Sophon: Reconstructing user value with social Oracle Machines, integrating Blockchain into every moment of daily life.

Finally, there is a product that makes me forget I am using Blockchain — it’s not the user going on-chain, but the on-chain technology actively reaching out to the user.

Written by: Alex Liu, Foresight News

Introduction: When technology no longer overshadows, the blockchain experience welcomes a new trend.

In the world of cryptocurrency, users are often required to play the role of "technical experts": they need to manage private keys, pay gas fees, understand cross-chain operations... These complicated processes make it difficult for most ordinary people to step into the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Just as most on-chain projects are still flaunting complex technical parameters, Sophon Network has emerged like a breath of fresh air, redefining the relationship between consumers and Blockchain through a silent revolution. Its core concept can be summarized as: "It's not the users who go on-chain, but the on-chain technology that actively approaches the users".

As Seb, the founder of Sophon, stated in an interview: "Our goal is to bring the intuitive experience of Web2 into Web3, allowing users to interact with the Blockchain as naturally as they would with social media." Sophon compares itself to "the iPhone of the crypto world," making the Blockchain an invisible infrastructure in digital life through simple design, seamless technology integration, and rich entertainment scenarios. When users are immersed in gaming, socializing, or interacting with artificial intelligence, the complex technical mechanisms of the Blockchain have quietly retreated backstage. For example, Petopia players do not need to pay gas fees when purchasing game items; all transactions are automatically handled by the platform, leaving a guarantee of security, transparency, and immutable ownership.

The core value of Sophon: user experience is the competitive strength.

Sophon, in the pursuit of user experience, always insists on aesthetics and intuition as the most important productivity. Its design philosophy resonates with Apple's concept of "intuitive interaction." With the collaboration of a top-notch design team, Sophon transforms traditional complex Blockchain operations into an intuitive and easy-to-understand graphical interface. For example, in the gaming scenario, users only need to click "Start Game," and the system can automatically complete wallet creation, Gas fee payment, and asset custody, all without requiring the user to have any knowledge of cryptocurrency. This frictionless experience is the key to attracting mainstream users.

In terms of technology, Sophon has achieved a comprehensive leap in user experience based on the ZK Stack. Firstly, by using the Validium architecture, transaction processing is moved off-chain, allowing users to be completely unaware of any gas fees; secondly, with the use of native account abstraction technology, users can even log in directly with their Google accounts, while smart contracts automatically manage private keys, thus completely eliminating the troubles caused by mnemonic phrases; furthermore, with the help of a batch verification mechanism based on zero-knowledge proofs, transaction confirmation times are significantly shortened, rivaling traditional payment experiences. These technological innovations not only pursue performance improvements but also explore how to make the blockchain experience simpler than existing Web2 applications.

Blockchain using ZK Stack

In addition, Sophon's strategic positioning is not limited to technological upgrades, but also sees entertainment as an entry point into users' lives. In multiple scenarios such as gaming, social, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets, Sophon has accurate insights into user behavior. For example, blockchain games allow players to mint NFTs through game achievements, and all transaction fees are borne by the platform; Using zkTLS technology, users' followers and community contributions on Twitter or Discord can be converted into on-chain reputation points, thereby unlocking exclusive benefits. At the same time, the platform plans to integrate AI agent functions, and users may participate in on-chain prediction markets through trained AI assistants in the future. It is this integration strategy of "entertainment + encryption" that enables users to naturally receive crypto education while enjoying content, completing a soft landing from traditional cognition to the blockchain world.

Market Timing: Why is now the era of Sophon?

The current digital entertainment economy has permeated every corner of people's lives. According to statistics, global users spend an average of 6.5 hours daily on various digital entertainment. However, there are two major pain points in the traditional entertainment industry: on one hand, content creators often see their earnings significantly divided by platforms; on the other hand, users find it difficult to achieve true ownership of their data assets.

Sophon’s solution directly addresses these two major pain points: it not only transforms digital assets such as game items and social influence into on-chain tokens, providing creators with ongoing royalty sharing (for example, the follow-up rights mechanism of Sophon NFT), but also utilizes the "social oracle" created with zkTLS technology to convert Web2 data into verifiable on-chain credentials, thus enabling users to truly grasp their data sovereignty.

In addition, with the increasing maturity of ZK Stack technology, Sophon has also reached a turning point in its technological maturity. The modular design provides the platform with strong horizontal scalability, sufficient to handle high-concurrency entertainment scenarios. Meanwhile, zero-knowledge proof technology ensures that user behavior data is both verifiable and does not leak privacy, thus addressing the long-standing issue of data abuse on Web2 platforms; while off-chain computing significantly reduces transaction costs, laying the foundation for large-scale user subsidies.

In the integration of AI technology and encryption technology, Sophon is seizing the opportunity through two major strategic layouts. First, the platform collaborates with Aethir to build a distributed GPU computing pool, significantly reducing the training costs of AI models; second, users can train exclusive AI characters, and in the future, users may participate in on-chain governance using natural language commands, such as managing DeFi positions. This "AI as the user" model is expected to give rise to a new form of crypto economy, injecting unprecedented vitality into the entire ecosystem.

Ecological Construction: A Bridge Connecting Web2 and Web3

In terms of ecosystem construction, Sophon is dedicated to providing traditional developers with seamless on-chain tools and a comprehensive support system. By launching the "Blockchain Transformation Toolkit", Sophon has achieved no-code deployment, allowing mobile game teams to migrate their game economic systems to on-chain in just 60 minutes; at the same time, the platform adopts a revenue-sharing model far lower than traditional app stores and has established an ecological fund, focusing on investing in cutting-edge tracks such as AI+ gaming and SocialFi.

