Somnia selects Validation Cloud for Mainnet Launch

With its mainnet now live, Somnia is ready to power the dreams of builders and bring web3 into the mainstream. As both a genesis validator and RPC mainnet launch provider for the Somnia blockchain, Validation Cloud is proud to have been selected by Somnia for its record-breaking testnet and now successful transition to mainnet.

What is Somnia?

Somnia is the fastest, most cost-effective EVM Layer-1 blockchain, capable of processing more than 1 million transactions per second with sub-second finality and sub-cent fees.

This performance enables real-time, fully on-chain experiences that go beyond financial applications. There are over 70 partners already building on Somnia, from games and social platforms,  to DeFI, AI-powered applications and beyond.

To make that a little more real, at a recent Somnia event we got to meet one of the teams behind the game Dark Table, an online card collection game which uses Somnia under the hood for in-game assets and ownership.

Our Role in the Testnet and Mainnet Launch

From the earliest stages of testnet, we worked alongside more than 60 validators to secure the network, establish and test its stability, and sustain performance during high-volume periods.

In terms of numbers: during six months of testing, Somnia processed more than 2 billion transactions, including a single-day EVM record of over 80 million. 

Being involved in the testnet gave us a first-hand look at what high-performance blockchain infrastructure can achieve — and prepared us to deliver the secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure that builders now need on mainnet.

We also got to sit down with Igancio Pastor, Somnia’s Head of Engineering to learn more about the chain and what goes into building it, see our Around the Block Podcast here.

Now, as mainnet goes live, Somnia selected Validation Cloud to support support the network launch in a dual role:

• As a validator, securing and decentralizing the network.
• As an industry leading RPC provider, giving developers institutional-grade SOC2 Type II compliant access to Somnia through our high performance, low-latency, reliable, enterprise-ready mainnet and testnet endpoints. Developers can enjoy a generous free tier of 50 millions free compute units per month to start building.

Together, these roles allow us to help power Somnia’s growth from both the security and accessibility sides of the infrastructure stack.

Why We Support Somnia

At Validation Cloud, we support blockchains that combine technical ambition with a growing developer ecosystem. Somnia embodies this combination:

• Unprecedented performance — driven by innovations in consensus, execution, databases, and compression.
• Ecosystem momentum — from gaming and AI to DeFi and social, backed by grants, accelerators, and tools like Somnia Builder.
• Enterprise partnerships and integrations — including BitGo, Fireblocks, LayerZero and more.

By participating as both validator and RPC provider, we’re helping ensure that builders can rely on Somnia’s speed and accessibility to create applications not previously possible on blockchain infrastructure.

Somnia’s Technology Innovations

To meet the scaling demands of fully on-chain applications, Somnia has reimagined blockchain design from the ground up. Among its key innovations:

• MultiStream Consensus: Inspired by the Autobahn BFT study, validators publish to independent data chains with a separate consensus layer finalizing results — keeping throughput high even under stress.
• Accelerated Sequential Execution: Compiles EVM bytecode to optimized native code, enabling modern CPUs to maximize single-core performance.
• IceDB (Custom Database): Purpose-built for deterministic performance, fast in-memory reads, and efficient snapshotting, ensuring stability under heavy load.
• Advanced Compression + BLS Aggregation: Reduces validator communication overhead, achieving near-physical bandwidth limits without centralizing block production.

These advances enable Somnia to deliver unmatched throughput, predictable performance, and developer-friendly economics.

What’s Next

The launch of mainnet is only the beginning. Somnia plans to expand its validator community, release new developer tools, and onboard even more projects.

At Validation Cloud, our mission is to deliver the world’s most trusted foundation for Web3. As the industry-leading validator and RPC provider for Somnia, we ensure that developers, enterprises, and end users experience top quality performance, security and reliability to access and build on Somnia Testnet and Mainnet.

We are proud to be live on Somnia mainnet — and even more excited about what’s to come.

The future of fully on-chain applications starts here!

About Validation Cloud

Validation Cloud is the AI platform powering Web3 finance. The company delivers products across Data x AI, Staking, and Node API—trusted by billions in staked assets with #1 global node performance. At its core is Mavrik, the proprietary intelligence engine that reimagines how institutions interact with and analyze Web3 data.

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