Sony-backed Soneium plans native SONEIUM token for onchain entertainment

The Ethereum Layer 2 wants a token to tie together creators, IP owners, fans and investors in a tokenized entertainment economy Soneium, the Ethereum Layer 2 network backed by Sony, plans to issue a native token called $SONEIUM. The stated goal is to power what the project describes as an onchain entertainment economy. For most of its life, Soneium has run without a token of its own. That is about to change. The announcement came on October 26, 2026. Soneium is developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs, Sony’s blockchain unit.