Somnia, a blockchain project dedicated to putting global data on the chain at record speed and efficiency, announced the official launch of the Shannon testnet, an important step before the mainnet launch. The testnet is named after Claude Elwood Shannon, the father of information theory, and aims to provide developers and users with a real environment for high-speed, scalable and cost-effective blockchain application testing.
Following the Somnia development network setting on-chain records such as over 1 million transactions per second (TPS), sub-second confirmation times and transaction fees of less than one cent, the launch of the Shannon testnet will further push the expansion boundaries of the network. During the development network testing, Somnia processed over 3.6 million transactions and over 300,000 unique addresses participated in the interaction, which strongly demonstrated its ability to handle real-world needs. The Shannon testnet is designed to test anti-congestion performance and provide developers with a scaled-up application deployment infrastructure.
It is reported that the Shannon testnet is designed to simulate real-world conditions to ensure that blockchain applications can operate normally in large-scale scenarios.
4 new features of Shannon testnet
Higher decentralization: With the launch of the staking protocol, multiple third-party validators have been connected and operated, and the network security and operational resilience have been further enhanced;
Significantly improved stability: no more state clearing, developers can focus on building products without redeploying or enabling replay state;
Development preparation is further improved: the necessary infrastructure for building and testing applications is in place;
Ecosystem expansion: More projects are set to debut and be introduced, driving rapid growth in real-world adoption and testnet activity.
Infrastructure Partners
Somnia’s testnet is fully equipped with the infrastructure developers need to build and scale applications. We have integrated key infrastructure partners to ensure seamless development and deployment. As the ecosystem grows stronger and further developed, developers can start building products immediately without waiting for additional integrations.
Four technological innovations driving Somnia
Somnias Shannon testnet is driven by several groundbreaking innovations, making it the leading blockchain testing environment today.
MultiStream Consensus: The Core of High-Performance Scalability
Somnias MultiStream consensus is a major breakthrough in blockchain scalability, allowing transactions to be executed in parallel without causing network delays. This innovation ensures that Somnia can balance speed, efficiency, and decentralization even with huge transaction volumes. Other innovations that drive Somnias superior performance include:
Accelerated sequential execution: Converts EVM bytecode to highly optimized native code, providing better single-core performance without runtime interpretation bottlenecks;
IceDB (deterministic database): a database built specifically for blockchain, providing nanosecond read and write speeds, ensuring consistency in transaction confirmation and accurate gas fee estimation;
Advanced Compression Technology: Reduces bandwidth requirements through streaming compression algorithms, supporting scalability to millions of transactions per second.
By integrating the above technologies, the Shannon testnet provides developers with a powerful and scalable development environment to facilitate their construction of the next generation of blockchain applications.
Unlock 4 new application scenarios
With high-speed and low-cost transactions, Somnia lays the foundation for a whole new class of blockchain applications, including:
Responsive applications: Smart contracts that can instantly respond to on-chain events and real-world data, opening up new possibilities for real-time gaming, dynamic markets, and automated financial services;
Full-chain games: games with real-time mechanics, instant transactions, and decentralized economies, without the need for centralized servers;
Scalable DeFi protocols: support high-frequency trading, instant exchange, and decentralized financial infrastructure without network congestion and excessive fees;
Social Platforms and Metaverse: Interactive digital worlds and social networks that scale seamlessly to millions of users.
Paul Thomas, founder of Somnia, said: “Shannon testnet is a validation environment for the full on-chain future. With millions of TPS, sub-second confirmation times and MultiStream consensus, developers can build products without limitations, and millions of users can experience a true internet-scale blockchain network.”
Subsequent planning
The launch of Somnia’s Shannon testnet is a critical step towards the mainnet. In the coming months, developers will deploy applications, optimize performance and perform stress testing, while Somnia officials will continue to improve infrastructure and work towards large-scale full adoption.
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About Somnia
Somnia is a leading high-speed and low-cost EVM Layer-1 blockchain network that can process more than 400,000 transactions per second (TPS) with sub-second confirmation time. Through innovative MultiStream technology, sub-second block confirmation and higher transaction throughput are achieved; its sequential execution and compression algorithms can effectively handle high-density scenarios, increasing the amount of data transmission between nodes by 10-20 times; the customized database IceDB can achieve 70-100 nanosecond read and write times, reducing transaction costs to less than one cent, which enables Somnia to serve millions of users in the fields of games, social networking, metaverse, finance, etc., and ensure the full chain operation of related processes, achieving efficient improvement of EVM network efficiency. As a result, Somnia has become an ideal platform for building large-scale real-time applications.
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