Daniele Sesta, the mind behind TIME Wonderland, is launching a new AI Agent venture on Sonic and demand for presale access grew so intense, that tech-savvy investors hacked their way into the USDC contribution pool before it had officially opened. The initial coin offering (ICO) pool opened on Dec. 18, with a $21 million maximum market capitalization to be split between S token contributions, and USDC contributions. Sonic is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain that launched on Dec 18. The chain is the successor to Fantom, and as of Wednesday, FTM holders were able to bridge their tokens to Sonic and convert them for S tokens. The chain, still in its infancy, mostly just consists of memecoins as the team prepares for DeFi and stablecoin integrations. To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io