Sony is developing 'Soneium,' an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain platform designed to create new services by leveraging Sony Group's businesses and intellectual property. This public blockchain features an open network accessible to all participants.

Through Sony Block Solutions Labs, Soneium will enable users to interact with web3 games and NFT marketplaces using compatible applications accessed through digital wallets. The platform offers decentralized activity management and aims to provide comprehensive web3 solutions from infrastructure to applications.

Key Features and Benefits:

• Protection of creator rights
• New profit-sharing mechanisms for creators and fans
• Cross-platform opportunities spanning digital and real worlds
• Enhanced creator-fan community engagement
• Comprehensive web3 infrastructure

Sony plans to release a testnet for app developers, enabling collaborative application development both within and outside the Sony Group. The project is being developed through a joint venture between Sony Block Solutions Labs and Startale Labs Pte Ltd., a Sony Group company specializing in blockchain infrastructure.

Through Soneium, Sony aims to attract new users to web3 services while creating innovative use cases that leverage the Sony Group's diverse business portfolio.

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