The construction of the ecosystem is not only reflected in the support of tools and funds but also in the continuous emergence of benchmark cases. Mirai Labs successfully brought 27 million users to Polygon through "Pegaxy", and now it has arrived at Sophon; the Rivalry platform has put a $1 billion bet on-chain via Sophon, allowing users to earn rewards when betting on NFL events; in the virtual pet breeding field, Petopia enables users' social interaction data to be exchanged for limited edition NFT pets. These successful cases all highlight Sophon's outstanding ability to drive ecosystem explosive power.

In addition, Sophon's innovative "Social Oracle" system cleverly converts the social capital of Web2 users on major platforms into on-chain tradable digital assets. The entire process begins behind the scenes: first, the system securely captures user interaction data on platforms like Twitter and Discord through the zkTLS protocol, such as likes, replies, and community contributions; next, zero-knowledge proof technology validates these actions, generating credentials that represent the user's influence level; finally, these credentials are mapped onto the Blockchain, allowing users to exchange them for governance weight, eligibility for airdrops, and even access to exclusive content. This design not only breaks the traditional isolation of social data but also achieves the decentralization and composability of social capital for the first time, providing users with an unprecedented value experience.

In practice, the Sophon Reward Agent Program perfectly embodies the powerful functionality of social oracles. Every day, the AI-driven smart agent @its_soph_ia automatically scans posts and replies related to Sophon on the X platform, filtering out the most valuable creators based on content quality and interaction heat. Selected creators only need to verify ownership of their X account through the zkTLS process supported by the Reclaim Protocol, without disclosing any private information, and can receive USN stablecoin rewards directly deposited into their wallets via on-chain smart contracts. This method of quantifying high-quality content directly into creator earnings while protecting privacy not only allows users to experience the charm of social oracles firsthand but also enables the Sophon+ ecosystem to achieve true "ecological linkage"—the USN obtained can continue to accumulate in the points system, redeemable for partner tokens, limited edition collectibles, or event privileges.

The more long-term value lies in the fact that social oracles are not just a data transport tool, but are constructing a dynamic "on-chain identity graph". Imagine when a player accumulates 3000 hours of gameplay in "Counter-Strike", this achievement can be verified by zkTLS to generate a verifiable credential, unlocking testing qualifications for cooperative games within the Sophon ecosystem; or when a KOL's interaction data on social media is transformed into their "social influence index", allowing them to receive airdrops from project parties or community voting rights. This mechanism of "selective disclosure" allows users to find a perfect balance between privacy and value realization.

With the integration of over 25 projects such as Mirai Labs, Rivalry, and Petopia, the network effects of social oracles are continuously amplifying. When users place bets on prediction platforms, achieve milestones in games, or frequently interact on social media, the system comprehensively analyzes these cross-platform behaviors to generate personalized "engagement profiles". Based on this, it unlocks tiered rewards, such as limited-time privileges in the quarterly points mall, invitations to joint offline events with partner brands, or even becoming a source of revenue for AI training data contribution programs. It can be said that social oracles have evolved from isolated data processing to a trust foundation that drives ecosystem collaboration.

Going forward, according to the technology roadmap, social oracles will receive more upgrades in 2026. Multimodal verification will introduce new data sources such as iris scanning and handle operation tracks. The cross-chain reputation exchange uses the Avail data availability layer to allow Sophon on-chain credentials to pass through Ethereum, Solana and other networks at the same time. Users can also train their own AI assistants to manage and optimize their social capital in real time, and intelligently convert influence credentials into DeFi staking rewards. It is this design philosophy of "leaving complexity to the protocol and presenting simplicity to users" that allows Sophon social oracles to truly break through the traditional blockchain narrative, so that every like, every victory, and every creation is naturally precipitated into programmable digital rights and interests, and silently exerts value in the background.

Data Verification: A Trajectory of Ecological Rise

As of April 2025, Sophon has shown explosive growth. The platform's total locked value has surpassed 500 million USD since the mainnet launch, with nearly 150 million USD in assets locked in Farms alone; simultaneously, the platform has built a decentralized computing network consisting of 120,000 nodes and 5,800 independent participants; within just three months of the mainnet launch, Sophon has attracted 26 native projects covering fields such as GameFi, AI agents, and prediction markets. These figures not only confirm the market's high recognition of the user experience-first model but also fully demonstrate Sophon's core competitiveness in transforming crypto technology into tangible user value.

Sophon ecological part projects

Conclusion: When Blockchain becomes the "oxygen" of digital life.

The ultimate vision of Sophon Network is to make blockchain technology as ubiquitous as air, yet undetectable by users. Users do not need to delve into ZK proofs or account abstraction; they simply enjoy fairer game rules, greater data sovereignty, and richer digital rights. It is this strategy of "technological invisibility, value visibility" that is reshaping the growth logic of the entire crypto industry: from the user's perspective, the crypto experience has shifted from high "learning costs" to direct "usage benefits"; from the developer's perspective, on-chain development is gradually shifting from a purely technical competition to innovation driven by scenarios; and from the perspective of the entire industry, the market size is transitioning from a single "speculative drive" to a "value drive."

As the community passionately discussed during the launch of the Sophon mainnet, "Finally, there is a product that makes me forget I am using a Blockchain." This may be the best proof that cryptocurrency technology is becoming mainstream — when the technology no longer needs to be repeatedly discussed, it means it has truly integrated into our lives.

In the future, the Sophon ecosystem will continue to expand: developers can apply for special funding; users will have the opportunity to win Genesis NFTs by participating in blockchain gaming tournaments; and investors can also share in the dividends brought by ecosystem growth by joining the node network. It is in such a future blueprint that everyone will become a participant and beneficiary of the crypto economy—no need to delve into technical details, just enjoy the beauty and convenience of digital life.