$SOPHON Catalyst Posts
June 26, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $SOPHON Profile · Market Rankings
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21 source posts analyzed· 2026-06-26T02:02:14+00:00Another sunset @sophon sunsetting Sophon Chain Like RT
AI visual analysis: A tweet from Sophon (@Sophon) announcing "a new beginning" with the headline "All in on Apps. Sunsetting the Sophon Chain," stating they are sunsetting their ZK-powered L2 to focus on apps built on Base, with their first product Pyre launching in entertainment finance.
· 2026-06-26T07:40:25+00:00> no I am not associated with sophon anymore > not sure why they used my face hella in the video > all the marketing you saw with the events and merch were supposed to be paired with the underlying product, not marketing’s issue (genuinely think we tried new avenues compared to
· 2026-06-26T12:46:19+00:00Another project has gone bankrupt @Sophon Launched over a year ago, dropped dozens of times
AI visual analysis: The image is a screenshot of a post from Sophon (@Sophon) announcing the shutdown of Sophon Chain, with the highlighted text reading "今天，我们将停止运营 Sophon Chain" (Today, we will cease operations of Sophon Chain), which aligns with the post's claim that the project has gone bankrupt after launching over a year ago.
· 2026-06-26T08:10:16+00:00Sophon is shutting down while I’m still holding my Sophon airdrop from last year. Current value: $10. At this point, I think I believed in the project more than the team. @0xsseb , please get me a role in your new venture. I have proven loyalty.
AI visual analysis: The image shows a crypto rewards dashboard displaying a claimable amount of 2,219.7344 WSOPH tokens valued at $10.72, with a "Claim" button below. This illustrates the post's complaint about a meager Sophon airdrop payout coinciding with the project's shutdown, mocking the user's "proven loyalty" as essentially worthless.
· 2026-06-26T15:10:14+00:00Last thing I'll say about this. For the creators who worked with Sophon, and got paid to talk about them, who are now gravedancing and calling this a rug. Where are your ethics and professional manners? You take money from someone, and then dunk on them for engagement? If
· 2026-06-26T08:23:40+00:00MegaETH, Monad and Blast should follow Sophon and move to Base
· 2026-06-26T04:46:49+00:00MegaETH team today seeing Sophon shut their chain down saying “yeah, we knew this would happen.. we didn’t need more chains but good apps instead”. Also MegaETH:
AI visual analysis: The image shows a 1-year price chart of MegaETH (MegaETH token) at $0.04627, down 72.28% ($0.1206) with $24.9M in 24hr volume, featuring a sharp, near-vertical crash in price—ironically illustrating the post's jab at MegaETH as the "also" to Sophon shutting down, highlighting MegaETH's own catastrophic token performance.
· 2026-06-26T05:41:43+00:00So sophon shut down make node runners are currently losing money a L2 move to base
AI visual analysis: The image shows a Sophon node licensing table detailing 40 tiers with rising ETH prices (from 0.0813 to 2.0556) and total licenses per tier (8,000 down to 1,000), with cumulative funds raised reaching $208.82M from 200,000 total nodes available. This data supports the post's claim that Sophon node operators are losing money, as the platform appears to be shutting down despite only 60% of node supply being sold, leaving many participants with devalued licenses as the project transitions to Base L2.
· 2026-06-26T13:33:14+00:00yesterday Sophon and Swellchain both shut down honestly i don't think anyone was surprised we've reached a point where you can almost predict how these launches will go raise millions, launch another chain, push early rewards, get everyone farming points, call it an
· 2026-06-26T19:19:43+00:00time to comment on this --> sophon had 928 daily active addresses last month --> literally less people than a single high school --> it raised $60M --> Story Protocol had 600 daily active users --> less people than a single middle school --> it raised $140M --> I put its
![A Dune chart titled "DAU [Story Protocol] Daily Statistics" shows Story Protocol's daily active users peaking above 100k in early 2025 before declining sharply and stabilizing at very low levels, with the post highlighting that the protocol only had about 600 daily active users despite raising $140M.](https://api.cryptitalk.com/reddit-image/5bd0a784515b453cbd47a706ab0ec6f3abd9d5aaa8732cc9a059700840f24a3a.jpg)
AI visual analysis: A Dune chart titled "DAU [Story Protocol] Daily Statistics" shows Story Protocol's daily active users peaking above 100k in early 2025 before declining sharply and stabilizing at very low levels, with the post highlighting that the protocol only had about 600 daily active users despite raising $140M.
