By Guest 
Discover how cutting-edge projects leverage Somnia’s ultra-fast, low-cost blockchain to build next-gen dApps, games, and DeFi solutions.
Somnia, an ultra-fast Layer 1 blockchain designed for real-time consumer applications, is rapidly growing its ecosystem with a variety of innovative projects now active on its testnet. From AI-driven trading agents to on-chain gaming and DeFi protocols, these initiatives harness Somnia’s unmatched speed, sub-second finality, and sub-cent transaction fees to deliver seamless, on-chain experiences previously unattainable on older blockchains.
Here’s a look at the latest additions to the Somnia ecosystem:
Infrastructure & Tooling
Privy: Provides self-custodial wallets embedded directly in apps, featuring smooth onboarding via familiar login methods. Privy’s global wallets allow users to maintain a single wallet across multiple applications, simplifying navigation through Somnia’s diverse gaming and dApp multiverse without requiring repeated setups.
- Glacis Labs: A cross-chain monitoring and security platform that streamlines and safeguards all cross-chain interactions. It enables secure messaging and asset transfers with granular controls and built-in failover, integrating with bridges like LayerZero and Hyperlane.
- Coin98: A multi-chain DeFi and AI wallet that enhances Web3 accessibility. Supporting 140+ blockchains, it includes built-in trading tools, a dApp browser, and the Cypheus AI assistant, offering users a seamless, all-in-one crypto experience.
- Hyperlane: A permissionless interoperability framework that facilitates smooth asset and message transfers between Somnia and 150+ connected chains.
- Nomis Protocol: An on-chain reputation system that assigns wallet-based scores, helping dApps in the Somnia ecosystem tailor experiences, enhance security, and reward authentic engagement.
Games & On-Chain Experiences
- Chunked: A sandbox MMO where every action and asset is recorded on-chain, generating over 10 million transactions in under a week.
- Kraft Labs: Developing a suite of games, including on-chain Snake, Rock Paper Scissors Core, Ghibli Pet Game, and Wait, My Hero!—an AI-driven narrative puzzle.
- Somniacs (Community Builders): Independent developers launching titles like Dino Runner, Coin Flip, Bubble Pop, and Somnia Paint, each attracting thousands of unique players.
DeFi, Data & SocialFi
- QuickSwap: A leading Polygon-based DEX now on Somnia, offering swaps, LP staking, perpetuals, yield farming, and gaming integrations.
- Haifu.fun: An experimental DeFi and AI platform where users invest in autonomous trading agents called wAIfus, blending fund management with on-chain culture.
- QSTN: A decentralized survey platform that rewards users for sharing opinions, now featuring on-chain proof, token rewards, and NFT incentives.
- Ormi: A data platform providing Somnia developers and analysts with scalable access to Subgraphs, Data APIs, and an SQL engine for on-chain data.
As more developers leverage Somnia’s testnet, they’re uncovering its potential to unlock new possibilities in blockchain applications.
“We’re just getting started,” said Somnia founder Paul Thomas. “In the coming weeks and months, you’ll see a wave of applications and games launching on Somnia—many unlike anything seen before.”
Somnia is actively supporting builders through grants and an accelerator program for game developers entering Web3.
To explore Somnia’s testnet and get involved, visit somnia.network.
About Somnia
Somnia is the fastest and most cost-efficient EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, processing over 1 million transactions per second (TPS) with sub-second finality and sub-cent fees. Its multi-stream consensus technology ensures rapid block certainty and high throughput. With sequential execution and compression algorithms, Somnia efficiently handles high-density scenarios, increasing inter-node data transfer by 10-20x. Its custom IceDB database achieves 15-100 nanosecond read/write speeds, reducing costs to less than a penny per transaction.
This makes Somnia the ideal platform for large-scale, real-time applications in gaming, social media, metaverse, finance, and beyond—serving millions of users entirely on-chain while making EVM more efficient than ever.