Background

Sonic is the first atomic SVM chain built to enable sovereign game economies on Solana. Sonic enables sovereign game economies that rollup and settle on Solana.

Sonic stands out with its focus on atomic interoperability and gaming applications. The key differentiator is HyperGrid, a scaling framework that implements a shared state network, orchestrates an interoperability interface, and serves as the consensus layer for the Grids it operates. HyperGrid is designed to inform an opinionated pattern for deploying scalable and configurable SVM rollups we call Grids.

Sonic is the first instance of a Grid orchestrated by this framework.

HyperGrid Architecture

Under the HyperGrid framework, we further introduce HyperFuse Guardian Nodes to operate as the verifier mechanism when HSSN posts the updated state onto Solana.

HyperFuse Guardian Nodes are designed to be light-weight, and run with very low computational resources. This document outlines the functionality, operation, and rewards system of the HyperFuse Guardian Nodes within the HSSN ecosystem.