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Launch of the Sonic Community Council

Launch of the Sonic Community Council

We are pleased to announce the formation of the Sonic Community Council (SCC), an autonomous body of prominent community members dedicated to supporting the Fantom community’s upgrade from the Opera network to the new Sonic chain while helping accelerate overall community growth. As builders across all verticals prepare to

Opera Upgraded: 2,000 TPS at Sub-Second Finality

Opera Upgraded: 2,000 TPS at Sub-Second Finality

We’re thrilled to share that the upgrade of the existing Opera chain has reached its necessary 66% consensus level, marking its official launch. This launch date aligns with the expectations set at the start of Sonic's testnet phase in October last year, and we're pleased

Fantom Foundation Forges Strategic Partnership With Google Cloud

Fantom Foundation Forges Strategic Partnership With Google Cloud

We’re excited to announce that we’ve entered into a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to launch a series of initiatives incentivizing and empowering developers to build the next generation of dApps on Fantom. As part of the partnership, we’ll use Google Cloud’s secure, scalable, and resilient

Sonic and Beyond: A New Era of Blockchain Innovation

Sonic and Beyond: A New Era of Blockchain Innovation

With the upgrade of our Opera chain nearing completion, we’re refocusing our efforts on utilizing our best-in-class technology to build out a new chain and want to provide additional details. As mentioned in our previous blog post, we're developing a new high-throughput chain named Sonic (ticker $S)

Introducing Meme Season Competition: Up to 10 Million sFTMx in Prizes

Introducing Meme Season Competition: Up to 10 Million sFTMx in Prizes

💡Meme Season is officially live! Explore the wide variety of memecoins on Opera now or launch your own to participate. We’re excited to announce Meme Season, a dynamic and engaging competition designed to cast a spotlight on the top memecoins on Opera and the upcoming Sonic chain. Meme Season

May '24 Newsletter

May '24 Newsletter

Our newsletter today is longer than usual as every day for the past month has been like a puzzle coming together; slowly revealing the awesome future of Fantom. From launching the first validator on Opera with Sonic technology to unveiling a new memecoin competition that offers 10 million FTM in

The Complete Guide to USDC.e on Fantom

The Complete Guide to USDC.e on Fantom

On April 5, 2024, we launched Fantom’s canonical stablecoin, USDC.e, supported by Circle and Wormhole. USDC.e on Wormhole is bridged from native USDC, located in a smart contract on Ethereum, and holds the potential to be upgraded to native USDC in the future by Circle. It’s