Sonic Labs has received community support to raise $150 million aimed at entering the U.S. capital markets and launching a regulated exchange-traded fund (ETF). This move is expected to strengthen the company’s position in the traditional financial sector and enhance the investment appeal of the Sonic token (S).
This is reported by Business • Media
Expansion Strategy in the U.S. and ETF Launch
According to a plan titled “Expansion in the U.S. and Implementation of TradFi,” approved on August 20, 2025, Sonic Labs intends to issue new tokens to fund two key areas. One is the creation of an ETF in partnership with an exchange-traded fund provider, and the other is attracting private investments into public equity on Nasdaq amounting to $100 million. The reserve funds are intended to be used for the buyback of Sonic tokens to support their value, with the assets remaining locked for at least three years.
To implement this strategy, the company is forming a specialized division, Sonic USA, expanding its team by hiring regional managers, and additionally plans to invest another 150 million Sonic tokens in building infrastructure in the U.S. Sonic Labs is focusing on institutional investors, intensifying its emphasis on the American market and at the Washington level.
Tokenomics Update and Market Indicators
The company announced a significant update to its tokenomics. According to the developers, the redistribution of fees and gas-burning mechanisms will make the Sonic token more scarce and enhance its deflationary nature.
“The redistribution of fees and gas burning will make the Sonic asset more scarce, believe the developers.”
According to CoinMarketCap, Sonic Labs has a market capitalization of $898 million, and the price of the Sonic token (S) at the time of this report is $0.312. Over the past week, the asset’s value has decreased by 1.3%.
Alongside the new investment initiatives, the company continues to develop its EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, which launched in August 2024.
It is worth noting that other players in the market are also becoming more active: the company Stripe is developing its own blockchain, Tempo, in partnership with the venture firm Paradigm.