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Explainers on Monad: network stats, token verification, agents without keys, MCP, parallel execution and stablecoins.
Alpha · unaudited contract · only deposit what you're happy to lose
Monad in numbers: how to read the network dashboard
The network page shows the latest block, average block time and transactions per second over the last 100 blocks, gas used against the limit, and the base fee. Each figure carries its source and the time it was read.
The Monad token verification checklist
A ticker is not a contract. Check the address, that it has code on chain 143, that it appears on a public token list, its decimals, and whether other tokens share the same ticker before you trade it.
Using AI agents on Monad without giving them your keys
An agent should propose, and your wallet should sign. Where an agent acts alone it should hold a scoped session key with caps, allowed contracts and an expiry, never your seed phrase.
Monad MCP: plug Monad data into Claude, Cursor and Grok
MONAF exposes a read-only Model Context Protocol server at /mcp. Add it to your client to search tokens, read pools, quote swaps and fetch network stats. A build_unsigned_tx tool returns a transaction for your own wallet and never signs.
How Monad's parallel EVM handles DeFi contention
Monad executes transactions optimistically in parallel and re-executes any that read state an earlier transaction changed. Popular pools are hot state, so swaps into the same pool behave as if serial while unrelated work runs alongside.
Every way to get USDC onto Monad
Native USDC on Monad is Circle's 0x7547…b603 with 6 decimals. It arrives through CCTP-enabled bridges or by swapping on a Monad DEX. Bridged look-alikes are different contracts.
Liquid staking receipts on Monad compared
aprMON, sMON, shMON and gMON are receipts for staked MON from different issuers. None pays gas, each has its own exit path, and MONAF shows rates only live from the issuer with a date.
Reading Monad pools: fee tiers and depth
A concentrated-liquidity pool is two tokens and a fee tier. slot0 gives the current price; liquidity in range sets how far your trade moves it. Quote before you size a trade.
Monad gas: the limit is the bill
Monad charges a transaction for its gas limit, not just the gas it used. A generous limit costs real MON. Estimate, add a small margin, and set the limit tight.
What the daily Monad report measures
The daily report lists block and fee statistics, chain TVL, stablecoins and DEX volume from DefiLlama, and new verified tokens and pools. It is descriptive only and marks any failed source as unavailable.
Monad vs Ethereum L2s: a sourced comparison
Monad is a layer-1 with its own BFT consensus; Base and Arbitrum are rollups that inherit Ethereum's finality. The monad-vs pages put consensus, EVM compatibility, finality and live DefiLlama figures side by side with sources.
Monad for builders: the 30-minute start
Add chain 143, fund a wallet with a little MON, read a balance with viem, quote a swap through QuoterV2, and send a small transaction with a tight gas limit. The snippets page has each step.