Sonic Labs Founders Including Andre Cronje Resign, S Token Falls 5%
Summary
- The market was rattled by news that key founding board members resigned from Sonic Labs, including Andre Cronje.
- After the management shake-up was announced, Sonic token S fell about 5% from a day earlier and was trading in the $0.03 range.
- New CEO Matt Viser said the company would improve by 1% each day and build that progress through compounding.
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Andre Cronje and other key founding board members at Layer 1 blockchain developer Sonic Labs have abruptly resigned. The leadership overhaul rattled the market, sending Sonic's native S token down about 5% from a day earlier.
Sonic Labs announced on X on June 19 that three board members — Michael Kong, Andre Cronje and David Richardson — would step down. Matt Viser was appointed chief executive officer, and Costa Kourkoumelis was named chief operating officer.
The reshuffle marks the founding team's withdrawal from frontline management. Sonic Labs said the executives helped build the company into its current form, but will no longer be involved in the organization's business decisions.
The sudden resignations and leadership shake-up weighed on the S token, which fell about 5% from the previous day. Sonic was trading in the $0.03 range on Binance's Tether (USDT) market.
Incoming CEO Matt Viser said he was not promising an immediate dramatic turnaround. Instead, he said the company would improve by 1% each day, compound those gains and prove that progress publicly.
