Monad ecosystem in 3D

Monad, a fast blockchain compatible with Ethereum apps, as a space station: the four biggest apps of each type are satellites docked to it, sized by the money they hold.

Updated 31 Oct 2026 · Data: DefiLlama, CoinGecko

Monad network · station view22 protocols docked
DeFi TVL
$890.2M
MON
$0.019
Stablecoins
$645.6M
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DeFi deposits (TVL)$890.2M-9.4% in 7 days
MON price$0.019+0.1% in 24 h
Market cap$227.7MCirculating MON × price
Stablecoins on Monad$645.6MUSDC, USDT and others
DEX volume, 24 h$43.0M$180.9M in 7 days
App fees, 30 days$6.2M$662K kept as revenue

DeFi deposits over time

Peak: $1.04B in Oct 2026. Today: $890.2M.

Main protocols on Monad

The 40 apps with at least $1M on Monad. Deposits on Monad only; 7-day change shown for apps that run only on Monad.

#ProtocolTypeTVL on Monad7 days
1Aave V3Lending$263.3M—
2Euler V2Lending$193.3M—
3HyperithmRisk Curators$177.0M—
4Morpho BlueLending$168.9M—
5K3 CapitalRisk Curators$166.6M—
6Pendle V2Yield$148.4M—
7CurvanceLending$134.2M+1.1%
8ValosRWA$106.1M+0.2%
9Reservoir ProtocolStablecoins (CDP)$66.0M—
10VedaYield vaults$44.4M—
11Uniswap V4DEXs$27.6M—
12Steakhouse FinancialRisk Curators$25.3M—
13UpshiftYield vaults$20.0M—
14RockawayXRisk Curators$18.9M—
15Gamma ResearchRisk Curators$17.5M-2.2%

Where the money sits

DeFi deposits by type of app, for the apps above. These can add up to more than the headline TVL because some money is counted twice — for example, a staked token that is then deposited in a lending app.

  • Lending$765.8M
  • Risk Curators$445.9M
  • Yield$162.0M
  • RWA$109.2M
  • Yield vaults$73.4M
  • Stablecoins (CDP)$66.0M
  • DEXs$46.5M
  • Liquid Staking$8.4M

Top exchanges by volume

Trading volume on Monad's DEXs in the last 24 hours.

  • Uniswap V4$12.5M
  • Uniswap V3$1.7M
  • Curve DEX$1.6M
  • Pendle V2$1.3M
  • PancakeSwap AMM V3$959K
  • Kuru CLOB$699K
Not counted above: exchanges also hold tokens on Monad for their customers —Bybit $31M, Gate $4M, Bitget $2M, Backpack $873K, BloFin $70K. Together that's $38.3M.

How the pieces connect

A typical path money takes through Monad DeFi. Each step uses what the previous one produced.

  1. 1

    Bridge

    Bring stablecoins or ETH from other chains, or buy MON.

    BridgesExchanges
  2. 2

    Stake

    Stake MON and get a liquid token back that keeps earning.

    ShMonadKintsu
  3. 3

    Lend

    Deposit and borrow in lending markets, often through curated vaults.

    AaveEulerMorphoCurvance
  4. 4

    Earn & trade

    Fixed-yield markets, vaults and DEXs.

    PendleHyperithmUniswapCurve

Underneath it all: stablecoins such as USDC, with Singapore-dollar stablecoins from StraitsX planned.

Beyond DeFi

Consensus

MonadBFT

Monad’s consensus system, with blocks every ~0.4 s and finality in under a second.

Speed

Parallel exec

Runs many transactions at once while staying compatible with Ethereum apps.

Network

RaptorCast

A faster way to spread blocks across the network, allowing bigger blocks.

Compatibility

EVM

Ethereum apps, wallets and tools work on Monad without changes.

Team

Category Labs

The company behind Monad, founded by former Jump Trading engineers.

Launch

Coinbase sale

MON was sold to the public through Coinbase’s token-sale platform in November 2025.

Stablecoins

StraitsX

XSGD and XUSD stablecoins planned natively on Monad by early 2027.

Token

Buybacks

The team said it may buy back up to $30M of MON in the first half of 2026.

Best stablecoin yields

Pools with more than $1M deposited. Rewards are paid in tokens and can change daily.

ProtocolPoolAPYDeposits
Pendle V2SUSDAT22.2%$1.8M
EmberUSDC18.9%$1.0M
Mento V3AUSD-USDM13.9%$2.2M
Pendle V2SUSDAT13.4%$1.8M
AccountableUSDC13.0%$7.4M
AccountableUSDC12.1%$5.4M
Pendle V2SUSDE11.9%$20.1M
Pendle V2STRUSD11.5%$1.5M
Pendle V2STRUSD11.1%$1.5M
Euler V2AUSD10.6%$1.6M

Not financial advice. Higher yields usually mean higher risk.

The MON token

Total supply 100 billion; most of it is still locked. All-time high $0.049 (Nov 2025).

In circulation 11.8BStill locked 88.2B
Total supply
100B MON
Launched
Nov 2025 (Coinbase sale)
Next big unlock
Around 24 Nov 2026
Buyback
Up to $30M (H1 2026)

A large release of team and investor tokens is expected around the network’s first anniversary in November 2026, which could weigh on the price.

Key moments

  1. 2022Monad is founded by former Jump Trading engineers.
  2. Apr 2024Raises $225M in a round led by Paradigm.
  3. Feb 2025Public test network opens.
  4. Nov 2025MON token sale on Coinbase, then mainnet launch with an airdrop.
  5. Jan 2026The team says it may buy back up to $30M of MON.
  6. Aug 2026Early investors are offered up to $60M to cash out; almost all decline.
  7. Nov 2026First-anniversary unlock of team and investor tokens expected.

Monad vs. Solana vs. Sui

DeFi TVLStablecoinsDEX volume 24 hMarket capPrice
Monad$890.2M$645.6M$43.0M$227.7M$0.019
Solana$5.45B$15.11B$2.12B$56.69B$96.05
Sui$463.4M$437.4M$37.0M$3.71B$0.901

This dashboard is for information only and is not financial advice. Figures from third-party sources may be delayed or revised.