Somnia is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for gaming, social apps, and entertainment at massive scale. It aims to overcome the limitations of many blockchains by offering:
Over 1 million transactions per second (TPS) throughput.
Sub-second finality, so interactions feel instant.
Very low fees, enabling micro-transactions, social interactions, in-game actions, etc.
Key Innovations
Some tech and architectural features that help Somnia stand out:
MultiStream Consensus: This lets validators run parallel transaction streams (data chains) while using a consensus chain to collate and validate them. This allows high concurrency without sacrificing security.
Accelerated Sequential Execution: Frequently used smart contracts are compiled to optimized code rather than just EVM bytecode, boosting speed.
Custom High-Performance Database (IceDB): Built to serve fast reads/writes, snapshots, low-latency access—important in gaming, social feeds, or metaverse environments with many state changes.
SOMI Token: Role & Utility
Gas fees: For transactions and interactions on Somnia.
Staking & Network Security: SOMI is used to stake, secure validators, etc.
Governance: Token holders can participate in governance decisions.
Fixed Supply: There is a total supply cap of one billion SOMI.
Ecosystem & Use-Cases
Somnia is targeting several high-impact use cases:
On-chain gaming & metaverse: Fast and interactive worlds, where game state updates, player interactions, NFTs, etc., happen directly on chain.
Social & real-time apps: Messaging, social feeds, collaborative interactions—all needing low latency.
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