Sony has launched the mainnet for Soneium, its layer-2 (L2) blockchain platform developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, to streamline blockchain interactions and provide a user-friendly Web3 experience.
Built on the OP Stack from the Optimism Foundation, the platform incorporates Sony’s non-fungible token (NFT)-based Fan Marketing Platform and Soneium Spark, which support creators, developers and fans.
Soneium also includes partnerships with Sony Pictures, Sony Music and Sony Music Publishing, using NFTs to grant fans access to exclusive content and foster deeper engagement.
The mainnet launch was met with mixed reactions. Some users praised the platform’s potential, while others raised concerns over its “blacklisting” of some contract addresses.
The pseudonymous founder of Pump.fun slammed the L2 for “nuking everyone’s position to 0.”
Source: alon
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Mainnet launch meets controversy
Soneium launched with several practical use cases through partnerships with Sony’s entertainment divisions, such as NFTs granting Amazon Prime Video users access to exclusive content.
However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Sony. One X user alleged that Soneium had effectively “rugged users” of up to $100,000 in Ether (ETH) by freezing contracts.
The claims arose from Soneium’s policy of restricting addresses suspected of intellectual property (IP) infringement, which is outlined in its official documentation.
Source: Kawz
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Sony responds to backlash
In response, Soneium director Sota Watanabe told Cointelegraph that the restrictions affected “only two specific contracts” due to IP violations.
The director of Soneium also said that users and developers could appeal the decisions and that the team was already in dialogue with the project whose contracts were restricted.
“They are actively updating their materials to comply with our policies. If they meet the policy…
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