I’ve been digging deep into what used to be Fantom and it’s clear: @SonicLabs | $S has entered the #L1 arena with serious firepower.

Here’s why I’m paying close attention about $S 👇

[1] From the outside, it might look like just another rebrand.

But Sonic is @AndreCronjeTech's return to form with a fresh chain, better tokenomics, and a new growth playbook built for #DeFi’s most aggressive narratives.

[2] @SonicLabs is miles ahead of Fantom Opera.

I’m talking about their:

⚡ 10,000 TPS

⚡ 720ms finality

⚡ Native DAG-powered consensus

⚡ Built-in bridge (Sonic Gateway)

And it’s still EVM-compatible. Apps from Ethereum can port over instantly.

[3] The attention meta here is well thought out, adopt the Kaito effect well.

Sonic Points = for users Sonic Gems = for builders

Both feed directly into $S airdrops. And yes, I’m farming. Aren’t we all?

[4] But what really caught my eye is its FeeM model.

Developers can now earn up to 90% of app-generated fees.

That’s basically the Web2 ad model, but for smart contracts. This is how you keep devs around sustainably.

The metrics are already explosive if you watch $S eco close enough.

🔥 $1.3B+ in Q1 net inflows

🔥 TVL leapfrogging Fantom

🔥 25% weekly retention

🔥 DeFi protocols like @aave , @SiloFinance , Shadow, @pendle_fi , @roycoprotocol all live and incentivized

You don’t see that kind of early stickiness often.

[5] Personally, I see Sonic’s early edge in three areas:

1⃣ Incentive design → they learned from the last cycle

2⃣ Dev economics → FeeM + Innovator Fund = real revenue

3⃣ Technical moat → it’s actually fast

But here’s the real kicker…

Most of the capital is still early.

Points multipliers are live (up to 139x 👀), and $S hasn’t fully priced in the builder/user flywheel.

If the top dApps on Sonic evolve into primitives here, we could be looking at something that competes with Solana and Base in 2025.

[6] So here’s my honest thoughts:

Sonic is the sleeper #L1 play of this cycle

I’m leaning toward the future, but I’mma say the early-birds get the most

You don’t want to miss the $S train.