Somnia

Somnia is a high-performance, low-cost EVM-compatible Layer 1 designed for real-time, mass-consumer applications-especially on-chain games, social platforms, and metaverse-style experiences where low latency and high throughput matter.

Somnia combines three main directions under one umbrella:

• EVM-native smart contract platform: supports Solidity/EVM workflows and Ethereum-style tooling so existing EVM applications can be deployed with minimal changes.

• Performance-first execution and consensus: emphasizes parallelized transaction processing and an optimized execution pipeline to achieve high throughput and fast finality, targeting “real-time” on-chain interactions rather than slow, batch-style confirmation.

• Cost-efficient data and state layer: built with a focus on reducing state and database bottlenecks so fees remain extremely low and performance stays stable even under heavy load.

Key features typically highlighted by Somnia include very high throughput targets, sub-second finality goals, ultra-low fees, and primitives intended for “reactive” applications-apps that can respond to on-chain events quickly enough to feel like web2-level experiences.

Overall, Somnia positions itself as an “internet-scale” EVM chain optimized for consumer dApps, combining Ethereum compatibility with a speed- and latency-oriented architecture.