Monad is an EVM-compatible L1 built for speed: 10,000 transactions per second, 1-second block times, and single-slot finality.

Monad's Mainnet Launch


Monad is an EVM-compatible L1 built for speed: 10,000 transactions per second, 1-second block times, and single-slot finality. When it came time to launch, the team needed a custody partner that could handle the full complexity of a major token launch, not just hold assets.


The challenge


A TGE at this scale has a lot of moving parts. Monad needed qualified custody, stablecoin treasury management, fiat on/off-ramping, and coordinated token distribution to hundreds of investors at once. Their previous provider couldn't support on/off-ramping, so they came to Anchorage.


There was also a structural wrinkle: Monad operated as two separate entities. The Monad Foundation was onboarded to Anchorage Digital Singapore, and Category Labs to Anchorage Digital Bank, each with its own compliance requirements.

“Our team has been really happy working closely with Anchorage Digital going into the public launch of Monad mainnet... there were no hiccups, everything was really easy, and I know the team put in a ton of effort to make that happen.”
Keone Hon, Co-Founder & GM

What we built together


Pre-TGE: Before the token launched, Monad used Anchorage to earn yield on stablecoins, drawing yields monthly to cover operating expenses.


TGE: The full token launch into Anchorage completed on May 8, 2025. We coordinated with LiquiFi to handle wallet creation and distribution across investor accounts.


Mainnet launch: On November 23, 2025, Monad's mainnet went live with Anchorage as the primary day-one custodian, with $2.5B in assets under custody at launch.


Staking: Full MON staking launched shortly after, giving all Anchorage clients the ability to delegate to any active validator and track rewards.


Porto: MON custody went live across ADB, ADS, and Porto, including on-chain dApp interactions via smart contract support.

What's next

Anchorage and Monad are exploring a stablecoin collaboration that would leverage Monad's infrastructure alongside Anchorage's federal bank charter, following a similar model to the Anchorage x Ethena partnership.