Somnia launch ground breaking technology built by Improbable: the first chain designed for large-scale virtual worlds and open digital economies
During its 6-month testnet phase, Somnia reached over two billion transactions, over 110 million unique wallets, onboarded 60 validators, and over 70 ecosystem partners
London, UK, September 2, 2025 – Somnia, a high-performance layer-one blockchain, today announced the launch of its mainnet. Built by Improbable under contract for the Somnia Foundation, Somnia is engineered to support mass consumer applications such as gaming, social platforms and decentralised finance.
Already live, Somnia is powering more than 70 projects, used by over 110 million wallet addresses, onboarded 60 validators and has processed over two billion transactions in its testnet phase — one of the highest figures achieved by any blockchain before mainnet launch.
Other milestones include a record-breaking 80 million transactions processed in a single day, the most in EVM history, and more than 250 million transactions in just five days from Chunked gameplay alone.
Herman Narula, Founder and CEO of Improbable said: “Somnia’s mainnet launch is an inflection point for real-world use cases of blockchains. It’s the most advanced layer-one in the world, able to handle thousands of times the throughput of ethereum or solana and is the first blockchain built for the scale, speed and responsiveness needed to power real-time virtual experiences. This represents the culmination of years of R&D in distributed systems. This marks the foundation of an open digital asset economy, where billions of people can interact, transact and exchange value across immersive experiences.”
Paul Thomas, Founder of Somnia said: “Somnia isn’t just fast, it’s the first chain built to handle the scale and complexity of next-generation consumer applications. With mainnet live, we’re proud to be supporting an ecosystem of brands, creators and fans. We’re now on a path to driving more transactions by facilitating more unique experiences that drive a thriving cross-world economy no other blockchain is powering. The Improbable team has been instrumental, bringing the technical depth and unique expertise required to develop infrastructure capable of powering this technology at scale.”
Core technical capabilities of the Somnia mainnet
Transaction throughput of 1M+ TPS, with sub-second end-to-end latency
Ultra low-cost, at sub-cent fees
70+ active projects at launch, including Variance, Maelstrom, ForU AI, Quills and Sparkball
EVM compatible, and built to support MSquared’s open standards for avatars and assets, enabling cross-world portability and identity persistence
Integrations with OpenSea, Layer Zero, Sequence, Ankr, DIA, Thirdweb, and many others.
During its testnet phase, Somnia established key partnerships with Google Cloud, BitGo and Fireblocks to strengthen scalability, security and developer capabilities for launch.
Developer ecosystem growth & next phase
Somnia launched a $10 million grant program to onboard developers to its ecosystem, alongside the Dream Catalyst accelerator, specifically for games and game developers, providing funding, infra tooling, go-to-market support and community building. It also committed to hosting several online mini-hackathons over the next year and launching Dreamthon, a developer accelerator focused on DeFi, AI, InfoFi and SocialFi.
With its strong partner network and developer pipeline in place, Somnia is now scaling adoption and enabling the first wave of fully on-chain applications. It is onboarding partners across gaming, entertainment and finance, expanding its developer grant program and preparing new integrations to drive continued ecosystem growth.
A key step in a shared vision for open digital economies
Somnia is fully owned and operated by the Somnia Foundation, which stewards the blockchain as open, public infrastructure for developers, platforms, and ecosystem projects. Improbable contributed its technical expertise in building the platform, drawing from a decade of expertise building distributed systems and achieving scale at unprecedented levels.
Somnia plays a foundational role in enabling an open and interconnected digital ecosystem, offering the identity and economic infrastructure needed to support high-scale, persistent virtual economies.
Somnia is part of a wider ecosystem that includes over $270 million in committed investment from Improbable, MSquared, and the Foundation, each playing a role in advancing open, immersive digital experiences.
Peter Lipka, COO of Improbable said: “With over 70 projects already live and more major milestones in sight, Somnia shows what’s possible when deep technical investment meets a clear focus on usability. It’s a strong example of what our development team is here to deliver.”
David Toh, Managing Partner at Mirana Ventures said: “The Somnia blockchain represents a step change in next generation digital infrastructure, offering one of the most innovative and credible paths to scale we’ve seen with the performance needed for mainstream adoption. Built by Improbable’s proven team, it’s well placed to shape the next era of digital economies.”
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