what's SORA?
SORA is a blockchain network developed by Soramitsu, powered by Hyperledger Iroha v3 as SORA Nexus, functioning as a single logical ledger for transactions. It supports central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), asset tokenization, private tokens, and open DeFi applications like decentralized exchanges (DEX) and staking via Polkaswap. Key features include near 1-second transaction finality, strong privacy guarantees, and post-quantum security. Soramitsu contributes to its crypto-economic systems, enabling enterprise solutions in logistics, finance, and cross-chain bridges between TradFi and DeFi, with the native token XOR facilitating network operations and burns through mechanisms like the planned SORA Card.
SORA presented an objkt exhibition with multiple artists and a sold-out collection.
Released "Post-nature / Synthetic Field" collection by ashuinyak_ on January 15, 2026, which sold out.
Presented "Screensavers for the End of Time" exhibition on objkt platform featuring works by multiple artists including balkankarisman, augursnft, elhem_younes, sfm_ericsouther, ofuture_, and gala_mirissa.
Five new liquidity strategies launch on Carbon DeFi platform featuring XOR/USDC and XOR/wETH trading pairs with automated limit sells, full range liquidity, and recurring strategies. The strategies are permissionless, automated, and auto-compounding, broadcast across Ethereum.
Ongoing Spooky Sale features over $1k in automated weekly creator rewards and competitive Sora 2 and Veo 3.1 access pricing.
Sora adds a "latest trending cameos" feature to the platform.
Users report Sora API is unreliable and consider switching to Veo 3.1. Separately, Sora 2 video generation goes live on Venice platform for all users.
Shaquille O'Neal joins the platform with username shaq34diesel.
OpenAI pauses Sora's ability to generate Martin Luther King Jr. videos following disrespectful deepfakes and at the request of Dr. King's estate.
New open source application "Interactive Sora" releases, offering choose-your-own adventure gameplay with Sora 2 generating scenes in seconds based on user choices.
Sora 2 pricing announced at $0.10 per second, significantly lower than Veo 3.1's $0.40 per second rate.