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Uniswap x Sony: Web3 Just Got a Soundtrack

Wed May 07 2025

Uniswap integrates Sony’s new Layer 2 chain Soneium, unlocking the next frontier of onchain entertainment — from anime NFTs to J-Pop ticketing. Here’s what it means for creators, fans, and the future of digital ownership.

🎮 Uniswap Meets J-Pop: Welcome to Soneium

It’s official: Uniswap has gone full entertainment mode. With its latest integration of Soneium, Sony’s own Layer 2 built for media and fandom, Uniswap is bridging DeFi with anime, idols, and NFTs — all onchain.

Think swaps and LPs — but for digital concert tickets, anime merch, and exclusive fandom assets.

🎥 What the Hell Is Soneium?

Glad you asked. Soneium is Sony’s Ethereum Layer 2 chain, built on the OP Stack and designed for one thing: onchain culture.

Born from Sony Block Solutions Labs (aka Sony + Startale Labs), it’s the first big bet from a traditional media empire to build a Web3 playground from scratch — and they’re not messing around.

From anime juggernauts like Solo Leveling, to real-world J-Pop concerts dropping NFT memorabilia, Soneium is already live — and Uniswap just handed them the keys to DeFi.

🛠️ Built Different: What Makes Soneium Tick

Soneium isn’t just another rollup. It’s got:

🎫 Onchain ticketing for music events
🧢 Collectible drops for real-life idols
🎮 Infrastructure for entertainment devs via Soneium Spark
💹 Full Uniswap support for token swaps and liquidity

Sony is packaging all of this into an interoperable, fan-powered chain — not another siloed walled garden.

“Realize the Open Internet that Transcends Boundaries,” says Jun Watanabe, Sony BSL chairman. Translation? Say goodbye to platform lock-in. Say hello to owning your fandom.

🦄 Why Uniswap x Sony Is a Big Deal

Uniswap isn’t just integrating a new chain. It’s opening up DeFi rails for creators, allowing:

Tokenized music rights to be swapped
Concert merch NFTs to gain real liquidity
Fans to actually own what they collect

That’s the kind of UX leap Web3’s been begging for.

With this move, Uniswap positions itself not just as a DEX — but as a universal market for every kind of digital value.

🌐 The Full Stack: From Chain to Exchange

Sony’s vision is layered and deliberate:

Soneium Minato – the public testnet, backed by Optimism, Alchemy, The Graph & more
Soneium Spark – a dev incubator for Web3 entertainment apps
S.BLOX (ex-WhaleFin) – Sony’s rebranded exchange, plugged into the Soneium network

They’re not just building a chain — they’re building the entire Web3 experience. And Uniswap just gave it liquidity superpowers.

🧠 TL;DR:

Uniswap integrated Soneium, Sony’s new entertainment-focused Layer 2.
Soneium is already powering anime NFTs, idol concert ticketing, and more.
This bridges DeFi and entertainment — letting fans own, trade, and swap digital culture assets.
Sony’s not here to play. With Uniswap onboard, it’s building the next-gen Web3 fandom machine.

Welcome to the future of fandom. It’s not just online — it’s onchain.