New York, NY, February 27th, 2025,
Chainwire
Sonic, the first chain extension built on Solana, has announced
it’s launching its Mobius mainnet today. As the first Solana
Virtual Machine (SVM) chain, Sonic aims to extend Solana’s
capabilities, enhancing scalability and providing a dedicated layer
where high volume dapps can flourish.
Inspired by the Möbius strip’s infinite continuity, Mobius
reflects Sonic’s vision of a unified Solana ecosystem while
supporting the network’s evolving narrative in 2025 and beyond.
Built on the HyperGrid framework – Solana’s first concurrent
scaling architecture – Sonic enhances customization and scalability
without sacrificing native compatibility with Solana’s mainnet.
The Mobius launch will allow Sonic to serve as a seamless
extension of Solana, enabling developers to easily migrate existing
applications and benefit from the chain extention’s powerful
features. These include the use of $SOL for gas fees, ensuring
continuity for users, and full interoperability with Solana’s
account states through an Interoperability API. Sonic also supports
core ecosystem protocols such as Metaplex, Pyth, and Hyperlane,
providing a robust toolkit for developers.
"We've demonstrated remarkable traction during our testnet
phase, with countless games and dApps deployed and over 8 million
users onboarded. The launch of Mobius Mainnet—named after the
infinite continuity of the Möbius strip—marks the beginning of a
new era for Web3 applications on the SVM(Solana Virtual Machine.”
Says Chris Zhu, co-founder and CEO of Sonic SVM. “This milestone
represents the collaborative effort of not just our team, but a
cohort of partners across the Solana ecosystem—from infrastructure
providers and dApp builders to the Solana Foundation and community
leaders like Superteam. We're incredibly excited to see these
collective efforts come to life with Mobius, and we can't wait to
showcase the innovative projects emerging from our ecosystem."
Sonic offers transaction fees that are 50% lower than Solana,
while millisecond-level RPC response times accelerate historical
data queries for analytics and trading. Through eliminating block
space competition, Sonic ensures smoother performance for DeFi,
GameFi, and social dapps. Additionally, HyperGrid enables Ethereum
Virtual Machine (EVM) developers to write applications in familiar
languages, with execution and settlement occurring on Solana.
The Mobius launch builds on Sonic’s current momentum, including
its current $1 million Hackathon incentivizing developers to
explore Sonic’s L2 for dapp creation. By bridging EVM and SVM
environments, Sonic offers a pathway for cross-chain projects to
leverage Solana’s liquidity and network effects. The Mobius mainnet
is scheduled to go live on February 27 at 12:00PM UTC, marking a
new era for Solana chain extensions and SVM innovation.
About Sonic SVM
Sonic is the first SVM network extension to launch on Solana for
games and applications. Built with Sonic HyperGrid, a framework for
orchestrating optimistic Solana rollups, Sonic aims to power the
web3 TikTok App Layer to onboard the next one billion users.
Learn more: https://www.sonic.game/
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