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Current Monad Price: $0.02 | 5 July 2026 | Market cap: $251,097,553.
What is MONAD?
Monad is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain network built for scalability and speed in decentralised apps. Launched 24 November 2025, its native cryptocurrency is also called MONAD (pronounced "Moh-nad"). The MONAD token is used to pay network fees, enables trading and staking, and supports network governance.
Key facts about MONAD:
Founded: 2024 by Keone Hon (ex-Jump Trading) and core team
Launched: Mainnet 24 November 2025
Consensus: MonadBFT with sub-1s finality
Throughput: 10,000+ TPS (optimised for 1M potential)
EVM compatible: 100% bytecode-level Ethereum compatibility
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What is MONAD used for?
Network transaction fees (sub-cent execution)
Staking benefits
Network governance voting
Who holds MONAD?
Typical MONAD holders include DeFi developers, high-frequency traders, institutional investors, and early Web3 infrastructure adopters.
Recent MONAD developments:
Monad mainnet launched 24 November 2025 with full EVM compatibility and 10k+ TPS. MetaMask launched native Monad Network support, allowing users to buy, sell, swap, bridge, and trade MONAD plus Monad-compatible tokens directly in the wallet
| Today (5 July 2026) | $0.0212 | +2.12% |
|---|---|---|
| 24 hours ago (4 July 2026) | $0.0208 | +2.12% |
| 1 week ago (28 June 2026) | $0.0186 | +14.14% |
| 1 month ago (5 June 2026) | $0.0214 | -0.58% |
| 1 year ago (5 July 2025) | $0.0212 | - |
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