PulseChain vs Sonic

PulseChain is an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain founded by Richard Heart and launched in 2023 as a fork of Ethereum. At launch, it copied the full state of Ethereum, giving holders of ERC-20 tokens and NFTs a duplicate of their assets on the new chain. PulseChain uses proof-of-stake with a smaller validator set to offer faster blocks and lower fees, and it burns part of the transaction fees. Its ecosystem includes PulseX, the main DEX, and the HEX token. PLS is the native gas and staking token.

Sonic is an ultra‑fast EVM Layer‑1 claimed to reach 400k TPS and sub‑second finality via a custom SonicVM and DAG‑based consensus dubbed Tempo. Blocks are final once two‑thirds of stake attest, and state is stored in an in‑memory ledger that snapshots to disk every epoch. The project focuses on GameFi and real‑time social dApps, with an incentive testnet launched in May 2025.