Sonic Boom
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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 , 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.
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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.
We allocated a substantial amount of Sonic Gems to the winning apps of this program, recognizing up to 10 winners each in three tiers:
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:
We also offered extra rewards for Sonic builders who incorporated the following into their projects:
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?
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🏦 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.
🏆 Emerald Huge amount of Gems.
🥈 Sapphire Medium amount of Gems.
🥉 Ruby Small amount of Gems.
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