Sonic (prev. Fantom) (S)
Fantom rebranded to Sonic with 10,000 TPS EVM chain; Andre Cronje back driving DeFi revival with fee monetization
Ranked 84th of 251 rated tokens. Scoring pass 11 Jun 2026.
What the numbers say
S scores 115 of 250 across the 25-variable framework, which places it 84th of 251 rated tokens and inside the upper half of the set. The framework verdict is WATCH.
The score rests on TVL Trend 6/10, 19th of 251, Catalyst Calendar 6/10, 29th of 251, Team Execution 6/10, 30th of 251 and Revenue Trend 5/10, 32nd of 251.
Against the same universe, S sits in the bottom third on Vesting Schedule 3/10, 204th of 251, Circulating / FDV Ratio 4/10, 203rd of 251 and Supply Inflation 3/10, 199th of 251. These are the variables that would have to move for the verdict to change.
100% of eventual supply is already circulating, so vesting is not a live risk for S. Price has to be justified by demand rather than absorbed against a cliff.
S trades 97.9% below its all-time high of $1.03. Recovering that level is a 47.6x move, not a 97.9% one, which is the arithmetic most drawdown charts hide.
The framework score gained 14 points against the previous pass (101 to 115). Revisions of this size follow a change in the underlying variables, not a change in price.
$185.0M sits in the protocol. The token is capitalised below the value locked in the protocol.
25-variable breakdown
Each variable is scored 1 to 10 and ranked against every other rated token, so a 7 that ranks 20th means something different from a 7 that ranks 180th. The rank is the part that is hard to get anywhere else.
Cash flow
| Protocol Revenue | 4 | 60th of 251 | |
| Revenue Trend | 5 | 32nd of 251 | |
| P/S Multiple | 5 | 38th of 251 | |
| Real Staking Yield | 5 | 37th of 251 |
Supply
| Supply Inflation | 3 | 199th of 251 | |
| Vesting Schedule | 3 | 204th of 251 | |
| Circulating / FDV Ratio | 4 | 203rd of 251 | |
| Buyback and Burn | 4 | 40th of 251 |
Ownership
| Smart Money Flows | 5 | 48th of 251 | |
| Insider Selling | 4 | 151st of 251 | |
| Holder Concentration | 4 | 58th of 251 |
Traction
| TVL Trend | 6 | 19th of 251 | |
| Active Users | 4 | 91st of 251 | |
| Developer Activity | 6 | 33rd of 251 | |
| Network Growth | 5 | 52nd of 251 |
Position
| Market Share | 4 | 87th of 251 | |
| Competitive Moat | 4 | 114th of 251 | |
| Institutional Adoption | 3 | 115th of 251 | |
| Exchange Depth | 5 | 73rd of 251 | |
| Social Mindshare | 5 | 41st of 251 |
Risk
| Regulatory Safety | 6 | 52nd of 251 | |
| Catalyst Calendar | 6 | 29th of 251 | |
| BTC Alpha Potential | 4 | 45th of 251 | |
| Team Execution | 6 | 30th of 251 | |
| Treasury Runway | 5 | 74th of 251 |
The vertical tick on each bar marks the median score across all 251 rated tokens, so a bar ending left of the tick is below the universe on that variable.
Catalyst and risk
Next catalyst
Andre Cronje-led DeFi network expansion; Sonic Gateway bridge to Ethereum and fee sharing with apps going live
Principal risk
Heavy token releases (46% remaining), FTM rebrand legacy bagholders exiting, competing with mature EVM L2s
Market and supply
| Price | $0.0221 |
| Market cap | $85.9Mrank 285 |
| All-time high | $1.034 Jan 2025 |
| Circulating supply | 3,885,497,663 |
| Eventual supply (total supply) | 3,885,497,663 |
| Dilution to full supply | 1x |
| Total value locked | $185.0M |
| Listed on | Binance, Bybit, KuCoin |
Price, market cap, supply and all-time high from CoinGecko, fetched 6 Aug 2026. The 25 scores come from the research pass dated 11 Jun 2026 and don't move with price.
Tokens with a similar profile
These are the closest matches to S measured on the shape of all 25 variables after removing overall quality, so what they share is a pattern of strengths and weaknesses rather than a similar size or price.
Sources
- [Sonic Labs] Sonic (formerly Fantom) relaunched with 10,000 TPS EVM and fee monetization for dApps
- [DeFiLlama] Sonic TVL ~$185M, growing after Andre Cronje return and DeFi incentive programs
- [Sonic Migration Docs] S token launched at FTM upgrade ratio, large legacy supply overhang existslink dead, claim unverified
One source link above no longer resolves, so we stripped the hyperlink rather than leave something that looks like evidence until you click it. The claims stay visible because they are part of the research record, but treat them as unverified. Every link was rechecked 6 Aug 2026.
Common questions
- What is the Early Thunder score for Sonic (prev. Fantom) (S)?
- S scores 115 out of 250 on the 25-variable framework, ranking 84th of 251 rated tokens (upper half). The framework verdict is WATCH.
- What are S's strongest fundamentals?
- S ranks highest on TVL Trend 6/10, 19th of 251, Catalyst Calendar 6/10, 29th of 251, Team Execution 6/10, 30th of 251 and Revenue Trend 5/10, 32nd of 251. Ranks are measured against all 251 tokens in the same scoring pass.
- What are the weakest parts of the S thesis?
- S scores in the bottom third of the universe on Vesting Schedule 3/10, 204th of 251, Circulating / FDV Ratio 4/10, 203rd of 251 and Supply Inflation 3/10, 199th of 251. The single risk carried on the scorecard is: Heavy token releases (46% remaining), FTM rebrand legacy bagholders exiting, competing with mature EVM L2s
- How much S supply is still to enter circulation?
- 100% of eventual S supply is circulating today, leaving 1x the current float still to arrive. At a flat price per token that is 0% of fully diluted value ahead of current holders.
- How far is S from its all-time high?
- S trades 97.9% below its all-time high of $1.03. Returning to that high requires a 47.6x move from the level used in this scoring pass.
- Which tokens have a similar profile to S?
- Measured on the shape of all 25 scored variables rather than on price, the closest matches to S are APT (116), SEI (100), IO (108) and CORE (100). Similarity here means the same pattern of strengths and weaknesses, not a similar market cap.
- What is the next catalyst for S?
- Andre Cronje-led DeFi network expansion; Sonic Gateway bridge to Ethereum and fee sharing with apps going live
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Research and analysis, not investment advice. Scores are one framework applied consistently across 251 tokens, not a prediction of price.