Sony Block Solutions, a subsidiary of Japanese technology giant Sony, announced the launch of a new Layer 2 Soneium. It has been nearly a year since Sony announced its cooperation with Startale Labs on September 12 last year. Sony Block Solutions Labs said in a statement that after the launch of Soneium, it plans to leverage Sony's global Web2 influence to provide Web3 applications in multiple fields such as entertainment, games and finance.

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Web2 giant Sony launches L2, and the hero behind the scenes is young entrepreneurs

Soneium is an Ethereum second-layer public chain developed using OP Stack. It is claimed to be a scalable, EVM-compatible, and developer-friendly blockchain. Development using OP Stack means that it will be part of the Optimism Superchain project.

Sony Block Solutions Labs said: “Soneium will be a playground for Web3 dreamers. We will design our platform from the ground up to realize developers’ dreams. At Soneium, we know that the strength of any blockchain ecosystem is its ability to attract and The ability to retain talented developers and innovative projects "Officials are confident that Soneium will become the preferred platform for Web3 Builder.

The director of Sony Block Solutions Labs actually has a good background. He is the CEO of Statale Labs and the founder of the multi-chain smart contract platform Astar, Sota Watanabe. The young blockchain entrepreneur, who was selected into Forbes Asia and Japan’s 30 Under 30 in 2022, said: “As the founder of Astar Network, I have been involved in the development of public blockchains since 2019. . In order to truly popularize Web3 into society, we decided to take the first step to transition Astar Layer 2 and the community to Soneium. The Web3 industry currently lacks sufficient contact points with ordinary users. Through cooperation with the world's leading Sony Group, Our goal is to lead and shape the future of Web3.”

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Soneium wants to create the blockchain that best meets the needs of the public

It is understood that the vision of this project is to use blockchain as the underlying infrastructure of Web3 to provide a comprehensive Web3 solution from infrastructure to application layer. In addition to Web3 applications built on Soneium, they are also considering introducing new services related to business within the Sony group to excite people who have never used Web3 services. For example, through Web3 technology Soneium is committed to allowing creators to continue to expand their creativity and enhance their interaction with their fan community. Specifically, they will look at the protection of creators’ creative rights, new profit return mechanisms to support creators and fans, and opportunities for creators to be active in the digital and real world.

The project’s slogan is #GMwithSoneium, which implements the mission of bringing blockchain to the mainstream world. As an Ethereum layer 2 public chain, Soneium combines the security and decentralization of Ethereum with scalability and user-friendliness. Through Sony Group's huge global footprint in the entertainment, finance, electronics and gaming fields, Soneium will introduce blockchain technology to users around the world. Soneium plans to bridge the gap between Web3 innovation and everyday consumer applications, truly bringing blockchain technology into the mainstream.

The author believes that Soneium can take advantage of OP Stack's mature infrastructure and Sony's strength in Web2, which just hits a common pain point in the recent blockchain industry. It has built a lot of infrastructure but no one uses it. If the narrative is right, it depends on the subsequent development.

At the same time, this project also pays great attention to three values, emotions, and continues to create a place that makes everyone feel excited and engaged. Creativity, changing the world through human creativity. Go mainstream and create a world where everyone uses Web3 technology and creates their own narrative.

“We believe that Sony’s partnership with Startale to launch Ethereum Layer 2 is a critical moment for the entire industry. Due to the lack of opportunities to get close to the public and feedback from Web 2 users, the industry is now doing what Web3 people want. And Sony has strong capabilities to create what the public wants," said Sota Watanabe.

The Soneium testnet is being prepared for release, and technical documentation will be released soon. Current partners include leaders in Chainlink, Circle, Optimism and other fields.

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