Zug, Switzerland, October 14, 2025 – SODAX, a cross-chain DeFi platform built on Sonic, and LightLink, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, today announced a strategic integration that gives LightLink users direct access to assets from 12+ major blockchains including Solana, Avalanche, and Sui. The integration marks the first time the Ethereum Layer 2 can access cross-chain liquidity without needing liquidity for these assets on LightLink, eliminating the need for LightLink or protocols to source liquidity.

For LightLink, a Layer 2 focused on full chain abstraction that enables DApps and enterprises to offer users instant, gasless transactions, the integration solves a critical growth challenge: how to provide access to a diverse range of assets without the time and capital required to build deep liquidity pools for each one. LightLink currently secures over $1 million in total value, processes around 70,000 transactions daily and can now provide its community with instant access to cross-chain assets through a seamless, native experience.

"This is exactly who we're aiming to serve: chains springing up that want to be integrated right away, need access to other chains, and need a plug-and-play solution," said Min Kim, CEO of SODAX. "LightLink is a great example of how other chains can leverage our solution."

Through the Bridge SDK, SODA variant tokens—which represent native assets flowing through SODAX's protocol-owned liquidity—can be deployed on partner chains under local naming standards. On LightLink, assets like SODA-SUI and SODA-AVAX appear as SUI.LL and AVAX.LL, creating a native user experience while maintaining full compatibility with the broader SODAX ecosystem.

Unlike traditional wrapped tokens that simply represent locked assets 1:1, SODA variants are actively integrated into SODAX's lending and trading infrastructure, enabling them to function as composable DeFi building blocks across chains.

"Being able to offer the variety of assets that SODAX will provide will mean we can offer so much more for DeFi traders within the ecosystem," said Daniel Enright, Ecosystem Lead at LightLink and Founder of Amped Finance, the leading decentralized exchange on LightLink. "They don't need to leave the chain in order to gain exposure to other interesting assets. It's just better in all aspects through SODAX because of the deep liquidity they offer across all the chains they support."

The SODAX approach delivers three critical advantages for emerging chains: breadth of asset coverage across 12+ networks, access to deep protocol-owned liquidity without requiring chains to fund their own pools, and instant execution that eliminates multi-hour bridge delays. For LightLink, this means users can trade SOL, AVAX and other major assets with the same speed and ease as native tokens without the friction that has historically limited cross-chain adoption.

Together, LightLink and SODAX are simplifying cross-chain DeFi. Earlier bridging paths from Ethereum to LightLink reflected industry-wide constraints: longer settlement windows and dispersed liquidity. SODAX's intent-based execution and protocol-owned liquidity model solve both issues, routing trades through deep liquidity pools across integrated networks including Arbitrum, Stellar, Sui, Solana and multiple EVM chains.

Refreshing DeFi on LightLink

SODAX architecture allows assets to flow through its unified liquidity layer on Sonic as SODA variants, then deploy on partner chains under local naming standards (like SUI.LL on LightLink). This unified liquidity model means chains don't need to bootstrap liquidity, and users access cross-chain assets as if they were native tokens.

For developers building on LightLink, the Bridge SDK provides plug-and-play functionality. Protocols can integrate cross-chain swaps, bridging, and asset access without building custom infrastructure. Amped Finance plans to leverage these capabilities to create cross-chain index pools, giving users diversified exposure to assets from multiple chains while remaining on their home network.

Developers interested in integrating the SODAX SDK can explore documentation at docs.sodax.com.

About SODAX

SODAX is a cross-chain DeFi platform built on Sonic, enabling seamless swaps, lending, and borrowing across 12+ blockchains—all powered by protocol-owned liquidity and intent-based execution. SODAX provides developers with composable SDK tools to access unified liquidity across ecosystems including Solana, Sui, Stellar, and a range of EVM-based networks. Learn more at news.sodax.com.

About LightLink

LightLink is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain that lets DApps and enterprises offer users instant, gasless transactions through chain abstraction. Since its inception in 2017, it has been at the forefront of developing blockchain solutions for major enterprises across the APAC region.

Its chain has processed over 100 million blocks and handled over 40 million transactions. With over 50 partnerships including Animoca Brands, The Motorverse, and Rarible, and as the chain partner for Lamborghini’s Fast ForWorld platform, LightLink is powering digital economies and scaling real world assets and utilities.

LightLink is backed by $11.5M in funding from investors like T&B Media Global, MH Ventures, NxGen, B3V, and Blue7. For more information, visit LightLink.io.

About Amped Finance

Amped Finance is a DeFi protocol building across LightLink and Sonic networks, focused on delivering innovative trading and investment products. The platform is developing cross-chain index pools that enable users to gain diversified exposure to multiple assets through single-token positions, leveraging SODAX's unified liquidity layer to power seamless multichain experiences. Learn more at amped.finance.

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