What is Monad?
Monad is a high-performance Ethereum-compatible L1 that materially advances the efficient frontier in the balance between decentralization and scalability. Monad introduces optimizations in five major areas, resulting in an Ethereum-compatible Layer-1 blockchain with 10,000 tps of throughput, 400ms block frequency, and 800ms finality.Key Features
- MonadBFT: Performant, tail-fork-resistant BFT consensus
- RaptorCast: Efficient block transmission
- Asynchronous Execution: Pipelining consensus and execution to raise the time budget for execution
- Parallel Execution: Efficient transaction execution
- MonadDb: Efficient state access
- Full EVM Compatibility: Complete bytecode equivalence for seamless application deployment
- Ethereum RPC API Compatibility: Familiar interface for users and developers
Performance Characteristics
- 10,000 TPS: High throughput for scalable applications
- 400ms Block Frequency: Fast block production
- 800ms Finality: Quick transaction finalization
- Commodity Hardware: Designed to run on standard hardware
Architecture
Monad is designed with a focus on performance and scalability. The first Monad client is built by Category Labs and is written from scratch in C++ and Rust. The monad-bft consensus client implementation is open-source under GPL-3.0.Testnet
Monad’s public testnet provides developers with a sandbox environment to test and deploy applications before mainnet launch. The testnet supports many leading Ethereum developer tools and infrastructure providers.Data on Dune
Raw Data
Access to raw blockchain data including blocks, transactions, logs, and traces
Decoded Data
Human-readable contract interactions and events