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@0xPaulThomas • 43,440 subscribers

Founder @Somnia_Network creating the foundations for mass consumer web3 applications ex @Improbableio @MSquared_io

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Currently working on making the block explorer keep up with Somnia in real time. It's pretty crazy watching how fast the blocks come in and how many transactions are coming in per second. We need to upgrade all of the infra to keep up with new gigachains.

Currently working on making the block explorer keep up with Somnia in real time. It's pretty crazy watching how fast the blocks come in and how many transactions are coming in per second. We need to upgrade all of the infra to keep up with new gigachains.

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Last week we showed some new tech Etherbase. This turns a blockchain into a real-time pubsub system. Requires a fast af blockchain first. Watch the demo video each firework is an onchain transaction. The display on the right shows them entering the app at giga speed. It's was massively multiplayer too! We had about 50 people playing. Reply/DM if you want early access to try.

Last week we showed some new tech Etherbase. This turns a blockchain into a real-time pubsub system. Requires a fast af blockchain first. Watch the demo video each firework is an onchain transaction. The display on the right shows them entering the app at giga speed. It's was massively multiplayer too! We had about 50 people playing. Reply/DM if you want early access to try.

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One of the things we wanted to get right with Prophecy is resolution transparency. You can see the exact prompt the AI uses, which data sources it pulls from, and how it reaches consensus. We think this is essential to be able to trust markets and attract larger capital.
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One of the things we wanted to get right with Prophecy is resolution transparency. You can see the exact prompt the AI uses, which data sources it pulls from, and how it reaches consensus. We think this is essential to be able to trust markets and attract larger capital.

paul.somi

16,440 views • 22 days ago

Performance is foundation of Somnia, and it's what makes our new primitives possible. We need breakout applications that drive real usage. @prophecysocial_ and our new DEX are the first two verticals we will be exploring.
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Performance is foundation of Somnia, and it's what makes our new primitives possible. We need breakout applications that drive real usage. @prophecysocial_ and our new DEX are the first two verticals we will be exploring.

paul.somi

18,465 views • 29 days ago

Balancing what's good for your team community & investors has to be the hardest challenge I've faced. The tradeoffs are tough. But... everything we do we have the community top of mind. We will do our best and people who stick around long term will benefit. Stay with Somnia
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Balancing what's good for your team community & investors has to be the hardest challenge I've faced. The tradeoffs are tough. But... everything we do we have the community top of mind. We will do our best and people who stick around long term will benefit. Stay with Somnia

paul.somi

103,612 views • 10 months ago

Somnia is a long term project. TGE is just the beginning. We are going be building for years to come. I know after TGE some of you will leave. But the ones that stay long term will help shape the future with us. Somnia starts at TGE Stay with Somnia
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Somnia is a long term project. TGE is just the beginning. We are going be building for years to come. I know after TGE some of you will leave. But the ones that stay long term will help shape the future with us. Somnia starts at TGE Stay with Somnia

paul.somi

65,546 views • 9 months ago

Never understood why so many projects go dark after TGE. They launch their token and then it's radio silence. Your token's live, your project's live, that's the time to push momentum more. It's never made sense to me why they go offline. Somnia starts at TGE. Accelerate
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Never understood why so many projects go dark after TGE. They launch their token and then it's radio silence. Your token's live, your project's live, that's the time to push momentum more. It's never made sense to me why they go offline. Somnia starts at TGE. Accelerate

paul.somi

64,224 views • 9 months ago

Gaming is in a hard place right now especially in web3. Fundraising is tough teams cut staff and game failures are high. We still believe long term in gaming. But we listen to the market and are expanding our focus for 2026 to DeFi and Prediction markets.
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Gaming is in a hard place right now especially in web3. Fundraising is tough teams cut staff and game failures are high. We still believe long term in gaming. But we listen to the market and are expanding our focus for 2026 to DeFi and Prediction markets.

paul.somi

34,284 views • 4 months ago

Defi agents have a massive latency problem. To operate effectively on lending protocols and dexs, agents need both high-performance execution and a native onchain presence. Somnia is almost ready to put the solution in front of traders and builders.
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Defi agents have a massive latency problem. To operate effectively on lending protocols and dexs, agents need both high-performance execution and a native onchain presence. Somnia is almost ready to put the solution in front of traders and builders.

paul.somi

16,571 views • 2 months ago

2025 was a big learning journey for me as a founder. You can have a very clear vision in mind but you must listen to market, community and user feedback. Strong convictions loosely held is key. Lots of new stuff coming in 26 for Somnia.
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2025 was a big learning journey for me as a founder. You can have a very clear vision in mind but you must listen to market, community and user feedback. Strong convictions loosely held is key. Lots of new stuff coming in 26 for Somnia.

paul.somi

26,774 views • 4 months ago

We’re building a native DEX on Somnia. This will help solve fragmented liquidity by creating a layer that apps can plug into for shared liquidity. This will link to other components like lending. For users it means best prices lower slippage and more efficient trading.
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We’re building a native DEX on Somnia. This will help solve fragmented liquidity by creating a layer that apps can plug into for shared liquidity. This will link to other components like lending. For users it means best prices lower slippage and more efficient trading.

