Monad
The Protocol: Monad Airdrop + Blockchain Go Live
Also: Celestia’s Matcha Upgrade, Fidelity on Fusaka and World’s New Payroll Pilot.

Monad’s Debut Shows Why FDV Forecasts Broke as Bitcoin Fell
Monad’s listing illustrates how low-float launches can anchor valuation even when macro conditions point in the opposite direction, leaving traders mispricing outcomes that hinge more on supply than on sentiment.

Monad’s MON Token Stumbles Out of the Gate in Trading Debut After Slow Token Sale
Soft demand, low volume and concerns over token distribution weighed on early market sentiment.

Monad Blockchain Goes Live With 100B Token Supply and Airdrop
The total supply of MON is 100 billion tokens, with 10.8% currently unlocked and in circulation.

Sunrise Debut Streamlines Solana Token Imports as Monad Goes Live
The platform introduces a unified gateway that allows issuers and users to move tokens from any ecosystem into Solana.

The Protocol: Sweeping Uniswap Proposal ‘UNIfication’
Also: Monad Tokenomics Unveiled, Anchorage Dabbles in BTC DeFi and Injective’s Native EVM.

Monad Unveils Tokenomics Ahead of Nov. 24 MON Token Airdrop
A public sale of the MON token will begin on Coinbase’s Token Sales platform on Nov. 17 for 7.5% of the initial supply.

Monad Foundation Sets Nov. 24 Airdrop Date for Users
This comes after the Foundation opened its airdrop claim portal on October 14, inviting users to verify their eligibility.

The Protocol: AWS Outage Halts Some Crypto Apps
Also: Monad’s Tech, Quantum Computing and Bitcoin and Securitize’s MCP Server.

Monad’s Fast EVM Chain Promises ‘Night and Day’ Performance Gains
CoinDesk sat down with Monad Foundation’s Director of Growth Kevin McCordic to talk about the architecture behind the blockchain.
