Soneium is building an onchain entertainment economy powered by Tokenized IP and plans to issue its ecosystem token, $SONEIUM.
Soneium is the onchain entertainment economy, home to more than 250 applications across music, games, anime, film, collectibles and fan creations. As creators, IP owners, builders, fans and investors come to Soneium through Tokenized IP, the ecosystem needs one way to connect them all. To do that, Soneium plans to issue $SONEIUM, an ecosystem-native token designed to connect participants across the whole Soneium economy.
Introducing Tokenized IP: IP That Compounds
Tokenized IP brings intellectual property onchain, connecting creators and IP owners with new funding opportunities and the communities behind them. By opening access to the economic value generated by IP, it offers creators and IP owners new ways to fund projects and grow their properties alongside fans and investors.
IP Token is one form of Tokenized IP. Each can represent an individual creator, a studio or a specific title, and may take the shape of a collectible or a fungible token. Collectibles act as proof of fandom and can be used across fan activities, while fungible tokens are designed to circulate as the main currency inside an IP’s economy. Moriusa is the first IP Token on Soneium. IP Vault, which gives access to royalty backed assets and entertainment investment opportunities, and Tokenized IP Bond, backed by entertainment businesses, follow. Soneium Portal is the official platform for Tokenized IP and the home for its discovery and participation.
Startale App is the gateway to Soneium, where everyone can fund their journey into wider participation.
This model launches with Moriusa, a popular character IP from Super State Holdings, the Tokyo-based entertainment group behind some of Japan's most popular creators. With Moriusa, fans and supporters can help bring the IP to new places, from physical merchandise and animated short series to broader licensing opportunities, and grow alongside it as it expands. Moriusa is the first in a broader set of entertainment investment opportunities that Soneium will bring under its new direction.
Expanding this momentum into mainstream global music, Soneium has joined forces with DayOneDream, an established K-pop powerhouse and IP holder managing top artists, global concerts, and entertainment franchises including BTOB, LEE CHAE YEON, MEMI and 2F. Together, we are bringing concert business royalties from established K-pop artists onchain as Tokenized IP Bonds, giving fans and investors a new way to share in the value generated by live tours and entertainment IP.
Onchain IP Architecture: Turning IP into Economic Infrastructure
At the core of Soneium is a system that makes creative work programmable onchain. Think of it as three layers working together:
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IP Registry: When an IP is registered, it gets a permanent, timestamped record onchain, establishing origin, metadata and ownership.
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IP Graph: A map of how IPs relate to each other. Originals, derivatives, collaborations, fan creations and AI-assisted content, all connected and transparent.
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IP Execution Layer: Royalties, revenue splits and licensing payments are distributed through smart contracts, according to rules the IP owner defines.
Together, these layers provide the foundation for connecting IP records and relationships with programmable licensing and revenue distribution. They also support the broader ecosystem in which creators, IP owners, applications and communities can participate in the economic activity surrounding entertainment IP.
Soneium is also planning an adjustment to its base gas fee as part of its network economics. This is intended to support network resilience and sustainable onchain activity as the ecosystem grows.
AI-Proofed: IP Infrastructure for the Generative Age
As AI-assisted creation becomes more prevalent, clear information about an IP's origin, ownership and permitted use is increasingly important.
Soneium supports ERC-8432, an open Ethereum standard for onchain IP and licensing. It provides a common, machine-readable interface for registries and licenses, helping creators and platforms query licensing terms and verify rights. The Onchain IP Architecture can also help establish connections between original works and derivative or AI-assisted creations.
The aim is to make IP rights and licensing information more accessible and programmable, while supporting creators as new forms of content emerge. These capabilities complement existing copyright frameworks rather than replacing them.
$SONEIUM: The Currency of the Creator Economy
We plan to issue $SONEIUM, its native ecosystem token, designed to align creators, IP owners, builders, fans and investors with the growth of the Soneium economy. Rather than existing as an isolated financial asset, $SONEIUM is designed as an economic layer connecting the ecosystem, from creators making new IP, to IP owners bringing IP onchain, to builders developing applications around it, to communities taking part in new experiences.
Further details on $SONEIUM and its token generation event (TGE) will be announced at a later date.
The Vision: Onchain Entertainment Where Emotions Bring Value
Soneium aims to connect the passion people have for entertainment with new ways to create, fund and share value.
For creators, this means new funding opportunities and programmable revenue. For IP owners, it means more ways to develop and commercialize their properties. For fans and investors, it means opportunities to participate in the communities and IP they believe in. $SONEIUM is intended to connect these participants within a shared onchain entertainment economy.
*"Entertainment starts with creators. Today, Soneium enters a new stage built to stand behind them. We will help them fund their next work at a new scale, try new forms of expression and find fresh ways to connect with fans. We want to open these possibilities together with creators, and I hope that from there, we will see entertainment that can change people and society." said *Yuji Kumagai, Head of Soneium Protocol.
Explore the Soneium vision paper to learn more about the Onchain IP Architecture, and join the community as Soneium builds the infrastructure for onchain entertainment.
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This announcement describes Soneium’s vision and plans, which may change. No $SONEIUM token has been issued, and nothing in this document constitutes an offer, solicitation or recommendation to acquire any token, security or other financial product in any jurisdiction. Any future token issuance by the Soneium Foundation will be subject to applicable laws and regulatory requirements.