Today,
#Fantom is thrilled to announce the launch of the
#FantomSonic testnet environment!
Sonicโs three main upgrades include:
โข Fantom Virtual Machine, which offers drastically faster smart contract execution compared to the old EVM.
โข Carmen database storage, which uses a more efficient data structure to offer up to a 90% storage reduction, lowering costs for validators.
โข Optimized Lachesis consensus mechanism, providing an improved transaction pool.
With these improvements, Sonic is anticipated to achieve 2,000 transactions per second with ultra-short finality. Additionally, Sonicโs reduced storage requirements (from 11 TB to less than 1 TB for archive nodes) makes it far more affordable and accessible for anyone to launch validators and participate in network consensus.
Check out our closed testnet at
sonic.fantom.network where we showcase the maximum limits of Sonic, or interact with our open testnet at
public-sonic.fantom.network to experience the speed of Sonic first-hand.
Fantom Sonic mainnet is scheduled for spring 2024 and will allow new markets to adopt blockchain technology previously hindered by limited transaction throughput and slow finality. We envision a new era of DeFi platforms, blockchain games, and many other applications that can leverage the speed and scalability of Sonic.
Get the full scoop on Sonic's technology and learn how to navigate the open testnet in this must-read blog:
fantom.foundation/blog/fantoโฆ