Resources
Everything you need to evaluate Somnia
Research, explainers, network data and news, for builders, institutions and partners.
For venue builders
Venue playbook
How to plan, launch and run a venue on Somnia: choosing a model, setting your fee, liquidity from day one, listings, access and a launch checklist.
Network
Network & ecosystem
Network & security
Live performance, architecture, audits and release history.
Learn moreEcosystem
The venues, infrastructure providers and custodians building on Somnia.
Learn moreExplorer
Every block, transaction and contract on Somnia mainnet.
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Delegate to Somnia validators and help secure the network.
Learn moreWhat is Somnia?
Somnia is the market infrastructure for onchain finance, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 network and a set of open protocols (Somnia Markets, the Somnia Oracle, Somnia Agents, Reactivity, USDso and Somnia Lend) for building financial markets that run entirely onchain, with services from the Somnia team to help clients design, launch and grow them.
Introduction in the docsWhat is Somnia Markets?
Somnia Markets is the shared market layer: an onchain central limit order book and matching engine, implemented as smart contracts, that supports spot, perpetual and event markets. Venues such as dreamDEX are built on it and share its books and liquidity.
Somnia Markets in the docsIs Somnia EVM-compatible?
Yes. Somnia runs standard EVM bytecode, so Solidity contracts, wallets and tools such as Foundry, Hardhat, viem and ethers work unchanged. Mainnet chain ID is 5031.
Network info in the docsHow fast is Somnia?
Somnia has demonstrated over 1 million transactions per second, produces a block every 100 ms and reaches finality in under 500 ms on mainnet.
Somnia Global L1 in the docsWho secures the network?
A proof-of-stake validator set that includes Google Cloud. Every validator also runs Cuthbert, an independent shadow implementation that halts the node on any divergence. The L1 and its consensus were audited by Hacken.
Network security in the docsCan institutions custody assets on Somnia?
Yes. BitGo, Fireblocks and Ledger support Somnia, including the SOMI token. Trading on Somnia Markets is self-custodial: assets stay in user-controlled accounts until settlement.
Is there a protocol fee on Somnia Markets?
No. Somnia Markets charges no protocol fee; participants pay gas only. Venues built on Somnia Markets set their own fees, and dreamDEX currently charges zero maker and taker fees.
Fees in the docsBuild your market on Somnia
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