Sonic Launches 200 Million Token Airdrop: How Can Ordinary Users Maximize Their Returns?
TechFlow Selected TechFlow Selected
Sonic Launches 200 Million Token Airdrop: How Can Ordinary Users Maximize Their Returns?
This article will analyze Sonic's technical advantages and how to obtain high-yield stablecoin strategies through simple operations.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: Biteye
Sonic, a standout project in the Layer 1 space, has achieved nearly $1 billion in TVL within just four months. It offers full EVM compatibility and introduces a groundbreaking fee-sharing mechanism.
With an ongoing 200 million $S token airdrop campaign and stablecoin yield strategies offering up to 150% annualized returns, it presents a rare win-win opportunity combining "yield + airdrop."
This article will break down Sonic's technical advantages and show how to easily earn high yields using stablecoins.
1. Project Background
Sonic (formerly Fantom), founded by Michael Kong in 2018, aimed to overcome Ethereum’s scalability limitations. After several transitions, with assistance from Andre Cronje, it evolved into today’s high-performance Layer-1 blockchain, Sonic.
2. Technical Highlights
Sonic features a custom tech stack—dedicated VM, database, and consensus mechanism—while remaining fully EVM-compatible. As one of the highest-performing EVM blockchains, Sonic supports over 10,000 TPS with sub-second finality, making it ideal for DeFi and Web3 gaming applications requiring high-frequency transactions.
The Fee Monetization (FeeM) model is revolutionary: developers earn 90% of network fees generated by their applications, eliminating the need for costly app-chains and complex cross-chain interoperability.
Sonic natively supports Account Abstraction (AA), enhancing user experience. Transaction fees can be subsidized by Sonic or specific protocols, allowing users to interact without holding $S tokens. Dynamic fee controls give apps flexibility to adjust user fees based on use cases.
3. Airdrop Campaign
Sonic launched a points program distributing 200 million $S tokens over more than a year to incentivize users and developers and accelerate ecosystem growth.
Users earn Passive Points by holding or using whitelisted assets such as scUSD, USDC.e, and scETH. Activity Points are earned through on-chain actions like trading, staking, or providing liquidity. Points can be claimed for $S tokens at the end of each quarter.
Developers compete for airdrop allocations via Sonic Gems; GEMS can be converted into $S and distributed to users of corresponding dApps.
Tokens received from the airdrop are 25% unlocked immediately, while the remaining 75% vest linearly over 270 days in NFT form. The first airdrop is expected in June—when the locked 75% NFTs may hit the market, potentially creating a buying opportunity for discounted $S.
Note on earning points: liquidity pools must consist of two whitelisted assets (e.g., S-USDC) to qualify; otherwise, no points are awarded. Assets like WETH and USDT only earn Activity Points, not Passive Points.
4. Engagement Strategies
High-Yield Stablecoin Strategy
4.1 Providing Liquidity
On @SwapXfi, adding liquidity to either the bUSDC.e-20/wstkscUSD or aSonUSDC/wstkscUSD pools offers high APR yields (16.7% and 22.27% respectively), along with 12x Sonic points, 1.5x Rings points, and eligibility for SwapX airdrops.
Here’s how:
First, go to @SiloFinance and locate the S/USDC lending pair with ID 20. Deposit USDC to receive bUSDC. Then, deposit USDC on @Rings_Protocol to mint scUSDC. Stake scUSDC to get stkscUSD, then re-stake stkscUSD to obtain wstkscUSD. Finally, add liquidity on SwapX.
Note: Converting wstkscUSD back to stkscUSD allows immediate withdrawal. Converting stkscUSD → scUSD takes 5 days, and scUSD → USDC another 5 days. However, wstkscUSD can be directly swapped for USDC on Shadow at minimal slippage. Large positions require ~10 days to exit fully; smaller ones can exit quickly via secondary markets.
For the aSonUSDC pool: deposit USDC into Aave to receive aSonUSDC, then follow the same steps above.
4.2 Voting for Bribes
Mechanics:
wstkscUSD on @Rings_Protocol earns protocol revenue generated on Sonic. Meanwhile, veUSD (locked scUSDC) gains voting power to direct yields earned on the mainnet. (scUSD is minted 1:1 against USDC, which is deployed via Veda into DeFi on the mainnet to generate yield.)
Projects bribe veUSD holders to vote for their protocols, thereby directing more yield their way.
How to participate:
First, stake USDC into stkscUSD on Rings Protocol (see section 4.1). Then lock your stkscUSD—the longer the lock, the greater your voting weight.
Next, visit @Paladin_vote’s dApp, navigate to Quest, find scUSD, and enter the bribe dashboard (link: https://quest.paladin.vote/#/scusd).
Click “Vote” to be redirected to Rings Protocol’s voting page. Select the protocol offering the highest reward shown on Paladin and allocate all your votes to it.
Voting resets weekly. Currently, participation is low, enabling APYs as high as 150%. To automate voting, use @TholgarFi—you’ll only need to claim rewards manually.
Note: Rings Protocol is built by the same team behind Paladin and TholgarFi, so it's secure.
You must choose between liquidity provision and vote bribing—one cannot do both simultaneously. Liquidity can be withdrawn anytime, whereas bribing requires locking tokens for weeks to a year. Currently, fewer participants engage in bribing, resulting in higher capital efficiency. Choose your allocation based on personal preference.
To close with AC’s words: The Sonic token doesn’t matter—what matters is the Sonic ecosystem and Sonic users.
Join TechFlow official community to stay tuned
Telegram:https://t.me/TechFlowDaily
X (Twitter):https://x.com/TechFlowPost
X (Twitter) EN:https://x.com/BlockFlow_News
@BiteyeCN
