Fantom to Sonic: Airdrops, Andre Cronje's New Project & The $S Token

Grant hosts Michael Kong, the CEO of Sonic Labs as they discuss the rebranding of Fantom to Sonic, the technical changes and improvements, and the vision for the new chain.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Fantom's rebranding to Sonic and the impact on the ecosystem
Technical changes and improvements made in the new Sonic chain
Gas monetization and its benefits for developers and the network
Sonic Gateway and its role in facilitating faster and more secure transactions
$S token: airdrop mechanics and allocation.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:25 From Fantom to Sonic
00:04:16 Sonic’s Spec Sheet
00:07:40 Technical Deep Dive: Structure, Language, EVM
00:10:58 Parallelization Approach to EVM
00:15:16 Making the Complete Transition from Web2 to Web3
00:20:12 Gas Monetization and Incentivization
00:25:07 Developer Perspective on Gas Monetization
00:28:30 Onboarding Process for Gas Monetization
00:32:41 Sonic Gateway
00:38:35 The $S Token
00:43:12 Airdrop Mechanics
00:47:47 Developer Focus
00:51:04 The DeFi God at Sonic
00:53:43 Simplifying Technicalities
00:59:43 Final Thoughts
01:00:45 Outro

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