Solana News Today: Sonami Solves Solana's Scalability for Real-Time dApps

Sonami ($SNMI) has announced significant progress in its presale and the launch of its Solana Layer 2 token, positioning itself as a key player in addressing scalability challenges on the Solana network. The project, which has raised over $2 million in its presale, aims to alleviate congestion and improve transaction efficiency through its Layer 2 solution, according to LiveBitcoinNews.

By bundling multiple transactions into one, Sonami reduces network load while maintaining high-speed processing, making it suitable for decentralized applications (dApps) requiring real-time interactions, such as gaming and microtransactions, as LiveBitcoinNews also notes.

The presale, now in its active phase, allocates 40% of the total 82.999 billion $SNMI tokens to development and exchange listings, ensuring liquidity and technical advancements, LiveBitcoinNews reports. Token holders will gain expanded utility post-presale, including bridging to Layer 2 and listing on centralized and decentralized exchanges, according to LiveBitcoinNews. The current token price of $0.0019 reflects strong investor interest, with the project's roadmap emphasizing transparency and community-driven growth, per LiveBitcoinNews.

Sonami's Layer 2 expansion aligns with broader developments in the Solana ecosystem. Solmate Infrastructure (SLMT) recently launched the UAE's first bare-metal Solana validator, which operates at 0% commission and is designed to enhance validator capacity and transaction throughput, according to a GlobeNewswire release. This initiative, coupled with Solmate's planned RPC and colocation services, aims to create an "Infrastructure Flywheel," where growing SOL inventory boosts validator performance and generates higher fees, as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Institutional demand for Solana has also surged, with ETFs like Bitwise's BSOL and Grayscale's GSOL attracting over $294 million in combined inflows since their October 28 launch, Yahoo Finance notes. Retail interest is resurging, as evidenced by a 2.73% rise in SOL futures open interest to $7.64 billion and a shift in the OI-weighted funding rate to positive territory, according to FXStreet. These trends underscore Solana's appeal as a high-performance blockchain, despite challenges such as declining stablecoin liquidity, which FXStreet warns could impact on-chain demand.

Alchemy, a Web3 infrastructure firm, has further bolstered Solana's institutional readiness by rearchitecting its Solana stack. The overhaul, developed in collaboration with ecosystem partners, delivers 20x faster archive calls and 99.95% uptime, addressing scalability bottlenecks as ETF adoption grows, CryptoNews reports. This infrastructure upgrade is critical for handling high-frequency transactions across wallets, exchanges, and dApps.

Meanwhile, Blazpay's AI-driven crypto presale has raised $1 million in Phase 3, with 137 million BLAZ tokens sold—87% of its target—highlighting growing investor confidence in AI-integrated blockchain projects, per a GlobeNewswire release. Such momentum reflects a broader market trend toward innovative solutions that combine AI with decentralized infrastructure.

Sonami's strategic focus on Layer 2 efficiency and transparent tokenomics positions it to capitalize on Solana's expanding use cases. With its presale nearing completion and plans for exchange listings, the project aims to solidify its role in enabling scalable, low-cost transactions for the next generation of dApps.