Monad, the high-performance EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain promising 10,000 TPS, 0.4s block times, and near-zero gas fees, officially launched its mainnet today.
This marks a major milestone for the project, which raised $225M in a Paradigm-led round earlier this year at a $3B valuation. The native token, $MON total supply: 100B, is now live, with immediate trading and ecosystem activity kicking off.
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Monad’s public sale on Coinbase—its first major token auction on the platform—closed yesterday with strong late momentum, raising $269M from 85,820 participants across 70+ countries.
This exceeded the $187.5M target by 1.43x, ensuring 99% of requesters got their full allocation no major cuts for most. 7.5B $MON 7.5% of supply sold at $0.025 each; min $100, max $100K per user higher for Coinbase One. Tokens unlocked 100% at TGE.
Early days were slow only 45% filled on day 1, but the “commit-and-lock” mechanism led to a final-hour rush. It prioritized broad distribution via a “fill from the bottom” algorithm, favoring smaller buyers to reduce whale dominance.
$MON is trading ~20% above sale price on early venues pre-market hit $0.03 on Hyperliquid, implying ~$3B FDV. Circulating supply at launch is ~10.9% after ecosystem reserves, which should help stabilize volatility.
This success signals robust retail demand for EVM L1s, especially amid Ethereum’s scaling challenges. Future Coinbase sales may reward long-term holders with bigger allocations—dumping early could limit access.
Day-One Listing on Solana via Sunrise DeFi
In a cross-chain power move, $MON is natively listed on Solana today through Wormhole Labs’ new Sunrise platform—a “day-one liquidity gateway” for seamless token imports.
This lets Monad users bridge $MON to Solana in one click, unlocking instant trading against USDC, SOL, and more on DEXs like Jupiter. No wrapped tokens or fragmented bridges needed.
Positions Solana as the “internet capital markets” hub, pulling in non-native assets like $MON for its mature DeFi ecosystem $11.5B TVL, $4B daily DEX volume. Early liquidity pools were pre-seeded, minimizing slippage.
$MON holders get broader access without leaving Monad; Solana users snag it instantly. This is Sunrise’s debut test—expect more L2 tokens, RWAs, and institutional assets soon.
Solana even swapped its X avatar to Monad’s purple logo in hype, tweeting “MON mode activated. Mainnet is live—dive in now for gas-covered testnet vibes, but with real stakes. Focus on low-risk entry: bridge small, explore incentives, and hunt alpha.
Transfer ETH/USDC from Ethereum/Solana to Monad for liquidity. Bridge $100-500 max first. <$0.01. Avoid unverified bridges. Monad Momentum Wave 1 live—$MON rewards for referrals/competitions.
Meme launches on gmonad.meme. Stake for yields via Momentum campaigns like trading comps. Exit fast on pumps. Join Monad Momentum for $MON airdrops—focus on user-acquisition quests not just TVL farms.
High FDV ~$2.5B at sale + 49% unlocked could mean volatility. Size positions <5% portfolio. Monad’s parallel execution + EVM compatibility makes it a dev magnet—migrate ETH apps seamlessly. With Solana integration and Momentum incentives, day-one activity could explode.
Ape responsibly; this is the “performant EVM” era. Despite raising $269M in a 1.43x oversubscribed Coinbase sale and distributing ~$80M in airdrops to 225,000+ users, $MON opened trading at ~$0.024 below the $0.025 sale price with modest $50M volume, signaling weaker-than-expected demand.
This sets the stage for broader ripple effects across ecosystems, markets, and strategies. The launch highlights classic L1 pitfalls: hype-fueled expectations clashing with immediate sell pressure.
With 10.8% of the 100B $MON supply unlocked at TGE 7.5% from public sale + 3.3% airdrop, early dumping from airdrop recipients and presale holders is inevitable, especially in a bearish environment where fear indices hit yearly lows.
Community sentiment is mixed but leaning frustrated, with presale buyers locked into positions and non-US users facing withdrawal delays on Coinbase.