
From mainnet launch to hundreds of millions of transactions processed, the ecosystem moved from vision to execution. Builders shipped, creators experimented, and real onchain experiences reached millions of users.
This rewind looks back at the milestones that shaped Soneium in 2025, month by month.
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By the numbers
Before diving into the timeline, here’s a snapshot of the year:
- 455 million total transactions processed
- 5.3 million active wallets
- 250+ live dApps deployed
- 3.4 million smart contracts created
Source: Soneium Blockscout

January — Mainnet goes live
Soneium officially launched its mainnet, developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, marking the beginning of a new Ethereum layer-2 built for creators, fans, and communities. Early ecosystem momentum followed quickly:
- SNFT Inc. launched its Fan Marketing Platform on Soneium, enabling new forms of creator–fan engagement.
- The foundation for an entertainment-driven onchain ecosystem was set.
- Soneium Conquest: a campaign to conquer, brought over 200,000 users into the ecosystem across 27+ dApps in just four weeks.
February — Discovery at scale
February was about turning exploration into participation.
- Sony Music Publishing Japan launched an NFT campaign on Soneium for the girl group Sandal Telephone.
- Network activity passed 400K wallets and 10M transactions.
- Astar Contribution Score deployed 100M ASTR incentives on Soneium.
March — Culture meets infrastructure
Entertainment and accessibility took center stage.
- Sony’s iconic aibo SBT collection debuted onchain via OpenSea.
- LINE mini-apps were announced for Soneium, opening the door to onchain experiences for a 200M+ user audience.
- YOAKE and OpenSea launched The Seven Deadly Sins NFT collection on Soneium.
April — Builders accelerate
April highlighted how fast builders were shipping.
- The Soneium Agent Hackathon kicked off with support from Optimism, Chainlink, thirdweb, elizaOS, and Cracked Labs.
- Soneium surpassed 100 million transactions within its first quarter.
- Minting Memories Onchain: @JAM and Soneium are Transforming Fan Engagement
- A new onchain standard for music rights emerged through collaboration with Kendrix, JASRAC, and ecosystem partners.
- Sony Music France distributes NFT for Sunny B. 1991 on Soneium.
May — Liquidity and composability
- 21 teams building on Soneium received 282,544 OP through Optimism Retro Funding.
- Soneium went live on Uniswap, expanding composability across the broader onchain ecosystem.
June — Community and incubation
June focused on long-term ecosystem support.
- Soneium For All launched as a fast-track incubator for consumer and gaming applications.
- The Soneian Community Program introduced new ways for builders, creators, and leaders to contribute and grow within the ecosystem.
July — Scale meets consumer apps
By mid-year, momentum was visible onchain:
- 200M transactions, 10M blocks, and 8M addresses reached.
- Consumer apps like Heavenly Guitars launched on iOS and Android, powered by Soneium.
- Community creativity showed up in unexpected places — from games to culture-driven collectibles.
August — Onchain identity and community
- Soneium Score Season 01 launched, reinforcing the idea that every onchain action should count.
- Soneium Studio: Mix & Mingle became the largest side event at WebX Asia, co-hosted with Astar Network.
- Sony’s SEA Kando Trip 2025, powered by Soneium. Sony Electronics Singapore is hosting an NFT Stamp Rally on Soneium in collaboration with Sony Group’s Fan Marketing Platform!
September — Entertainment at scale
September was a breakout moment for mainstream entertainment.
- Soneium Score enters Season 02
- Sony Pictures titles including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Good Doctor were announced for Soneium experiences.
- Soneium ranked #2 among layer-2 networks by Rollup.wtf.
- Sony Bank integrations powered onchain experiences at Expo 2025 Osaka and the Sony JLPGA Championship.
- Soneium is proud to collaborate with Sony Bank to power a new kind of experience at the “Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan”.
October — Expanding entertainment collaborations
- Sony Pictures, Sony Bank, and SNFT returned with a new round of entertainment experiences, continuing to explore how global IP can live onchain.
- Soneium Score enters Season 03
November — Music, fashion, and the Startale App
- Japan’s largest idol and fashion festival went onchain via IRC App.
- Startale App was announced, introducing a super-app optimized for the Soneium ecosystem.
- Soneium Score enters Season 04
December — Closing the year
The year wrapped with major ecosystem moments:
- Soneium Score enters Season 5
- NFT campaigns with Sony Sonpo, SNFT, and BS Yoshimoto.
- The introduction of Startale USD (USDSC) and STAR Points, designed to power activity across Soneium.
- A collaboration with Anime × Game Festival 2025 (AGF Korea), an exclusive NFT, only for the Soneium community.
- Holiday Harvest, a multi-project campaign bringing the ecosystem together through onchain participation.
Looking ahead
2025 was a year of foundations, scale, and real usage. Builders shipped. Creators experimented. Communities formed. And the infrastructure proved it could support all of it.
2026 is already in motion, and the next chapter is just getting started.