In-depth interpretation of SOON: Solana engine removed by the community

Fast forward to March 2025, Solayer took the lead in TGE to occupy the hardware-accelerated nesting doll TVL model, Sonic made full efforts to integrate the Ethereum ecological project online with NFT, and Eclipse main network. At this time, Solana 's average daily TPS is about 1,500. A soul problem: Solana is already so fast, what else is the need for SVM? Going further, even if SVM is needed by the market, why do you still need SOON?

SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) sounds like EVM and MoveVM, it is a technology that is restless and wants to do something on other chains. Indeed, Solana is already fast enough that it has not even been downtime in the past six months of the Meme craze! Therefore, to answer this soul question, we need to first go back to the question itself, namely what SVM is and what shortcomings it makes up for.

1. Fast? But not flexible enough

If we discuss the speed of the car separately, then Xiaomi Su7 ultra can naturally kill Niuma instantly, but does the owner of Niuma really only care about the speed? When placed in the car, safety, brand value, comfort, etc. can all become key points for customers to consider. On blockchain, the flexibility and versatility of a chain in the face of complex applications, cross-chain interoperability, etc. is naturally very important.

This is Solana’s shortcomings. Solana's native runtime (Runtime) is not as general and flexible to developers as EVMs. The existence of SVM is to decouple Solana's core consensus mechanism (Proof of History + Proof of Stake) and its execution layer, allowing developers to build more complex applications on Solana's infrastructure, rather than just simple money transfers or DeFi protocols.

SVM can process tasks in parallel with multi-threaded tasks. Although Sealevel already has this capability, SVM can be further abstracted. It allows developers to easily write multi-threaded smart contracts, allowing complex application execution efficiency to be added to the next level. Universality has also been further improved. SVM can be regarded as an independent virtual machine and can theoretically be connected to any other public chain. Can Solana become Android in the blockchain? It depends on SVM!

2. Many? But not extensive enough

Now the Solana ecosystem is very prosperous. In 2025, the foundation will start to focus on PayFi, Depin and RWA, but the cliché question is: Can you not recreate the wheel? There have been many mature protocols or applications in Ethereum and other public chains, and Rust has made novices at the development level at all and difficult to make progress. In comparison, EVM has long created a relatively mature development ecosystem with the help of developer tools such as Truffle, Hardhat, and Remix.

SVM is particularly important at this time. It is necessary to grab the ecosystem. If you don’t do it, Aptos and Sui are sieging cities and lands with the help of MoveVM. Is Solana still guarding Defi nesting dolls? Still working on NFT? The boundaries of AI computing, enterprise-level applications, and games are constantly broadening.

3. Stable, but not fair enough

Solana has always been ridiculed as a computer room chain. Why? In the blockchain impossible triangle model proposed by V God, Solana resolutely chose security and scalability (performance) and decentralization? Let’s go up first! So at the philosophical level, SVM is shouldering the task of regaining the dream of decentralization.

How to do it? Modularity and open source, the blockchain industry is moving from monolithic chain to modular blockchain, and SVM is Solana's response to this trend. It allows Solana's execution layer to evolve independently and even be used "plugged" by other projects.

Since SVM is so good, there are already many SVMs on the market that claim to be unique to them, how should I choose? Sonic, Eclipse, Solayer have emerged, and SOON seems to have a veil of mystery. If we use SOON as a reference and compare several other SVMs horizontally, I found that in terms of economic models, technical paths and superposition effects, Solana's SVMs have already bloomed and competed for beauty.

Let’s first talk about the reference: SOON.

In terms of technical paths, SOON aims to expand the scope of SVM application through the "Decoupled SVM" technology. SOON is not limited to the Solana ecosystem, but promotes its high-performance execution environment to other L1 blockchains to create an efficient, scalable, and cross-chain compatible Rollup solution. SOON Stack is a modular framework that allows developers to deploy SVM Rollup on different L1s, while SOON Mainnet is its first instance, settled in Ethereum.

Here we want to explain "decoupled SVM". For example, the Solana is a super fast sports car. Its engine SVM is particularly awesome. It can handle a lot of tasks at the same time, much faster than a regular car (like the Ethereum's EVM). Usually, this engine is installed in Solana's car, so it can only be used by Solana himself.

"Decoupled SVM" is like removing this powerful engine from the Solana car and turning it into a separate big toy. You can load it on other cars, such as Ethereum or BNB Chain, so that these cars can run fast too. No matter which car it is installed, the engine can work as usual, helping them speed up tasks (such as processing transactions, running applications), and does not need to rely on Solana's original body (consensus mechanism or network rules).

In this way, SOON is a high-performance Layer 2 solution that leverages SVM parallel processing capabilities, with the goal of solving blockchain scalability, interoperability and user experience issues through modular design.

In terms of economic model, there is no doubt that 51% of the attribution community makes SOON look unique, a proportion that is quite rare in the SVM track. SOON adopts the Fair Launch model (Fair Launch) of "no pre-mining, no VC privileges", emphasizing community governance and participation. This design is similar to early projects such as Solana and Polkadot, which attempts to reduce the risk of selling pressure for early investors through decentralized allocation while enhancing the community’s sense of belonging.

