Insights
Research and perspectives on onchain markets
Explainers, research, frequently asked questions and news from Somnia on market structure, oracles, agents and the infrastructure underneath them.
Somnia for institutions: custody, validation and audit
A due-diligence view of the Somnia network: who validates it, how assets are held, what has been audited, and which disclosures are public.
Agents inside consensus: how Somnia Agents work
Somnia Agents let smart contracts call APIs, read websites and run deterministic AI models, with results agreed by a validator subcommittee and every step receipted.
Reactivity explained: contracts that respond on their own
Somnia Reactivity runs contract handlers in the same block as the events they react to, and pushes events to apps over WebSocket. A practical guide to both modes.
Why matching belongs onchain
Where an exchange matches orders decides who you have to trust. A look at the trust models in today's order-book venues, and why Somnia puts the matching engine in a smart contract.