paul.somi

21,302 views • 3 months ago

Prediction markets hit 38M weekly transactions but still rely on opaque oracles and humans to resolve outcomes. What we need: AI to create and resolve the markets. Verifiable data streams that can be seen onchain. Decentralised compute for trust. We have all the components for this with Somnia. Building a framework to tie it all together. Should be coming in the next month!
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Prediction markets hit 38M weekly transactions but still rely on opaque oracles and humans to resolve outcomes. What we need: AI to create and resolve the markets. Verifiable data streams that can be seen onchain. Decentralised compute for trust. We have all the components for this with Somnia. Building a framework to tie it all together. Should be coming in the next month!

paul.somi

17,648 views • 3 months ago

Distribution is one of the hardest things for app developers. To solve this we need to grow the Somnia community to a web2 consumer audience. But you need an easy to use front door for web3. That's why we are building the Somnia browser. A gateway to the Somnia ecosystem.
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Distribution is one of the hardest things for app developers. To solve this we need to grow the Somnia community to a web2 consumer audience. But you need an easy to use front door for web3. That's why we are building the Somnia browser. A gateway to the Somnia ecosystem.

paul.somi

41,049 views • 9 months ago

I shouldn't leak this. But go so excited yesterday I had to share. Cooking some new AI tools to help you create mini games and publish them to the blockchain. AI will turn everyone into creators. Your imagination will be the limiting factor. Blockchain will be how you monetise.
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I shouldn't leak this. But go so excited yesterday I had to share. Cooking some new AI tools to help you create mini games and publish them to the blockchain. AI will turn everyone into creators. Your imagination will be the limiting factor. Blockchain will be how you monetise.

Paul Thomas

52,039 views • 1 year ago

Do you folks miss Chunked? I know I do... Heard it's coming back soon 👀.
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Do you folks miss Chunked? I know I do... Heard it's coming back soon 👀.

Paul Thomas

45,205 views • 11 months ago

The revenue meta is not a meta. It's a fundamental shift that crypto is growing up. I believe this will start to be the way more protocols are valued. Most blockchains today their revenue to price ratio makes no sense. Even for a highly speculative asset. Somnia is looking at ways we can partner with key components in the ecosystem to make the revenue story make sense.
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The revenue meta is not a meta. It's a fundamental shift that crypto is growing up. I believe this will start to be the way more protocols are valued. Most blockchains today their revenue to price ratio makes no sense. Even for a highly speculative asset. Somnia is looking at ways we can partner with key components in the ecosystem to make the revenue story make sense.

paul.somi

30,797 views • 7 months ago

We are currently at about 160k daily active users on Somnia. This has been growing fast week to week. We have only launched about 10% of the dApps so far. Somnia is just getting started
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We are currently at about 160k daily active users on Somnia. This has been growing fast week to week. We have only launched about 10% of the dApps so far. Somnia is just getting started

paul.somi

32,298 views • 8 months ago

We believe the future of prediction markets is decentralised and permissionless. Anyone being able to make a market on anything. In order to do this you need AI and data you can verify and trust. This will all run on the Somnia blockchain.
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We believe the future of prediction markets is decentralised and permissionless. Anyone being able to make a market on anything. In order to do this you need AI and data you can verify and trust. This will all run on the Somnia blockchain.

paul.somi

18,122 views • 4 months ago

As a founder it's easy to get overwhelmed. In the run up to mainnet these 2 rules have helped me: 1. Focus on signal not noise. Only do things that move the needle. 2. Accept imperfection & that you can't do it all. Your energy drives your project forward. Stay focused!
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As a founder it's easy to get overwhelmed. In the run up to mainnet these 2 rules have helped me: 1. Focus on signal not noise. Only do things that move the needle. 2. Accept imperfection & that you can't do it all. Your energy drives your project forward. Stay focused!

paul.somi

31,276 views • 9 months ago

The issue with incentives is people will come and try to max extract. The trick is identifying who are your target audience. Somnia is starting to look at systems that proves your gaming credentials. This allows us and games in the ecosystem to incentivise players not bots.
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The issue with incentives is people will come and try to max extract. The trick is identifying who are your target audience. Somnia is starting to look at systems that proves your gaming credentials. This allows us and games in the ecosystem to incentivise players not bots.

Paul Thomas

33,676 views • 10 months ago

First time founders often think product is the only thing that matters. My past has taught me the best products fail without a strong go to market. Once you attract an audience you need strong retention. This is web3 is community. Founders should not only focus on product.
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First time founders often think product is the only thing that matters. My past has taught me the best products fail without a strong go to market. Once you attract an audience you need strong retention. This is web3 is community. Founders should not only focus on product.

Paul Thomas

27,661 views • 1 year ago

The performance of Somnia and datastream allows you to easily put any data onchain and finacialise it. Financialising this data allows you to predict future events better that most analysts. This information will become crucial for decision making across many industries.
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The performance of Somnia and datastream allows you to easily put any data onchain and finacialise it. Financialising this data allows you to predict future events better that most analysts. This information will become crucial for decision making across many industries.

paul.somi

13,249 views • 5 months ago