Somnia is a new blockchain ecosystem built around the idea of onchain entertainment. Its infrastructure is designed to power fast, scalable, and interactive experiences such as games, social hubs, and digital worlds. At the center of this ecosystem is SOMI, the native token that drives both network security and user participation.
In this guide, we’ll cover the basics of Somnia and SOMI, explain the token’s utility and tokenomics, and then provide clear, step-by-step instructions on how to stake SOMI. By the end, you’ll know how to delegate tokens, manage your rewards, and understand the key details of staking on Somnia.
What is Somnia?
Somnia is indeed a high-performance, EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain engineered for on-chain entertainment and real-time experiences like gaming, virtual worlds, and metaverses. Its design lets the network process over 1 million transactions per second (TPS) while maintaining sub-second finality, making a new standard for scalable, immersive applications.
A core driver of this performance is Somnia’s MultiStream Consensus. In this model, each validator runs an independent mini-chain to produce blocks directly, without needing full consensus at that level. Somnia includes a separate consensus chain to coordinate these parallel chains, which uses a modified PBFT algorithm and a standard Proof-of-Stake validator set.
The platform also relies on technological innovations such as compiled EVM bytecode, which boosts execution to near-native speeds, and its custom ICEdb database, capable of read/write latency as low as 70–100 nanoseconds.
To illustrate real-world potential, Somnia’s testnet (Shannon) has already recorded over 1 billion transactions, demonstrating high throughput and adoption readiness.
What is SOMI?
SOMI is the native token of the Somnia blockchain, created to fuel the network and its ecosystem of onchain entertainment. It is not just a unit of value but a multipurpose tool that enables participation, security, and growth within the platform. Through SOMI, users can engage directly in the network’s operation while also accessing features that support games, social experiences, and other digital worlds built on Somnia.
Utility
SOMI is designed with several core functions:
- Staking: holders can delegate tokens to validators, helping secure the blockchain and maintain its performance.
- Governance: SOMI will give its community a voice in network decisions, allowing holders to influence upgrades and policies.
- Transaction fees: all operations within the Somnia blockchain are powered by SOMI.
- Ecosystem participation: the token drives community programs, liquidity incentives, and various initiatives across Somnia’s entertainment platforms.
Tokenomics
The total supply of SOMI is capped at 1,000,000,000 tokens, with an initial circulating supply of 160,200,000 tokens at launch. Distribution is structured to ensure long-term sustainability: the largest share is reserved for the community, followed by allocations for ecosystem growth, launch partners, team members, investors, and advisors.
Unlock Schedule
SOMI’s release into circulation follows a gradual timeline:
- Community allocation: released over 48 months, starting with around 10.945% unlocked at the token generation event (TGE).
- Ecosystem allocation: also distributed over 48 months, with about 5.075% unlocked immediately at launch.
- Team and launch partners: tokens remain locked for the first year, then unlock monthly across 48 months.
- Investors and advisors: subject to a one-year cliff, followed by monthly unlocks over 36 months.
This structured schedule ensures SOMI enters the market progressively, aligning incentives for users, developers, and partners while supporting Somnia’s long-term vision.
How to Stake SOMI
Staking SOMI allows you to contribute to the security and decentralization of the Somnia network while staying directly involved in its ecosystem. The process is simple and can be completed in just a few minutes.
Step 1. Connect your Wallet
Go to the Somnia Staking Dashboard and click Connect.
Make sure you have SOMI tokens and a small balance available to cover transaction fees.
Step 2. Choose a Validator
Scroll down to the list of validators. Review their details (such as delegation rate and performance), then click Delegate next to your chosen validator.
Delegation rate shows the percentage of the rewards that a validator shares with delegators (for example, 80% delegation rate means a validator distributes 80% of rewards to delegators and keeps 20% as commission).
Step 3. Enter the Amount
Decide how many SOMI tokens you want to delegate. Enter the amount in the field provided and click Delegate Stake.
Step 4. Confirm the Transaction
Confirm the action in your connected wallet.
Once confirmed, your delegation will be active in the next epoch (≈5 minutes).
Step 5. Manage Your Delegations
You can track and adjust your staking activity in the My Delegations section of the dashboard. From there, you can Claim rewards or Undelegate tokens.
Important Staking Details
- Rewards: Distributed once per epoch (~5 minutes, about 3,000 blocks).
- Unstaking: When delegating to a validator with more than 5M SOMI staked, there is no unbonding period if the delegator chooses to unstake from that validator.
Conclusion
By staking SOMI, you actively support the stability and decentralization of the Somnia blockchain. The process is straightforward: connect your wallet, choose a validator, delegate your tokens, and start receiving rewards distributed every epoch. With options to manage delegations, claim rewards, and undelegate when needed, the system gives participants flexibility while encouraging long-term commitment.
As Somnia continues to expand its ecosystem, SOMI staking ensures that users remain directly involved in shaping the network’s future, helping build a foundation for scalable, interactive entertainment on the blockchain.
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