: Season 7

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The Optimism Governance Fund Missions for Season 7 provide grants to projects that drive onchain growth across the Superchain.

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Retro Funding: Onchain Builders rewards projects driving cross-chain interoperability on OP Chains, with up to 8M OP

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Earn OP and other rewards from top protocols across the Superchain. Browse some of the best opportunities and start earning.

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SuperStacks

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SuperStacks is an experimental pilot campaign designed to show how the Superchain can create a more connected onchain experience.

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Soneium Studio: Mix & Mingle | SONY City

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Join Soneium and Astar Network for an exclusive community event at Sony City. This open gathering brings together builders, creators, and Web3 enthusiasts from both ecosystems for a day of networking, collaboration, and interactive sessions.

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OP Mainnet

OP Mainnet

OP Mainnet, previously known as Optimism, is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. It utilizes optimistic rollups to provide faster and cheaper transactions while maintaining the security of the Ethereum mainnet.

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Ink

Ink

Ink is a Layer 2 blockchain built by Kraken powered by the OP Stack. It connects Kraken’s 10+ million users to decentralized finance (DeFi), offering easy access to DEXs, lending, and yield protocols. By joining the Superchain, Inkchain combines Ethereum’s security with Layer 2 scalability for a streamlined DeFi experience.

Finance
Unichain

Unichain

Unichain is an L2 purpose-built for DeFi, exclusively on the OP Stack. Unichain is part of the Superchain’s path to interoperability, and will support ERC20s that are Superchain interop compatible. Uniswap Labs is also working with Flashbots to develop a new TEE-based block builder that reduces Unichain confirmation times from 1 second to 250 milliseconds.

Finance
Mode

Mode

Mode Network is a Layer 2 solution built using the OP Stack, designed to foster growth and collaboration within the DeFi space. As a part of the Superchain, Mode aims to create an ecosystem where developers and users are rewarded for their contributions, enhancing the overall network's scalability and efficiency.

Finance