Sonic Labs ($S) unveils first governance vote on US expansion, with ETF plans

Sonic Labs has announced its first governance proposal, which has marked an ambitious leap into the US TradFi sector.

The “Sonic Governance Vote #1” outlines a compliant pathway for native $S to enter the United States capital markets through a massive American presence and institutional channels.

The official blog post reads:

This strategic issuance will allow Sonic to stand out in the market, move fast with TradFi opportunities, and shine a light on the outstanding technical advancements the team has accomplished over the years of research and successful mainnet deployment.

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Focused on institutional access, this proposal aims to expand $S into U.S. traditional capital markets.

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The proposal aims to strengthen $S’s token economy and define Sonic’s status as a serious project in the crypto spectrum.

Sonic expands into the US capital markets

The primary goal of the ongoing governance vote is Sonic Lab’s ambitious plan to enter the United States’ fiscal markets through regulated exchange-traded products (ETP/ETF).

That would make the native token accessible to the massive retail and institutional investor base in America through familiar brokerages.

Sonic signaled plans to dominate the United States’ financial scene when it declared an entire airdrop to American citizens.

Besides the ETP, the proposal included a NASDAQ PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) listing.

That would enable Sonic USA to raise substantial capital for investing in $S tokens from spot markets.

The move to blend fundraising with coin acquisitions will boost the project’s liquidity and its alignment with long-term investors.

Strategic fundraising and the compliant-first approach position Sonic to lead Wall Street’s financial transformation.

Voting results: overwhelming support on debut

The proposal has seen massive support from the Sonic community.

The Governance Vote #1 has witnessed an almost-unanimous backing (so far), with 99.98% (182.5 million votes) in favor and only 0.02% (42.8K votes) against.

The voting will conclude on August 31.

Meanwhile, the strong support on debut signals confidence in Sonic’s vision to expand into the American market.

If approved, Sonic Labs will shape how blockchains integrate with global financial systems.

The new Sonic USA

Sonic looks to cement its presence in the United States.

It will build a dedicated Sonic USA branch to make its expansion sustainable and credible.

The new entity will have a new CEO, an office in New York City, and an American-based team.

The proposal highlighted:

Sonic USA will hire a new CEO as well as other key executive positions. The focus is to drive adoption and growth and lead engagement in Washington, DC. The process of finalizing these positions is underway. The Sonic Labs team has already structured a Delaware entity (Sonic USA LLC), which is ready to leverage and act as a home base for this new entity.

$S price outlook

Sonic’s native token decoupled from the broad market bloodbath after the proposal announcement.

$S has rebounded by over 4% on its daily chart to press time’s $0.3258.

Chart by CoinamrketcapEnthusiasts will watch how the project’s expansion into the US will impact its growth and $S performance in the coming years and months.

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