{"id":15339,"date":"2025-11-06T09:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/monad-gears-up-for-mainnet-and-mon-token-launch\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:46:08","slug":"monad-gears-up-for-mainnet-and-mon-token-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/monad-gears-up-for-mainnet-and-mon-token-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Monad gears up for mainnet and MON token launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Monad is set to launch its high-performance Layer-1 blockchain mainnet on November 24, alongside the token generation event for its native MON token, which will list on Kraken on launch day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_a66507bd4b2a5e5849627c266a40f034\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monad leverages parallel transaction execution and superscalar pipelining, supporting up to 10,000 transactions per second with one-second finality, while enabling smart contracts, DeFi protocols, and NFT projects on consumer-grade hardware.<\/li>\n<li>The project has raised $244 million to date, including a $225 million Series A led by Paradigm with top-tier backers.<\/li>\n<li>Sentiment on X appears cautious ahead of launch as many users are considering shorting MON due to its poor performance in premarket trading.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Monad has confirmed the launch of its high-performance Layer-1 blockchain mainnet on November 24 at 9 a.m. ET. The debut will follow the November 3 claim deadline, which locked user profiles for the MON token airdrop. Eligible participants will receive their MON allocations directly on launch day, marking the culmination of months of testnet participation.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the mainnet launch, Monad will conduct its token generation event, with MON set to debut on major exchanges on launch day, most notably <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krakenfx\/status\/1986089914493030448\">Kraken<\/a>. Crypto wallets Phantom and Backpack will provide day-one integration, while Uniswap and Wormhole are set to enable instant interoperability and trading.<\/p>\n<p>Early ecosystem projects, including Molandaks and Alloca, are also preparing to go live on launch day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coming soon on Kraken \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MON&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$MON<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/monad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@monad<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Trading starts November 24 <\/p>\n<p>Get ready \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/17d15mM6ED\">https:\/\/t.co\/17d15mM6ED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RpBMVprQG6\">pic.twitter.com\/RpBMVprQG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kraken (@krakenfx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krakenfx\/status\/1986089914493030448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The upcoming mainnet launch follows the successful rollout of Monad\u2019s public testnet in February.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monad accesses backing from major crypto funds<\/h2>\n<p>Monad leverages parallel transaction execution and superscalar pipelining, which allows it to support up to 10K transactions per second with one-second finality. The blockchain supports smart contracts, DeFi protocols, and NFT projects, providing developers with a familiar EVM-compatible environment while significantly increasing throughput and reducing latency.<\/p>\n<p>Monad <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptorank.io\/ico\/monad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">raised<\/a> a total of $244 million to date, including a $225 million Series A funding round led by Paradigm, with participation from Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, GSR Ventures, and Greenoaks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, as the launch approaches, sentiment on X appears cautious. Many users are considering shorting MON at launch, citing poor performance in premarket trading.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MONAD&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">$MONAD<\/a> is an easy short idea on TGE. The premarket shows a picture of the future<\/p>\n<p>It is a completely useless blockchain with an inflated valuation. Created solely for farming and insider money exits.<\/p>\n<p>It is essentially unnecessary in the current reality and will suffer the same\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UoXMO8mHZp\">pic.twitter.com\/UoXMO8mHZp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOMOBLOCK (\u2727\u1d17\u2727) (@FOMOBLOCK) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOMOBLOCK\/status\/1984987895820661158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MONAD&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$MONAD<\/a> Reality Check<\/p>\n<p>Monad raised $244M at nearly $1B valuation,  with 600\u2013800M just waiting to get dumped on Day 1.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 5,000 NFT cards \u2192 dump<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 NFT holders \u2192 dump<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 DeFi users (Hyperliquid, Pendle) \u2192 dump<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 Testnet &amp; Discord grinders \u2192 ignored<br \/>\ud83d\udd34 \u201cMarket makers\u201d &amp;\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxUptII90r\">pic.twitter.com\/YxUptII90r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crypto Hunter Official \u2694\ufe0f (@Crypto_Hunter_O) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crypto_Hunter_O\/status\/1985016991514796278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monad is set to launch its high-performance Layer-1 blockchain mainnet on November 24, alongside the token generation event for its native MON token, which will list on Kraken on launch&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15340,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15339\/revisions\/15340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}