The Sonic blockchain reached a record 720-ms transaction finality during its testnet phase, setting a new benchmark in blockchain speed.
The Sonic chain attained a transaction finality of 720 milliseconds (ms) during the testnet phase, which is a significant milestone in the development of blockchain technology.
The assurance that a transaction is irreversible in blockchain is known as finality, and it occurs when it is incorporated into a block on the blockchain ledger.
Andre Cronje, the chief technology officer of Sonic Labs and the creator of the Fantom Network, asserts that Sonic is the world’s quickest Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chain, boasting a “true” 720-ms finality.
On September 8, Cronje composed the following remark on X:
“400ms responsiveness (perfect for synchronous events). 720ms finality (true, not probabilistic – no “please wait 30 blocks”).”
In contrast to Sonic, which achieves transaction finality in just over 700 milliseconds, the majority of blockchains necessitate the execution of numerous additional blocks to render the transaction irreversible.
Cronje is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the field of decentralized finance (DeFi). Cronje was the founder of the Keep3r Network and Yearn.finance in the past.
Sonic has the Potential to Become the Quickest Chain due to its Finality
The Sonic chain’s finality is a remarkable accomplishment, despite the fact that it is in a testnet environment, which could potentially improve a blockchain’s performance in comparison to real-world environments.
Cronje believes that Sonic has the potential to become the quickest blockchain network in terms of transaction finality if it can maintain this rate following the launch of the mainnet.
According to Chainspect data, the Solana mainnet is the quickest blockchain network at present, with a transaction finality of 12.8 seconds.
