The First 1%
The first in a series of follow-ups on what we are changing at Sonic, and the concrete steps already underway. Fantom Opera stays, new leadership introduced, accounts unblocked, and direct channels opened.
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Leadership update from Sonic Labs
There are real changes at Sonic, and you deserve to hear them straight. This covers our board, our leadership, where we honestly stand today, and what we are committing to from here.
Changes to the board
Michael Kong, Andre Cronje, and David Richardson are resigning from the Sonic Labs board.
Sonic and the CLARITY Act
GENIUS gave payment stablecoins a federal framework. It created a lane for permitted stablecoin issuers, reserve requirements, compliance obligations, and regulatory supervision. But it only covered one part of onchain finance. Payments could move through stablecoins. Trading venues, lending markets, tokenized assets, DeFi systems, and broker activity still needed clearer
Sonic’s Early Vertical Integration Revenue Outpaced Fee Burns By 400%
On March 1, 2026, Sonic began an early run of its Vertical Integration (VI) thesis.
Vertical Integration marked a shift in how Sonic thinks about L1 value capture: transaction fees alone are not enough for a modern network. As execution gets cheaper by design, gas fees become a weaker economic
Sonic's Successful Network Migration: What This Means for Fantom Opera
Since Sonic launched, the ecosystem has steadily migrated to the new network across users, builders, liquidity, and validators. That transition has been successful, and Sonic now serves as the primary home of the ecosystem.
Sonic was built as a new chain with a stronger technical foundation and improved performance, rather
Sonic Airdrop Burn and Final Claim Deadline
Important Dates for Season 1 and Season 2 Claimants
Approximately 32,690,000 S remains unclaimed across Season 1 and Season 2 airdrop allocations and will be burned on October 15, 2026 if not claimed before the deadline.
The remaining locked balances are approximately:
In total, approximately 32.69M S
The Rules of an Open Network
Permissionless, but not a Guaranteed Outcome
Sonic is a permissionless Layer 1 blockchain built for open participation. Any team is free to build on the network, compete, and pursue its own strategy. That is the nature of an open platform, and Sonic will continue to uphold that principle.
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