· 2026-06-26T08:44:48+00:00Another ZKsync ZKStack project has gone into the past, this time it's Sophon. The founder was the head of ZKsync's ecosystem, after the ZKsync user scam incident, he split off to do his own thing, raised 70M. Result: price dropped 21 times from the peak, volume 6.45M/day, losing
AI visual analysis: A tweet by @Sophon announcing "a new beginning" with the sunsetting of the Sophon Chain to go all-in on apps, alongside market data showing SOPH at $0.004806 (down 85.73% in 1Y) with a $9.61M market cap, $70M raised, and a meme caption "Tui bay Nhin airdrop LayerZero đi" mocking the project's dramatic price decline.
· 2026-06-26T11:05:59+00:00Today, we're decommissioning the Sophon Chain. You don't find product-market fit by defending sunk costs. Instead, you learn and adapt.
AI visual analysis: An anime character with glasses gestures toward a butterfly, asking "is this an app?" in white text at the bottom. The image serves as a meme illustrating the post's message about decommissioning the Sophon Chain—suggesting the "butterfly" (the chain) was a fleeting experiment rather than a viable product.
· 2026-06-26T11:54:29+00:00it is really crazy to think that sophon is shutting down its L2. a lot of people made good money during the InfoFi days, and now that chapter is officially over. nothing lasts forever in this industry. it is best to know wen to adapt and move on to the next opportunity.
· 2026-06-26T17:47:41+00:00It's unfortunate to see the node narrative having lots of trouble Realistically if alts had done even a fraction of the performance of 2021, nodes would've been incredibly successful Wishing Sophon the best, this is the right move for sure
· 2026-06-26T07:07:43+00:00My Drop Diary Biggest Loss - Sophon is shutting down their ZK-powered L2 network. They will only focus on Soph(+) on Base. The team admitted the network is useless. Node holders need to migrate here: sophon.com/content/ Another useless network is closing. Alas, the
AI visual analysis: A graphic titled "MY DROP DIARY" with "DAILY UPDATE" text displays four crypto project logos, highlighting the biggest loss as Sophon's shutdown of its ZK-powered L2 network in favor of focusing on Soph(+) on Base.
· 2026-06-26T04:49:50+00:00network went down twice in 24h but tokenized equities launching, Sophon migrated with Pyre dropping early July, and institutional vaults just went live big is accurate
· 2026-06-26T13:33:04+00:00Sophon is starting its next chapter, going all-in on consumer apps, on @base . The Noon team is excited to work alongside the @Sophon team on their next endeavours. In light of this announcement, Noon will wind down its USN and sUSN markets on Sophon. Bridges will remain open as
· 2026-06-26T02:27:17+00:00sophon is sunsetting. it's high time i move my precious bags.
AI visual analysis: The image shows a cryptocurrency token listing displaying "Sophon" as the name with a value of "$2" and "0%" change, alongside a logo featuring `<>` code brackets in a teal circle on a dark background, representing the Sophon token on what appears to be a price tracker platform.
· 2026-06-26T07:21:26+00:00update | another shutdown @Sophon is shutting down its L2 blockchain and rebranding to soph(+), a consumer product studio building on @base . they're claiming infrastructure chains no longer hold value. more information here x.com/i/status/20701 … stay tuned for more
AI visual analysis: The image is an X (Twitter) post from Sophon (@Sophon) announcing "A new beginning" with a graphic that reads "a new beginning / c/o Sophon / ⊻base," promoting their article titled "All in on Apps: Sunsetting the Sophon Chain," in which Sophon announces it is discontinuing its ZK-powered L2 and pivoting to apps built on Base, with "Pyre" launching as their first entertainment product.
· 2026-06-26T08:34:53+00:00dear founders/CEOs, please stop building new L1's/L2's, we really don't need any chain. please prefer @base network instead of launching new shitt. also megaeth, monad, berachain & monad should follow sophon and move to Base. there's nothing better to be based.
AI visual analysis: A tweet from Sophon (@Sophon) announces "All in on Apps. Sunsetting the Sophon Chain," stating that Sophon is sunsetting its ZK-powered L2 and going all in on apps built on Base, with their first product Pyre launching in entertainment finance. The image reinforces the accompanying post's message, which urges founders and CEOs to stop building new L1s/L2s and instead build on Base, suggesting projects like MegaETH, Monad, and Berachain should follow Sophon's lead.
· 2026-06-26T04:31:01+00:00Sophon chính thức ngừng hoạt động. Úp bô được airdrop ZK rồi nên thừa cơ hội bán node úp bô luôn Sophon giờ thì dead chain
AI visual analysis: A screenshot of Sophon's (@Sophon, 1024 ₮) announcement on X that they will cease operating Sophon Chain today, noting the project couldn't match its product to the market by protecting sunk costs, and instead chose to learn and pivot.