Sony and Startale have set up the Seneium blcockchain.

Sony Group and Startale unveil Soneium blockchain to accelerate Web3 innovation

Sony Group and Startale unveiled development of the Soneium blockchain to accelerate Web3 Innovation.

A joint venture between Sony Group and Startale, the new blockchain built on Optimism’s Superchain unites leading Web3 projects and infrastructure pioneers, including Astar Network, Circle, Chainlink, Alchemy and The Graph plans to bridge the gap between decentralized innovation and everyday consumer applications in entertainment, gaming, and finance.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.