Soneium detailed a major expansion into tokenized intellectual property on October 26, 2026, positioning itself as an on-chain entertainment economy spanning music, anime, games, film and collectibles. The Sony-backed Layer 2 network said it will issue $SONEIUM, an ecosystem-native token designed to connect creators, rights holders, app developers, fans and investors. No token supply, tokenomics or token generation event date has been disclosed.
The initiative introduces three core components: IP Tokens for creators, studios and entertainment properties; IP Vaults for vehicles such as music catalog funds; and Tokenized IP Bonds aimed at entertainment business income such as concert royalties. The first IP Token is Moriusa, a Tokyo-based character IP from Super State Holdings, with plans for licensing investments, animated shorts and merchandise. Soneium is also partnering with K-pop company DayOneDream to bring concert-business royalties on-chain, including artists such as BTOB and LEE CHAE YEON.
Access will be centered on the Soneium Portal for discovery and interaction, while the Startale App serves as a broader gateway. On the infrastructure side, Soneium is building an Onchain IP Architecture consisting of an IP Registry for creative work and ownership records, an IP Graph mapping relationships between original and derivative works, and an IP Execution Layer that automates licensing and royalty payments via smart contracts. The network also highlighted ERC-8432, a future Ethereum standard intended to facilitate application and AI agent licensing.
Soneium says the system is meant to complement, not replace, copyright law. More than 250 applications are already available on the network, and the project says upcoming milestones will focus on adoption of tokenized entertainment assets and further IP integrations.
