Sebastien is the CEO and co-founder of Sophon - building amazing onchain experiences focused on entertainment and lifestyle applications.

Why you should listen

Sophon is reimagining the future of blockchain by making it invisible to the end user, focusing on delivering seamless entertainment experiences that feel natural to mainstream consumers. Unlike most crypto projects that emphasize technical innovation within a niche audience, Sophon is breaking out of the echo chamber by embedding blockchain's advantages—ownership, engagement loops, and decentralized infrastructure—into products people already use. Backed by Binance Labs, Maven11, and a successful $60 million node sale involving 200,000 participants, Sophon is led by former ZKSync executives who understand that mass adoption won’t come from convincing people to use crypto, but rather from offering better internet products powered by onchain technology.

To achieve this, Sophon is prioritizing high-impact sectors such as gaming, social platforms, AI, and prediction markets—where users are already engaged—while stripping away the complexity that has traditionally hindered crypto adoption. Features like seamless logins, gasless transactions, and intuitive interfaces remove friction, making blockchain’s benefits accessible without requiring technical knowledge. Beyond just financial speculation, Sophon is enabling the financialization of culture through sustainable, value-driven ecosystems, moving past the short-term hype of meme coins. Their curation model ensures that only high-quality applications with strong user retention make it onto the platform, differentiating Sophon from previous blockchain iterations that flooded the market with low-value projects.

Additionally, Sophon’s network is designed to align incentives through a node-based participation model, turning retail investors into active contributors rather than passive speculators. This approach fosters a more engaged and decentralized ecosystem, reinforcing its long-term viability. By partnering with industry leaders like Beam (gaming), Aethir (decentralized compute), and OPEN (ticketing), Sophon is proving that blockchain’s future lies in enhancing real-world applications, not just creating financial instruments. The shift toward an onchain-powered internet is already underway, and Sophon is positioning itself at the forefront of this transformation.

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