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According to the market data of Gate.io, the current price of Token S is $0.47, with a 24-hour increase of 14.66%. The current market capitalization of Token S is $1.35 billion, ranking 64th in the overall market.

In May 2024, the <a href="/ja/price/fantom-ftm" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Fantom</a> community overwhelmingly supported the Sonic chain upgrade proposal, marking the official entry of this long-standing high-performance public chain into the 2.0 era. As an evolved form of Fantom, the Sonic chain aims to reclaim the Layer1 competitive high ground through token upgrade (FTM 1:1 exchange for S token), optimized consensus mechanism, and enhanced cross-chain interoperability.

## Sonic chain technology architecture: Fantom 2.0's performance leap

The technical upgrade of the Sonic chain is based on the original framework of Fantom and has been innovated in multiple dimensions. In terms of consensus mechanism, the Lachesis++ protocol it adopts reduces the transaction confirmation time from 1 second to 0.6 seconds, increases the single-chain throughput to 18,000 TPS, and can be further scaled to over 200,000 after sharding. By optimizing the asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT) algorithm, energy consumption is reduced by 70%. The innovation at the virtual machine level is also significant. The Fantom Virtual Machine (FVM), while maintaining EVM compatibility, introduces parallel execution technology, increasing the efficiency of smart contract processing by 400%. It integrates precompiled modules such as Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZK), Multi-Party Computation (MPC), and supports dynamic Gas fee adjustment mechanisms to prevent cost spikes during network congestion.

The storage layer relies on the Carmen database to achieve breakthroughs, reducing blockchain storage requirements by 65% through efficient data compression technology, controlling state query latency within 10 milliseconds, and meeting the needs of high-frequency trading scenarios. In addition, Carmen provides decentralized storage interfaces that seamlessly integrate with protocols such as IPFS and <a href="/ja/price/arweave-ar" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Arweave</a>. In terms of cross-chain interoperability, Sonic Chain has built a secure <a href="/ja/price/ethereum-eth" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Ethereum</a> bidirectional bridging system, supporting 1:1 cross-chain transfer of ETH and ERC-20 assets with S tokens, compressing withdrawal time to 1 hour using the Optimistic Rollup mechanism, and plans to integrate Cosmos IBC and <a href="/ja/price/polkadot-dot" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Polkadot</a> XCMP protocols in the third quarter of 2024 to achieve multi-chain ecosystem interoperability.

## Token economic model and exchange guide for S

The S Token, as the native token of the Sonic chain, maintains a 1:1 exchange ratio with FTM, with an initial total supply of 3.175 billion. The exchange channel will officially open on June 1, 2024. Fantom wallet users can automatically complete the token migration, while other holders will need to manually operate through the official bridging page. The original FTM token can still circulate outside the Sonic network, but ecosystem incentives will gradually shift towards the S Token.

Token utility upgraded comprehensively: All on-chain transactions require consumption of S tokens as Gas fees; holders enjoy governance voting rights (1 S=1 vote), and can participate in decisions such as chain parameter adjustments and ecosystem fund allocation; Validators need to pledge at least 500,000 S tokens, with an annualized return maintained at 8%-15%; DeFi protocols can use S tokens for liquidity mining rewards, further enhancing value capture capabilities.

## Token Trading Comprehensive Channel Guide

Currently, the S Token has been listed on mainstream exchanges such as Gate.io, supporting S/USDT, S/BTC trading pairs. It is recommended to prioritize platforms that support deposits and withdrawals on the Sonic mainnet to reduce cross-chain risks. In decentralized trading scenarios, the Sonic chain's native DEX, SpookySwap V3, offers zero Gas fee transactions (subsidized for the first 1 million transactions), and liquidity providers can receive dual incentives in S Token and protocol tokens. For cross-chain transaction needs, users can exchange FTM purchased on <a href="/ja/price/uniswap-uni" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Uniswap</a> for S Token through the official bridge.

Staking and financial channels are equally diverse: the official staking pool offers 12% annualized returns (locked for 90 days), DeFi protocols such as Beethoven X support leveraged staking (APY 18-35%), and lending platform Tarot allows mining with S tokens at an 85% collateral rate.

## Sonic chain ecosystem development blueprint and investment logic

Fantom Foundation announced a $650 million investment to promote the Sonic chain ecosystem, covering developer incentives and user growth plans. New protocols can enjoy a full refund of Gas fees for the first three months and a maximum of $50,000 in audit subsidies; ordinary users participating in trading mining can share 50,000 S tokens daily, and interactive behavior can also receive airdrops from ecological projects. In terms of strategic cooperation, <a href="/ja/price/ankr-ankr" target="_blank" class="blog_inner_link">Ankr</a> and QuickNode provide node services for infrastructure, CertiK and Halborn complete triple security audits, and enterprise-level applications have piloted cross-border settlement cooperation with SWIFT. Chainsmith, a game under Ubisoft, will debut on the Sonic chain.

The outbreak of the track is expected to be clear: the TVL of the derivative protocol Increment test network has reached 340 million U.S. dollars; South Korean gaming giant Netmarble plans to migrate three mobile games to the Sonic chain; RealT, a real estate tokenization platform, has issued 120 million U.S. dollars in S-anchored assets. In terms of technical goals, if the Sonic chain operates stably, the market value of the Sonic chain is expected to challenge the top 15 in the industry.

## Sonic Future Outlook

The upgrade of Sonic Chain is not only a milestone of Fantom's self-innovation but also injects new technological paradigms into the Layer1 track. From high-performance execution to cross-chain interconnection, from DeFi innovation to RWA landing, the value proposition of S Token is deepening along with the ecological expansion. For investors, this 'evolutionary revolution' may become a strategic window to seize the next round of public chain dividends.

<div class="blog-details-info">
<div>Author: **Icing**, Gate.io Researcher
<div class="info-tips">\*This article represents only the views of the researcher and does not constitute any investment suggestions. Investment involves risks and users need to make careful decisions.
<div>\*Gate.io reserves all rights to this article. Reposting of the article will be permitted provided Gate.io is referenced. In all cases, legal action will be taken due to copyright infringement.
</div>

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