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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.

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2026-10-27 · network

No faster or better claims are made unless the sourced figures show it.