$S Sonic Testnet 2.1 is a notable upgrade

If the block time parameters of 2s and finality of 1.46s accurately reflect actual performance, then Sonic is approaching the speeds of high-performance L1s.

Compatibility with Ethereum Pectra allows developers to easily port or test smart contracts from ETH with almost no modifications.

The gas per second metric of ~13K, while not massive compared to the Ethereum mainnet, is a good enough figure to attract early testing projects for a testnet still in the optimization phase.

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Good for developers → Quick deployment/testing, few barriers.

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Good for users → Transactions are almost instantly confirmed.