Sonic is an EVM Layer-1 blockchain designed for DeFi that describes itself as the highest-performing EVM L1, with 400,000 TPS and sub-second finality. Sonic's Twitter Score is 364 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #702 (top 0.5%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
Sonic launched on December 18, 2024, following a migration from Fantom Opera, and is powered by its native $S token. The project is led by Matt Visser as Chief Executive Officer and Kosta Kourkoumelis as Chief Operating Officer. Michael Kong, Andre Cronje, and David Richardson serve as advisors to the project, having stepped down from the Sonic Labs board while retaining advisory roles. Sonic is backed by Galaxy and is affiliated with GSR.
Sonic has continued to expand its ecosystem infrastructure. Native USDC and Circle CCTP V2 went live on the network on May 13, 2025, and USSD, a U.S. Treasury-backed stablecoin built on Frax's frxUSD, is native to the chain. CMCC Global launched Resonance, a $25M ecosystem fund focused on DeFi and consumer applications built on Sonic.
Sonic has published 10,404 posts on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 959 accounts, with 4,985 total mentions. Sonic's portfolio includes Gravity Finance, Silo Labs, Verona, LayerZero, GR1D Network, Tankwars.zone, Gateway FM and ODX.
Who follows Sonic on X?
The accounts that follow Sonic include 1,217 founders, 296 angel investors, 927 influencers and 41 VCs. Among them are CZ BNB, Solana, Toly, ZachXBT, Ansem and Stani.