Happy New Year, everyone! ๐ฅ
To celebrate, weโre giving 1,500 USDC to one lucky member of the community.
To enter:
- Like and retweet this post
- Share your most ambitious goal for 2026 in the comments
Good luck! ๐ค
๐ Day 8 of our 8 Days of Christmas has arrived, marking the end of our giveaway.
Today's prize is 2,100 $USDC!
To enter today's drawing:
- Retweet and like this post
- Comment "Merry Christmas ๐" down below
๐ Good luck!
GM Steamers, we have a full xmas slate
NFL
Cowboys v Washingon @ 1pm et
Sprd: Cowboys -7.5, O/U: 50.5
Lions v Vikings @ 4:30 pm et
Sprd: Lions -6.0, O/U: 44.5
NBA
Cavs v Knicks @ 12pm et
Sprd: Knick -5.5, O/U: 239.5
Spurs v Thunder @ 2:30 pm et
Sprd: Thunder -9.5, O/U: 232.5
Which games are your watching? ๐ฉ๐
Season 1 did exactly what it was meant to do. It bootstrapped Sonic at launch, drove real usage, brought in infrastructure partners, and helped establish the network quickly. It worked.
It also came with an unavoidable tradeoff: meaningful sell pressure. Large, broad airdrops optimize for short-term behavior as much as long-term participation. Thatโs not a mistake, itโs a lesson. And good networks evolve based on lessons, not narratives.
After reviewing Season 1 outcomes and the broader market response, we made the deliberate decision to cut Season 2 short and materially reduce distributions. We know that wasnโt popular for everyone, but we believe it was the right call for the long-term health and alignment of the Sonic ecosystem.
Going forward, weโre moving away from broad participation-based airdrops and toward targeted, usage-driven incentives that reward real activity: builders shipping, users creating demand, and teams contributing to sustainable growth. In parallel, weโre re-evaluating tokenomics and burn mechanisms so value accrues to those who participate meaningfully as the network grows.
This is a shift from bootstrapping to optimization. From growth at any cost to discipline, alignment, and durability. Weโre building Sonic for the long haul, and every decision from here forward will reflect that. $S
๐ Welcome to day 6 of our 8 Days of Christmas.
Today's prize is 1,350 $USDC!
To enter today's drawing:
- Retweet and like this post
- Comment Sonic's ticker
๐ Good luck!
Dear friends,
I wish you all a warm and loving Christmas filled with joy and happiness. To those with family, cherish these moments as if it were your last Christmas together. To those without, continue the end of this year with strength and hope.
The beauty of Christmas is that it can be celebrated by all, regardless of religion, race etc, simply as a time to get together, eat good food and share moments that echo in eternity.
Happy Christmas.
Love from your favourite capybara,
Barry.