I strongly recommend everyone to experience soonBase first. This is the first SVM Rollup on @base, with ultra-low gas fees and super-fast speeds, all happening on soonBase.

Rather than saying SOON is a chain, it is better to say it is a universal infrastructure for WEB3.

https://bridge.testnet.soo.network/home

Why soonBase may be closer to the 'true use of blockchain' than any L2?

The ultimate ambition of soonBase: SVM as a modular shared execution layer

soonBase is not simply 'Solana running on Base', but the beginning of building the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) as the mainstream execution module for high-frequency applications. This is not only a technical integration but also a bold exploration of the future of modular blockchains.

Currently, the focus of modular blockchains is mainly on ZK-EVM (which can be confusing), OP Stack, or AltLayer + Celestia, but soonBase has paved a unique path: inheriting Solana's high performance while not being limited to a single chain ecosystem.

The core design of soonBase:

  1. Base as the settlement and asset liquidity layer: providing a stable clearing environment and a high liquidity asset pool.

  2. soonBase as a high-performance execution layer: focusing on real-time transaction processing and efficient computation.

  3. A shared layer rather than a single chain: creating Execution-as-a-Service.

This means that in the future, any blockchain can easily plug into soonBase's SVM module for efficient execution. For example:

  • Want to build a DeFi lightning layer? Connect to soonSVM

  • Want to run high-frequency AI dApps? Connect to soonSVM

  • Don't want to maintain validators or consensus mechanisms? Directly use Base's settlement layer

The potential of Base as a modular settlement layer

When talking about modular blockchains, discussions around the settlement layer usually revolve around Celestia, EigenLayer, or Ethereum. However, Base's unique positioning makes it an ideal choice for a settlement center:

  • L2 endorsed by Coinbase: Base has a natural capital pool and trust foundation.

  • USDC Ecosystem Integration: As an entry and exit point for stablecoins, Base can serve as an efficient L2 clearing center.

soonBase is transforming Base into a high liquidity settlement core, paired with a more flexible execution layer to handle transactions.

This design is similar to:

  • soonBase is the matching engine for exchanges, responsible for efficient execution.

  • Base is the settlement layer, ensuring the certainty of transaction results and asset liquidity.

This modular split not only enhances efficiency but also lays the foundation for the integration of a multi-chain ecosystem.

From ZK-Rollup to Execution Rollup: A new chapter for Web3 infrastructure

Currently, ZK-Rollup, Validium, and Data Availability layers (DA) have become mainstream in modular blockchains, but soonBase opens a new path: Execution Rollup, redefining the value of Rollup.

Three major innovations of soonBase:

  1. Decoupled SVM: Decoupling SVM from the Solana ecosystem and serving as a universal execution engine.

  2. Lightweight Verification (Merklization): Achieving efficient inter-chain verification through a simplified proof structure.

  3. Horizontal Scaling: Allowing multiple soonBase Rollups to share states, assets, and information.

This is not only a technical upgrade but also a re-imagination of the future of Web3 infrastructure: The meaning of Rollup is no longer just 'packaging transactions', but 'outsourcing execution logic while retaining the certainty of off-chain logic and on-chain results'.

The future of Web3 infrastructure: Speed + Integration

If Solana solved the problem of how to optimize execution efficiency on a single blockchain, soonBase answers: In a world with multiple chains coexisting, who can provide a unified execution standard for high-frequency applications?

The answer from soonBase is: There is no need for each chain to independently develop SVM or create a new chain; as long as there is a settlement layer, soonBase can provide an efficient execution engine, becoming a modular Execution Delivery Network.

This means that future Web3 application development will become simpler:

  • Developing a game? No need to get tangled up with EVM, SVM, or MoveVM; just connect to the soonBase module to achieve efficient operation and cross-chain asset circulation.

Core Logic:

  • Solana is the king of single-chain speed: focusing on extreme performance.

  • soonBase is the standardizer of multi-chain speed: modularizing efficient execution to serve the entire Web3 ecosystem.



    Conclusion: Web3's Runtime-as-a-ServicesoonBase

    Not just a chain or an L2 solution, it is redefining the future of Web3 infrastructure by decoupling execution layers from settlement layers and providing standardized, efficient execution modules. soonBase may become the closest solution in a multi-chain world to thetrue use of blockchain— a truly modular, flexible, and efficient Web3 runtime environment.



    References:https://medium.com/@soon_SVM/soonbase-testnet-is-now-live-on-base-bb18afcecad1

    Author@0xyanshu:https://www.shoal.gg/p/soon-network-extending-the-svm-beyond