What Monad is
Monad (MON) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 167th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Monad is a Layer-1 smart-contract platform secured by proof-of-stake: validators lock MON as collateral, and the protocol slashes anyone who misbehaves. The token is simultaneously gas, collateral, and a claim on staking yield.
Monad (MON) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform designed to provide scalable and efficient financial solutions through smart contracts and blockchain technology. It aims to facilitate seamless transactions while ensuring security and transparency for users.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Staking ties the token's value to network security: more MON bonded means a costlier attack, and stakers are paid for taking that role. Unstaking queues and slashing parameters shape how liquid that capital really is.
Background & fundamentals
In sector terms it is most often filed under Recently Added, Layer 1 (L1), and Smart Contracts.
Where Monad sits in the market
Trading around $0.0185, Monad carries a market capitalization of $200.59M. Around $3.55M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 1.77% of the float — on the quieter side, which can mean thinner liquidity for large orders.
Almost the entire MON supply is already in circulation (~100.0% of the 100B cap), so future dilution is effectively off the table. The token is roughly -62% under its record of $0.0488 — a meaningful but not catastrophic drawdown.
What the price history shows
Recent moves read 24-hour -1.51%, 7-day -7.14%, 30-day -22.28%. Within its stored 191-day daily history, MON mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 114% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Monad in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual. Over the last 30 days the move totals -22.28%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Monad
For an asset of this type, three lenses matter most:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of MON staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Monad over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
