Wu said that Samsung's investment arm Samsung Next announced an investment in Startale Labs, which has established a joint venture with Sony to jointly develop Sony's blockchain Soneium. Samsung Next is expanding its partnership with Startale Labs by participating in the Soneium Spark incubation program, a builder-centric program that aims to cultivate a community of visionary creators and innovators. Samsung Next said that Startale Labs provides the necessary tools and infrastructure, such as Astar Network, Soneium, and Startale Cloud Services, which simplify the development and deployment of dApps and smart contracts.