Is Sonic SVM the L2 of Solana?

There has been a lot of discussion around @SonicSVM these days. After all, the simultaneous fermentation of airdrops for TikTok users, Solana "super" game chain, Solana L2 and other topics is really eye-catching. So, how to understand this new "layer2" of the Solana ecosystem? Woolen cloth?

1. It is actually inappropriate to call @solana "layer2". People will always feel the burden of the Ethereum layer2 ecosystem. It is natural to ask, why does Solana, which focuses on high performance, still need layer2? The reason is easy to understand. Sonic SVM is precisely a scaling solution specifically for games and applications.

Even if it is defined as layer2, Specific layer2 is very different from the traditional Univesal general layer2. The existence of this type of extension scheme is more to solve the special needs of high-frequency interaction and fast response applications such as games, and to avoid the problem of Solana main chain in When processing a large number of high-frequency transactions (such as more than 4,000 TPS loads), lags and delays will occur, affecting the user experience.

Therefore, I prefer to define Sonic SVM as a specific expansion solution specifically for high-frequency applications such as games.

2. This means that Sonic SVM can provide customized functions and performance according to the specific needs of games and applications, such as setting up special data structures, caching mechanisms and parallel processing solutions for game application scenarios; in addition, Sonic SVM also You can customize your own governance mechanism and economic model, make decisions and allocate resources independently from the main chain, etc.

Although Solana's main chain TPS is actually about 2,500-4,000 transactions per second, but currently crowded with various MEME and PumpFun tokens, user transactions also have an obvious failure rate, which is a problem in some transactions that require high frequency. In an interactive game scenario, this is intolerable, and any failure may greatly reduce the user experience.

Therefore, this expansion plan is specifically designed for games and specific application fields with high experience level requirements, which can expand the financial application scenarios of the Solana ecosystem and expand to a wider range of diversified applications to attract more developers and users to join the Solana ecosystem. system.

Coincidentally, the previously hotly discussed @EclipseFND modular expansion solution uses SVM as the execution layer to provide expansion capabilities based on the Ethereum ecosystem. Recently, the equally hotly discussed SOON is trying to build a Solana ecosystem from the perspective of RaaS commercial expansion. OP Stack provides deep expansion for Solana; Sonic SVM is undoubtedly one of the core scalability solution routes.

There are various signs that the Solana ecosystem is building its own "Rollup-Centric" ecosystem and making a new sprint for its ultimate goal of Flip ETH.

3. However, it is not enough to position Sonic SVM as an optional expansion solution for Solana. From the recent airdrop of Sonic to TikTok users, it is easy to see that Sonic SVM has greater ambitions besides Solana: to benchmark TON and become a TikTok’s APP layer is expanded to the chain.

As we all know, @ton_blockchain has become a unique "application chain" framework relying on the huge user base of the Telegram social platform. It is seamlessly compatible with on-chain wallets, DApps, and DeFi-like "mini-program" application scenarios, making it a leader. Implement a new generation of blockchain architecture and be at the forefront of Mass Adoption.

Sonic SVM's deep binding to TikTok also aims at this goal. After all, TikTok occupies a larger group of young people in the Z era and has more prominent commercial value. If we can build a "chain-link" environment based on TikTok, there will be more Facing the business prospects of future application implementation, this is much sexier than simply positioning as Solana layer 2.