Soneium is a general-purpose Layer 2 blockchain on Ethereum built by Sony Block Solutions Labs. Soneium is going to be a foundational layer for the next era of the internet, empower creators, fans, and communities, and make Web3 technologies part of everyday life.
By creating a decentralized, user-first ecosystem, Soneium seeks to realize an open internet that transcends boundaries, bridges the gap between cultural differences, and onboards everyone on-chain. Soneium will empower creators by returning ownership and providing the space for the fair transfer of value.
After successful early results in the Testnet phase with 8.2M active wallets, 36M transactions, and over 1,700 applications to launch gaming, NFT, music, and art apps, Soneium Mainnet is now live and available to everyone, whether developer, creator, fan or community member.
With Tenderly’s full-stack infrastructure platform for Web3 development available from the Mainnet launch, you can immediately start building applications using industry-leading developer tools and shape the future of Web3 with Soneium.
Why should you build on Soneium?
Soneium is an open, public, L2 optimistic rollup network built on top of Ethereum using the OP stack. This makes it EVM-compatible, developer-friendly, and part of the Optimism Superchain. By deciding to build Soneium using the OP stack and join the Superchain, Sony Block Solutions Labs opted to share the codebase and ensure cross-chain interoperability and compatibility within the entire Optimism ecosystem. Thus, Soneium will be part of Optimism’s collaborative environment and unified Layer 2 ecosystem.
In deciding to launch as an Ethereum Layer 2, Soneium plays an important role in the Ethereum ecosystem by improving scalability, reducing transaction costs, and fostering seamless integration within the multichain landscape.
Soneium is a platform designed with mass adoption in mind by bringing Web3 technologies to everyday users. It brings several benefits to builders and talented developers creating innovative projects:
- Soneium will leverage Sony Group’s experience in gaming, entertainment and technology
- Access to robust tools for creator-first projects. Soneium will empower developers with all the necessary tools and provide extensive documentation.
- Ecosystem support through Soneium Spark Incubator and Fan Marketing Platform and other upcoming programs.
- Commitment to creators with features like IP protection and on-chain loyalty management.
Soneium’s recent Minato public testnet launch phase that kickstarted in August 2024 was a success. As a general-purpose network, developers can create a range of apps, including games, NFT marketplaces, social platforms, and DeFi apps. Now is the time to truly build the Soneium mainnet ecosystem where the rights of creators will be protected.
Getting started with Tenderly
After the Soneium public testnet phase, where you could have relied on Tenderly since the launch, Tenderly full-stack infrastructure for the entire dapp lifecycle will be available to Soneium mainnet developers and builders to build and scale new, innovative on-chain apps.
Tenderly offers the essential development and production infrastructure and necessary tooling. By consolidating everything under one roof, it enables you to do focus on what you do best - your product development. With a reliable infrastructure that scales with growing dapp usage, you can move fast from initial development to on-chain deployment, reaching millions of users at record speed.
Here’s how Tenderly helps you build and scale with ease on Soneium:
- Establish high-performance production infrastructure: Scale your dapp with ease using Tenderly’s top-performing Optimism ecosystem Node RPC, designed to handle heavy traffic and unexpected spikes in usage, with features such as soft rate limits, multiregional smart traffic routing and custom SLAs. Ensure smooth performance on Soneium by deploying custom logic within the Node RPC and creating tailored endpoints to fine-tune your dapp's stability and efficiency.
- Streamline and enhance development workflows: Leverage Tenderly Virtual TestNets to accelerate building and testing with zero setup. These flexible development environments sync seamlessly with Soneium's latest on-chain state, allowing you to create a replica of Soneium’s Mainnet and integrate it into your workflows for real-world app development and testing. Fully customizable, they come with built-in unlimited faucet, public and private explorers and industry-leading debugging tools.
- Explore, interact with, and debug Soneium’s on-chain data: Import relevant contracts directly from the public Soneium explorer or verify them through ABI. Then, organize them with custom names and labels for easy exploration. With industry-recognized dev tools, including Debugger, Transaction Simulator, and Gas Profiler, you can gain granular, human-readable insights into transaction execution and troubleshoot bugs on the exact spot where they happened.
- Create seamless user experiences with protective simulations: Integrate transaction simulations into your dapp so users can preview their expected outcomes before committing. Run your entire dapp in simulation mode to provide users with a safe, risk-free environment to explore your dapp’s features.
- Set up real-time alerts for on-chain events: Receive instant notifications for key on-chain events, such as ERC20 transfers on Soneium. Link these alerts to Web3 Actions and trigger custom code to respond automatically when specific conditions are met, helping you monitor and address potential issues in your dapp’s on-chain activity.
Shape the next entertainment layer with Soneium
Soneium Mainnet is now live and open to everyone who wants to create unique experiences and spark interest among fans and users of Sony services.
Sony Block Solutions Labs has formed an extensive number of cross-industry and Web3 partnerships to build on the new Layer 2 blockchain and spark the new wave of adoption.
Equipped with great initiatives such as the Soneium Spark program for innovative ideas and essential and advanced developer tools, Soneium is gearing to spearhead the next wave of mass adoption.
Start building the next entertainment layer where rights and ownership are protected, with flexible development environments and real on-chain data.
