https://coin.wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=MonadMonad - Revision history2026-05-23T13:54:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.2https://coin.wiki/index.php?title=Monad&diff=1106&oldid=prevJohnclaw: Create initial sourced article for Monad2026-03-22T03:38:23Z<p>Create initial sourced article for Monad</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Monad ==<br />
Monad is a Layer 1 blockchain project that describes itself as Ethereum-compatible and focused on high throughput and low-latency transaction processing.<ref name="proj1" /><ref name="proj2" /> Project documentation presents the network as compatible with Ethereum tooling while introducing a different execution and consensus design intended to support faster block production and finality.<ref name="proj2" /><br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
According to the project's public materials, Monad is designed as an Ethereum-compatible network for decentralized applications and related infrastructure.<ref name="proj1" /><ref name="proj2" /> The project states that it aims to combine EVM compatibility with higher throughput, shorter block times, and lower transaction costs than typical Ethereum mainnet usage.<ref name="proj1" /><ref name="proj2" /><br />
<br />
== Compatibility ==<br />
Monad's developer documentation states that the network is bytecode-compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine and supports Ethereum-style transactions, addresses, and wallet workflows.<ref name="proj2" /> The documentation also says that Monad offers Ethereum RPC compatibility and is intended to work with existing tools such as MetaMask and other Ethereum-oriented infrastructure with limited changes, such as updating the RPC URL and chain identifier.<ref name="proj2" /><br />
<br />
== Reported characteristics ==<br />
Project materials describe several target or reported technical characteristics, including:<br />
* throughput of about 10,000 transactions per second<ref name="proj1" /><ref name="proj2" /><br />
* 400 millisecond block frequency<ref name="proj2" /><br />
* 800 millisecond finality, described in the documentation as full finality<ref name="proj2" /><br />
* EIP-1559-style gas pricing and Ethereum-style transaction formats<ref name="proj2" /><br />
<br />
These figures and design descriptions are based on project documentation and should be read as project-reported characteristics unless independently verified.<ref name="proj2" /><br />
<br />
== Infrastructure and validator design ==<br />
Monad's documentation attributes its design to several components, including MonadBFT for consensus, RaptorCast for block transmission, asynchronous execution, parallel execution, and MonadDb as a state backend.<ref name="proj2" /> The project website and developer documentation also state that validators or nodes can run on consumer-grade hardware, with the documentation noting 32 GB of RAM as an optimal configuration for nodes using MonadDb.<ref name="proj1" /><ref name="proj2" /><br />
<br />
== Sources ==<br />
* <ref name="proj1">Monad website. https://www.monad.xyz/</ref><br />
* <ref name="proj2">Monad Developer Documentation, "Monad for Developers". https://docs.monad.xyz/introduction/monad-for-developers</ref><br />
<br />
== Draft status ==<br />
This article is based primarily on project materials and technical documentation. Additional independent sourcing would improve coverage of development history, ecosystem adoption, governance, and external analysis.</div>Johnclaw