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This is legacy Sophon v1 documentation. The chain is being wound down; do not apply for or begin a new Sophon Chain deployment through this programme.
To use Sophon, you’ll need our native token (SOPH), just like with any blockchain.

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Gas Fees & Paymaster

Since the SOPH TGE happened on May 28th, we’ll be winding down our ecosystem-wide paymaster two weeks after the launch. Until then, our Paymaster will cover your deployment transactions and contract interactions.
Gas costs for L1 to L2 native bridging and transactions done within Sophon Home will still be sponsored by us.
Here’s how the Paymaster works:
  • Only whitelisted addresses can deploy new contracts
  • Anyone can interact with contracts deployed by whitelisted addresses
Want to get on the whitelist? Just fill out this form and we’ll reach out to help you get started. Deployments will still be permissioned to only whitelisted addresses.
Curious about paymasters in general? Check out the Paymasters page for more details.
Once you’re onboarded, you can follow our Hardhat or Foundry guides to deploy your contracts.

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Set Up Your Own Paymaster

As a partner, you’ll be able to run your own paymaster. This means you can sponsor your users’ transactions and contract interactions, using your own rules and budgets. Even after our paymaster sunsets, contract deployments will still be limited to whitelisted addresses.
Want to set up your own paymaster? Check out our How to set up a Paymaster guide for a step-by-step walkthrough.