The proportion of 51% of the communities is much higher than the industry average (usually the community is allocated between 20% and 30%). This is not only a marketing gimmick, but also its core concept - making the community the dominant force in project development. Looking back at one of the core drivers of SVM is "decentralization", SOON is undoubtedly outstanding in this regard.

To understand comprehensively, in terms of technology, SOON breaks the single ecological limitations by relying on the cross-chain design of decoupled SVM, pursuing universality and developer universality; in terms of economic model, through ultra-high community allocation and fair launch, it tries to reproduce the decentralized spirit of early blockchain and give the community greater power. The combination of the two community drives and technological innovation has created a project that has both idealistic colors and realistic potential.

Come on, let's continue to break it apart and compare other SVM projects.

Community-driven x decoupled SVM

Compared to Sonic: Sonic's community rewards serve game users more than developer empowerment; Eclipse and Solayer rely more on institutional resources, and the depth and breadth of community participation are not as deep and breadth as SOON.

The particularity of SOON's economic model lies in the strongest decentralized narrative: 51% community allocation + no VC privileges, SOON's fair start model is the most radical in the SVM track, giving the community the greatest power. Through on-chain activities such as Big Bang activities, SOON's community participation model is more flexible and may evolve into DAO-style governance in the future.

Given TGE's current progress, SOON's token use and vesting plan have not been fully disclosed, and its transparency is slightly less than Solaye. **
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Decentralized narrative x Cross-chain ambition

SOON creates a decentralized narrative through fair start-up and community governance, while using cross-chain technology to break a single ecological barrier. This combination of "idealism + pragmatism" not only caters to the core values ​​of Web3, but also adapts to the market reality of multiple chains coexistence. Other projects such as Sonic focus more on vertical fields (games), while Eclipse and Solayer are limited to specific ecology (Ethereum or Solana), and their narrative and technical coverage are not as wide as SOON. **
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From the comparison of technical paths, SOON has the strongest cross-chain versatility. Decoupling SVM enables it to adapt to multiple chains (such as svmBNB), and its scope of application is far beyond Solayer, Sonic and Eclipse. EVM compatibility lowers the developer threshold and is more attractive than Solayer and Sonic 's Rust development.

In terms of disadvantages, if the PK performance alone (30k TPS) is lower than the 1MM TPS of Solayer, the technical verification is not yet sufficient.

Going further, the SOON of TGE is about to find a reference to summarize the business lessons from God's perspective. So, as a recent SVM project of TGE, Solaye can actually give SOON a lot of inspiration.

Strategic Level: The Importance of Clear Positioning and Narrative

Solayer has transformed from a staking protocol to hardware-accelerated SVM, and has repeatedly adjusted the direction and has led to a blurred narrative and the market is unclear about its positioning. In the end, TGE failed to effectively attract investors and users. SOO N's "decoupled SVM" positioning is its core advantage. This narrative should be continuously strengthened to avoid frequent turn to other directions. At the same time, it must be clear that SOON is "the first choice for high-performance cross-chain Rollup" to distinguish it from Sonic (game specialization) and Solayer (hardware acceleration) to avoid market confusion.

Technical layer: Technology implementation requires verification data support

Solayer claims 1 million TPS and 100Gbps bandwidth, but it lacks actual data support after it is launched and the user experience has not been significantly improved, resulting in doubts about the "PPT chain". SOON's svmBNB has achieved TPS of 30,000 to 100,000, and on-chain data should be released regularly (such as transaction volume, delay, and Gas costs) to enhance technical credibility.

In terms of prioritizing optimization of user experience, it should ensure that the cross-chain bridging process is simple (such as one-click bridging ETH to SOON Mainnet), and support mainstream wallets (such as MetaMask and Phantom), lowering the threshold for use. SOON's InterSOON protocol should prioritize the seamless migration of popular assets (such as USDT, USDC) and dApps (such as Uniswap, PancakeSwap).

Community Level: Community Engagement Determines Success or Failure

Although Solayer has 200,000 depositors involved, the community is low and has failed to translate into long-term supporters. SOON's fair launch is an advantage. Compared with Solaye's hardware dependence accused of "centralization" and "rich games", it alienates ordinary users and continues to promote the "no pre-mining and no personal investor privileges" model to attract retail investors' trust.

In the future, DAO mechanisms can be further introduced to allow the community to participate in key decisions (such as token allocation, new chain support). Lower the participation threshold and expand the basic user base by launching developer tutorials and retail participation guides (such as "How to Bridge to svmBNB").

Come on, give a full summary

Overall, Solana's TPS is already very fast, but the necessity of SVM is not "faster", but "smarter and more open". It is intended to transform Solana from a high-performance soloist to a stage that can carry thousands of applications. Speed ​​is the starting point for Solana, and SVM is the bridge to a larger future.

Among existing SVM players, SOON's advantages lie in its technical forward-lookingness (decoupled SVM + cross-chain compatibility) and developer-friendliness, which gives it the potential to become a "dark horse" in the SVM track. However, its weaknesses also need to be compensated in a short period of time through actual implementation (such as the widespread application of svmBNB) and stronger community operations.

Compared with competitors, SOON's differentiation lies in "generality" and "cross-ecological collaboration", but to truly stand out, it must prove its execution in 2025, especially in attracting developers and user traffic.

Do you think SOON's strategy can win in the SVM track? ****