Tap-to-earn Games Comes to TikTok

• Sonic
  SVM,
  a
  layer-2
  gaming
  chain
  on
  Solana,
  launched
  a
  tap-to-earn
  game
  on
  TikTok
  and
  is
  partnering
  with
  influencers
  to
  publicise
  it.
• While
  not
  a
  mini
  app
  like
  those
  on
  Telegram,
  users
  will
  be
  able
  to
  open
  a
  web
  page
  using
  TikTok’s
  in-app
  browser
  to
  access
  the
  game.

Tap-to-earn
games
have
made
their
way
to
TikTok
with
the
launch
of
SonicX,
a
game
similar
to
Notcoin
that
involves
tapping
to
earn
rings
that
allow
players
to
upgrade
and
progress
through
the
game,
gathering
points
for
an
eventual
token
launch.

The
game
includes
a
social
login
that
allows
users
to
sign
up/in
with
their
TikTok
accounts
to
track
their
points
and
ultimately
claim
tokens.

SonicX
stands
out
from
other
tap-to-earn
games
on
TON
by
registering
each
tap
as
a
transaction
on
the
Solana
network,
a
feature
which,
if
executed,
could
dramatically
increase
transaction
volume
on
Solana
and
propel
Sonic
SVM
into
popularity
as
a
scalable
gaming
layer.

The
rise
of 
tap-to-earn
games

While
SonicX
is
the
first
tap-to-earn
game
on
TikTok,
it
is
just
another
in
a
series
of
games
that
have
come
to
market.
Heralded
by
Notcoin
on
TON,
tap-to-earn
games
leverage
their
ease
of
access
and
promise
of
monetary
reward.

These
games
do
not
require
users
to
possess
in-depth
blockchain
knowledge
to
play,
and
are
engaging
enough
to
gamify
the
pursuit
of
monetary
reward
via
tokens.

Moving
beyond
Telegram

Telegram
proved
to
be
an
excellent
ecosystem
for
tap-to-earn
games
with
over
900
million
monthly
active
users
and
ample
crypto
support;
the
tap-to-earn
movement
brought
300
million
players
to
Telegram.

While
most
other
tap-to-earn
games
have
stuck
to
Telegram
and
TON,
SonicX
intends
to
leverage
TikTok’s
1+
billion
monthly
active
users.
Sonic
SVM
aims
to
capture
1%
of
TikTok’s
user
base,
which
is
roughly
10
million
monthly
users.

Despite
its
name
and
theme,
SonicX
is
not
affiliated
with
the
Sonic
the
Hedgehog
brand.