Sony has officially launched its Ethereum Layer 2 platform, Soneium, following a testing period that lasted four months and drew in over 14 million users, the company announced Monday.

Developed by subsidiary Sony Block Solutions Labs (Sony BSL), the platform is designed to simplify blockchain interactions for creators and their audiences through tools like NFT-based fan engagement systems and an incubator program called Soneium Spark.

Its testnet phase began in August last year and processed some 47 million transactions, according to figures from Blockscout.

“Soneium is for everyone,” Sony BSL Director Sota Watanabe told Decrypt in an interview. The plan, Watanabe claims, is to “onboard ordinary people” and have them use the tech without necessarily “knowing Web3.”

Watanabe speaks to the concept of chain abstraction—where blockchain tech functions unnoticed and without human intervention—as key to increasing crypto user adoption.

“I believe that creativity transcends a lot of t

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Author: Vince Dioquino