# Announcing Sonic x Royco
*Sonic is partnering with Royco to help distribute ~200,000,000 $S. *
By [Royco](https://blog.royco.org) · 2025-03-04
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### **What is Sonic?**
Sonic is a high-performance EVM, L1 blockchain that is booming in growth due to its sub-second latency, grassroots ecosystem, and innovative incentives.
**To bootstrap further growth, Sonic will distribute ~200,000,000 $S as part of its inaugural** [**Sonic Season 1**](https://blog.soniclabs.com/sonic-points-and-gems-explained-200-million-s-airdrop/#:~:text=about%20Sonic%20Points.-,Sonic%20Gems%20Explained,with%20the%20latest%20Gem%20allocations.) **incentive campaign.**
**Sonic has partnered with Royco to enable users to to easily earn & compare $S** **incentives from applications.**
**To boost Royco adoption, Sonic awarded 16,800 Gems to Royco to distribute to applications as a part of the Sonic Boom program.**
### **What incentives are being distributed?**
Users of Sonic Markets on Royco are eligible to receive 3 types of Sonic-sponsored incentives:
1. **App Gems:** Sonic “Gems” are off-chain incentives redeemable for $S. Each app will distribute a fixed number of Gems to users.
2. **Royco Bonus Gems:** Bonus Gems will be distributed exclusively to Royco users.
3. **Sonic Activity Points: “**Activity Points” are points awarded for using Sonic apps. These can later be redeemed for more $S.
Sonic users will be eligible for all of these during Sonic Season 1. At the end of Season 1 (June 2025), users will be able to claim their $S incentives based on their Gems and Points balances. Gems holders will be able claim liquid $S, while Points holders will receive a vested NFT airdrop position. Learn more [here](https://blog.soniclabs.com/sonic-points-and-gems-explained-200-million-s-airdrop/#:~:text=about%20Sonic%20Points.-,Sonic%20Gems%20Explained,with%20the%20latest%20Gem%20allocations.).
### **How does Sonic x Royco work?**
**Estimating Sonic Airdrop:** Royco makes all of this simple. All you need to do is select “Estimate Sonic Airdrop” the % of the total 190,500,000 $S airdrop that you believe will go to Sonic Season 1.
So if you believe 40% will go to Season 1, you can input this amount.
**Comparing Rates:** You can then compare incentive rates across markets.
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**Viewing Eligible Incentives:** You can also see how apps will distribute Gems (ie. pro-rata to all Rings Points holders), the Royco Gems Bonus, and Sonic Points by clicking into each market.
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**Negotiate for More Incentives:** As with any Royco Market, you can also place limit orders to negotiate with apps for more incentives.
### **Sonic Markets are live on Royco:** [**app.sonic.royco.org**](https://www.app.sonic.royco.org)
* **View our docs** [**here**](https://docs.royco.org/for-users/how-to-use-royco)**.**
* **View our audits** [**here**](https://docs.royco.org/for-incentive-providers/audits)**.**
### **Initial Markets, with more coming soon...**
* [stS - YT](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0xb595ee1ce1ed0cb227c4dff793621845baf4d907bc60264349d5e975188ba5c2)
* [stS - PT](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0x30f002e2f62bc4155d273b9745b5b40863b7ce80ec9f861ba08ca3e33f9e549c)
* [wOS - YT](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0x4c3c6946186992f776e9ddff186e0cedcbadbfb95fbe3d31f6f2b0f2d287253a)
* [sOS - PT](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0x0d7700e96d3bea53eb4d4271d02ff798e505b808afd646ea677ba1bb3843d8f5)
* [scUSD - YT](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0x4db7f85fc602e994e4043b98abecfeda8acab06bcc186ab266a07a508c8fc92f)
* [scUSD - PT](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0xb5f162c88950f16ff2870e8d035ad6f808eb88b0fe367edf3a76a209776f9852)
* [Deposit USDC and mint scUSD](https://sonic.royco.org/market/146/0/0x7d1f2a66eabf9142dd30d1355efcbfd4cfbefd2872d24ca9855641434816a525)
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*Originally published on [Royco](https://blog.royco.org/sonic-is-partnering-with-royco-to-help-distribute-200%2C000%2C000-dollars-to-boost-its-thriving-defi-ecosystem-1)*