Sophon ZKSync hyperchain raises $60 million in node sale

The entertainment-focused Hyperchain aims to provide a robust infrastructure for gaming, AI, and SocialFi-related protocols.

Sophon, an entertainment-focused zkSync Hyperchain, has secured $60 million worth of Wrapped Ether (wETH) through its node sale.

The funding will be used to launch Sophon, an artificial intelligence (AI) and gaming-focused ecosystem built as a modular rollup leveraging Zero Knowledge (ZK) technology, aiming to launch in the third quarter of 2024.

The $60 million node sale is considered high for an emerging project. Part of the node sale’s success can be attributed to the need for reliable infrastructure for entertainment-focused use cases such as gaming and artificial intelligence (AI), according to Seb, the co-founder of Sophon.

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