I’ve been digging deep into what used to be Fantom and it’s clear: @SonicLabs | $S has entered the #L1 arena with serious firepower. Here’s why I’m paying close attention about $S 👇 [1] From the outside, it might look like just another rebrand. But Sonic is @AndreCronjeTech's return to form with a fresh chain, better tokenomics, and a new growth playbook built for #DeFi’s most aggressive narratives. [2] @SonicLabs is miles ahead of Fantom Opera. I’m talking about their: ⚡ 10,000 TPS ⚡ 720ms finality ⚡ Native DAG-powered consensus ⚡ Built-in bridge (Sonic Gateway) And it’s still EVM-compatible. Apps from Ethereum can port over instantly. [3] The attention meta here is well thought out, adopt the Kaito effect well. Sonic Points = for users Sonic Gems = for builders Both feed directly into $S airdrops. And yes, I’m farming. Aren’t we all? [4] But what really caught my eye is its FeeM model. Developers can now earn up to 90% of app-generated fees. That’s basically the Web2 ad model, but for smart contracts. This is how you keep devs around sustainably. The metrics are already explosive if you watch $S eco close enough. 🔥 $1.3B+ in Q1 net inflows 🔥 TVL leapfrogging Fantom 🔥 25% weekly retention 🔥 DeFi protocols like @aave , @SiloFinance , Shadow, @pendle_fi , @roycoprotocol all live and incentivized You don’t see that kind of early stickiness often. [5] Personally, I see Sonic’s early edge in three areas: 1⃣ Incentive design → they learned from the last cycle 2⃣ Dev economics → FeeM + Innovator Fund = real revenue 3⃣ Technical moat → it’s actually fast But here’s the real kicker… Most of the capital is still early. Points multipliers are live (up to 139x 👀), and $S hasn’t fully priced in the builder/user flywheel. If the top dApps on Sonic evolve into primitives here, we could be looking at something that competes with Solana and Base in 2025. [6] So here’s my honest thoughts: Sonic is the sleeper #L1 play of this cycle I’m leaning toward the future, but I’mma say the early-birds get the most You don’t want to miss the $S train.