Sonic and Stellar see shrinking stablecoin economies. According to data from DefiLlama at time of writing, both @StellarOrg and @SonicLabs have seen their respective stablecoin market caps shrink double-digit %s this week. - Stellar [-20.65%] - Sonic [-14.48%] That said, both blockchains remain serious players in the stablecoin sector, currently ranked 20th and 27th largest stablecoin networks, respectively.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fans accuse SEGA of breaking its Deluxe Edition promise after paid Final Fantasy VII DLC was revealed. SEGA said the Deluxe Edition included “all future paid downloadable content,” but players must now pay extra for Season 2 content with Final Fantasy VII, Godzilla, and Evangelion crossovers. “Paid $100 for this shit. Guess I learned my lesson.” Some fans feel misled after paying extra for the Deluxe Edition, which originally cost around $90 in the US.

Sonic welcomes The Spartan Group as the newest validator on the Sonic network. Founded in 2017, Spartan is one of the most active investors and advisors in Web3, and their decision to secure the network is a strong vote of confidence in where Sonic is headed. Every independent validator strengthens the network's security and decentralization, and we're glad to have Spartan participating as Sonic moves into its next phase. Welcome, @TheSpartanGroup.

Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka says the series finally has the staff and money to ship better games, and more pressure to prove it on Metacritic. In an Automaton interview, he said past Sonic releases were inconsistent because the brand was struggling and “we simply had less money to invest in each title.” A million copies is basically expected now, and “we can’t afford to let our Metacritic scores drop.” It did not remove the scoreboard.

Sonic mainnet V2.2 is LIVE! This upgrade introduces bundled transactions, expanded transaction sponsorship, larger smart contracts, and several improvements across the network. Built to make Sonic simpler for users and more powerful for developers.