Sonic Labs Launches AI for Building Web3 Apps
Sonic Labs has launched Spawn, an AI platform that enables users to build and deploy Web3 applications using natural language prompts. The platform is designed to remove the technical barrier of smart contract coding, allowing for faster experimentation in areas like decentralized finance and insurance.
- The platform, named Spawn, was previewed at ETHDenver 2026 and aims to reduce Web3 development time from weeks to minutes. It generates full-stack applications, including smart contracts and a frontend with wallet integration, directly from natural language prompts. - Users can refine and modify applications conversationally through an integrated AI assistant named "Spawny." This allows for iterative changes to contract logic and user interface components without writing code. - During a live demonstration at ETHDenver, Sonic Labs generated a fully playable Snake game with an on-chain leaderboard from a single natural language prompt. - Applications built with Spawn are deployed directly to the Sonic testnet, a high-performance, EVM-compatible blockchain designed for high throughput and low transaction fees. - Sonic Labs, the company behind Spawn, was formerly known as Fantom. The company is led by CEO Michael Kong. - The launch is part of a broader trend of integrating AI into Web3, which analysts project will be a multi-billion dollar market by the end of the decade, aimed at simplifying complexity and improving security. - In May 2025, Sonic Labs secured $10 million through a strategic sale of its S-token to Galaxy, a digital asset firm. This partnership is intended to strengthen Sonic Labs' position in the U.S. market and support its DeFi ecosystem.
