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| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
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| 0.37% | 7.38% | 22.60% | 11.47% | 21.26% | 26.23% |
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| # | Exchange | Pair | Price | +2% depth | -2% depth | Volume (24h) | volume % |
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| 1 | BBithumbCEX | SONIC/KRW | $0.06786 | $7,314 | $10,056 | $85,834 | 12.12% |
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About Sonic
Sonic is a gaming-focused Layer-2 blockchain built on Solana, designed to handle high-frequency, low-cost on-chain game transactions. Its core tech is the HyperGrid framework, which runs parallel validator clusters to scale throughput, and it supports both Solana (SVM) and Ethereum (EVM) smart contracts, letting developers from either ecosystem deploy easily. The flagship app SonicX is a tap-to-earn game on TikTok that attracted over a million players within its first month, using social platforms as an entry point for mainstream users.
The main market problem Sonic addresses is Solana's limited capacity for processing massive numbers of real-time game actions without congestion or high fees. By moving game workloads to a Layer-2 and settling on Solana, it keeps costs low while maintaining security. It also provides the Rush ECS framework, which offers composable game primitives and data types, reducing the complexity of building fully on-chain games.
Regarding development from February 28 to August 31, 2026, no reliable public information is available for this period. The most recent known milestone was the Mobius Season 1 mainnet campaign in early 2025, but nothing verifiable has been reported within the specified six-month window.
Sonic, the Solana-based gaming chain, has hit several long-term milestones. In August 2024, it announced tokenomics with a total supply of 2.4 billion, allocating 57% to the community, establishing a foundation for ecosystem incentives. In September, it opened airdrop inquiries and later upgraded its testnet, preparing for mainnet launch. In January 2025, SONIC tokens were issued and listed on major exchanges like Bitget and OKX, with trading competitions boosting liquidity and adoption. In February, Sonic and Galaxy Interactive launched the G.A.M.E. Fund to support Web3 games and AI Agents, signaling a strategic push beyond gaming. By May, the project engaged in broader Solana ecosystem discussions, such as the 'SOL Version MicroStrategy' Space, reflecting its growing influence. These events mark Sonic's evolution from testnet to a live ecosystem with a clear community-centric token model and institutional backing.
Positive: In June, 16.03 million unclaimed Q1 airdrop S tokens were burned; annual minting (47.6M S/year) was halted, pushing toward supply deflation. New management focuses on payments, AI agents, RWA, and prediction markets; partnerships with Frax/Circle; testnet progress on SonicVM licensing and MCP/Priority Lanes upgrades.
Negative: Three founding board members resigned in June, causing governance turmoil. New CEO said buybacks/burns need real revenue first, so no token economy announcement short-term. On-chain activity remains low: daily active users down ~90% from peak, 30-day tx volume down 65%; Aave proposed shutting down its Sonic deployment.
Co-founders and current core executives:
Alan - Co-founder. No detailed public bio available.
Chris Zhu - Co-founder. Previously Product Strategy Manager at ByteDance (Sep 2020 - Jan 2022) and VP of Products at rct AI (Oct 2021 - Jan 2023).
Yutong Li - COO. Previously Product Manager at Sonic (Sep 2021 - Nov 2022), Product Operations Intern at Alibaba Group (Jun 2021 - May 2022), and Strategic Operation Intern at ByteDance.
Note: Kinsa Durst, formerly CMO, has transitioned to an advisory role (per LinkedIn post), so not listed as current core executive.