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Sophon 1

Chain ID: 50104
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What is Sophon?

zkSync's entertainment chain backed by $500M from node sales — built for games, AI apps, and social platforms that need millions of cheap transactions. Uses Validium architecture trading Ethereum data availability for sub-cent costs. The key difference: Apps can sponsor all user gas fees via paymasters, letting mainstream users interact without ever buying crypto or understanding blockchain — pure Web2 experience on Web3 rails.

Best for: Mobile games needing free transactions, AI apps requiring cheap compute verification, social platforms with high-frequency interactions, entertainment dapps targeting non-crypto users.

Technical: zkSync Stack Validium with Avail DA, native account abstraction, paymasters for gasless UX, part of Elastic Chain ecosystem.

  • Security & Data Availability

    • ZK validity proofs verify all state transitions before finalization.
    • Validium model uses Avail for off-chain data availability — cheaper than rollups.
    • No data posted to Ethereum — withdrawals depend on Avail being online.

  • Infra & Execution

    • Built on zkSync's ZK Stack with native account abstraction.
    • Paymasters enable apps to sponsor all user gas fees.
    • Part of Elastic Chain — interoperable with zkSync Era, Abstract, and other ZK chains.

  • Performance

    • Sub-cent transaction costs — optimized for gaming microtransactions.
    • Instant perceived finality for users, ZK proofs settle to Ethereum hourly.
    • Scales to millions of transactions without Ethereum data costs.

  • Use Cases

    • Gaming partners: Beam ecosystem games, Mirai Labs (27M+ wallets onboarded)
    • AI infrastructure: Aethir GPU marketplace (100K+ compute hours), $40M Tactical Compute initiative
    • Entertainment apps: OPEN Ticketing (7M+ tickets across 24K events)
    • Social platforms: Zentry ecosystem, high-frequency social interactions

  • Trade-offs

    • Validium model trades Ethereum data availability for cost — Avail dependency risk.
    • Centralized sequencer during bootstrap phase — decentralization roadmap pending.
    • New ecosystem — fewer native apps vs established L2s like Arbitrum.
    • Guardian nodes locked until December 2025 — limited liquidity for early supporters.

Contract Languages

This blockchain supports the following smart contract languages:

Solidity PrimaryVyper Yul / Yul+