Sony doubles down on Soneium after first year of mainnet activity

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Sony just injected an additional $13 million into its Startale partnership, demonstrating their long-term commitment roughly a year after Soneium's debut. Therefore, this follow-up investment from Sony Innovation Fund arrived after observing how the network performed with actual real-world applications beyond mere testing phases. Since its January 2025 launch, Soneium's block explorer reveals it has processed approximately 524 million transactions—surpassing networks like Avalanche's 442 million and Algorand's 383 million over the same period. However, high transaction volumes don't necessarily indicate genuine user engagement or substantial economic activity occurring on-chain. Overall, Sony appears increasingly confident in this blockchain infrastructure venture after witnessing its performance in live environments.

Sony has added a $13 million investment to its partnership with Startale, signaling a longer-term infrastructure strategy, a year after Soneium’s mainnet debut.

Sony Group Corp. made a follow-on investment in Startale Group, deepening its involvement in the Soneium blockchain about a year after the network’s mainnet launch.

In a Thursday announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Startale disclosed an additional investment of $13 million from the Sony Innovation Fund. The funding round came after Soneium moved from testnet experimentation into live operation, allowing Sony to observe how the network performed under real-world conditions. 

Data from Soneium’s public block explorer shows the network has processed about 524 million transactions since its mainnet launch in January 2025. Over the same period, Nansen data shows Avalanche and Algorand recorded 442 million and 383 million transactions, respectively. Transaction counts alone do not indicate user adoption or economic activity.

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