Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom was a bounty program that rewarded developers with points toward our airdrop for building innovative applications on Sonic.

Up to 30 winning projects received an allocation of Sonic Gems, which are used to claim $S in our airdrop that projects can distribute to users as rewards for using their apps. This approach helps projects bootstrap and sustain user activity by encouraging continued use and interaction.

With Sonic Boom having concluded, check out the winners here.

— Sonic Gems — Allocation — App Categories — Bonus Opportunities — Assessment Criteria — Important Dates

Sonic Gems

Sonic Gems are developer-focused airdrop points. As a groundbreaking incentive mechanism for developers within the Sonic ecosystem, Gems reward apps for driving user engagement and innovation based on their performance on Sonic.

These Gems can be redeemed for $S tokens, which apps can then distribute as rewards to their users. This system empowers apps to kickstart growth and maintain long-term user activity by encouraging consistent interaction and participation.

37.5% of the total airdrop is allocated to Gems. The Sonic Boom program was the first initiative with which we distributed a portion of these Gems.

Allocation

We allocated a substantial amount of Sonic Gems to the winning apps of this program, recognizing up to 10 winners each in three tiers:

🏆 Emerald Huge amount of Gems.

🥈 Sapphire Medium amount of Gems.

🥉 Ruby Small amount of Gems.

App Categories

The Sonic Boom program covered a wide range of categories, encouraging diverse and innovative applications. Multiple winners were selected in each category.

Here are the key categories:

🏦 Lending Simple lending markets, isolated lending markets.

🎨 NFT NFT lending markets, points trading markets.

🛠️ Tooling Vote incentive markets, liquid locker protocols.

💳 Payments Debit cards supporting S and USDC.

💵 Stablecoins CDP stablecoins, yield-bearing stablecoins, RWA-backed stablecoins.

📈 Yield Fixed yield, yield aggregators, cross-chain yield tokenization.

🎮 Gaming Prediction markets, single-click games, gamified NFT games.

💱 Exchanges Perpetual markets, options markets, AMMs, CLOB exchanges.

🤖 DePIN & AI Wireless networks, energy grids, computation, storage.

✊ Community Movements Brand ambassador campaigns, user-engagement campaigns.

Bonus Opportunities

We also offered extra rewards for Sonic builders who incorporated the following into their projects:

Fee Monetization

Participate in our Fee Monetization program, which could become a significant revenue stream for your app.

Safe

Use SAFE's tools, such as multi-signature security, backup and recovery protocols, and other DeFi compatibility features.

Sonic Native

Build your app exclusively on Sonic.

Assessment Criteria

Applications were judged on uniqueness, usability, and potential to drive user adoption on Sonic.

• Concept: Is the idea captivating and valuable to users?

• Execution: Is the project executed with excellence?

• Impact: What is the broader impact and sustainability of the project?

• Points Strategy: How effectively will the application use Sonic Gems to bootstrap success?

For inquiries or further information, contact our support team. Make sure to read our Terms and Conditions.