Sonic SVM Upgrades Tokenomics with Innovative Buy-and-Lock Value Accrual Mechanism

Strategic redesign creates sustained buy pressure while deepening liquidity and aligning with Solana ecosystem

New York, NY, May 19th, 2025, Chainwire

Sonic SVM, the first SVM chain extension on Solana, today announced a substantial adjustment to its tokenomics with a novel SONIC token value accrual mechanism. This new design pivots from the previous burning model to a strategic buy-and-lock system designed to promote long-term value generation for token holders and deepen alignment with the broader Solana ecosystem.

Purchasing of $SONIC Powered by Fees

The new mechanism will see 50% of all transaction fees, previously burned, used to purchase $SONIC tokens from the open market. These purchased tokens will be locked in a dedicated vault with a 24-month linear vesting schedule, strategically executed to introduce sustained buy pressure and reduce circulating supply.

“This redesigned mechanism marks a fundamental shift in how we view long-term token value,” said Chris Zhu, CEO at Sonic SVM. “Instead of simply burning tokens, we’re taking a more strategic approach that creates demand-side support while building protocol-owned liquidity. This nurtures our growing ecosystem of games and applications and ultimately supports our community of token holders.”

Deepening Liquidity and Ecosystem Alignment

The updated mechanism also introduces a unique approach to $SONIC fees, 12.5% of which will be used to provide liquidity to major CEXs and DEXs, incrementally deepening the $SONIC liquidity pool. This structure will foster deeper $SONIC liquidity over time and align the token’s growth with Solana’s network health, ultimately benefiting both $SONIC and SOL holders.

Community and Ecosystem Benefits

The redesigned mechanism delivers several advantages to the Sonic SVM ecosystem:

* Deepened $SONIC liquidity supports sustained buy pressure and a healthier token price.

* Reduced circulating supply enhances scarcity and intrinsic $SONIC token value.

* 24-month vesting of purchased tokens will create a gradual and sustainable release.

* A portion of transaction fees will be used to support new game and application development on the Sonic SVM chain.

* Deeper integration with the Solana ecosystem will drive broader adoption of both Sonic SVM and Solana.

“As we continue scaling our infrastructure to support millions of users across our gaming and social platforms, this value accrual mechanism ensures our token economy grows in tandem with network usage,” added Alan Zhu, co-founder and CPO of Sonic. “The more the network is used, the stronger the buy pressure and deeper the liquidity becomes.”

The new mechanism will be implemented in the coming weeks, with detailed documentation available on the Sonic SVM website.

About Sonic SVM

Sonic SVM is the first chain extension SVM to launch on Solana - developing a groundbreaking blockchain protocol that serves as a programmable attention settlement layer. Powered by the HSSN network, it offers consensus-level validation of attention-related transactions, granular on-chain access to user activity across dApps, and composable primitives that eliminate the need for each project to develop its own attention infrastructure. Its flagship product, the Sonic Universe meta-game, integrates multiple game modalities and social networking properties to foster deeper engagement and community.