Sonic Labs Launches 'Spawn' for No-Code AI-Powered Web3 Apps
Sonic Labs has launched Spawn, an AI platform that allows users to create Web3 applications using natural language prompts. Previewed at ETHDenver 2026, the tool is designed to lower the barrier for protocol creation, meme launches, and agent-based financial products. The platform represents a key step in the productization of AI as an on-chain development tool.
- All applications created with Spawn are deployed on the Sonic blockchain, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 that reportedly processes up to 400,000 transactions per second with near-instant finality. This infrastructure is designed to support high-throughput applications like games and DeFi protocols. - The platform features a built-in AI agent named "Spawny" that allows for iterative, conversational development, enabling users to modify smart contract logic and frontend components by issuing natural language commands. - Sonic Labs, formerly the Fantom Foundation, is led by CEO Michael Kong and co-founder Andre Cronje, a prominent figure in the DeFi space. - In May 2025, Sonic Labs secured a strategic investment of $10 million from Galaxy Digital through an S-token sale, aimed at strengthening its position in the U.S. market and expanding its DeFi ecosystem. - The project's leadership is actively targeting institutional adoption and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, appointing Mitchell Demeter, who launched the first Bitcoin ATM, as CEO in September 2025 to spearhead this initiative. - Sonic's DAO has approved proposals to issue hundreds of millions of dollars worth of its native S token to fund a push into traditional finance, including plans for a Nasdaq-linked investment vehicle and an exchange-traded product (ETP).
