Gmonad 💜
Two years in the Monad community!
It all started out with a message from @DefipokerDegen to join the Monad Discord
At that time I wasn't much involved with any big project communities but I noticed Monad was running a poker tournament that week and hopped in the voice chat
Right away I enjoyed the chill vibes there, playing poker with @port_dev@mikeinweb@rsklwtf@happysubstack@0xRayJ@0xSkilly@Heimdall_17@andalfthegreat and many others who continue to be pillars of the Monad community to this day
Back then even @billmondays had time in his schedule to attend the poker game on a weekly basis, times were different indeed
Throughout the last 2 years the weekly poker night remained a staple, we saw it grow from a small 30 people event to a huge weekly gathering. But even this pales in comparison to the acceleration the Monad community experienced over that time
Many of the people who I met in the beginning now hold key positions in Monad ecosystem projects or Monad itself which is absolutely awesome to see. When I look back to my early messages in the Discord I see so many people who are still active to this day, a testament to how well this community retains it's members
With EthCC in Brussels in 2024 came the first time I met people from web3 in real life, that weekend went far beyond any expectations I had of a community meetup. @puresoul0109@1stBenjaNAD@Ketama_crypto@KinglouiEth@sailorninis@gizmoatmidnight@0xGleader @0xGrimjow @liberprimus2448@KingCoin31@PomeIoIo@blubleau@sharkdogsad@Eviltahaa@HavoMartinez@Jefferstellar@chinese_d3vil@kenobi_eth@rosinxyz@Ethiasol and so many others, ily all and hope to see you again soon!
And finally the generosity and love for the community from @keoneHD, @0x_eunice and all of the rest of the team was just awesome to experience
All I can say the past 2 years have been a blast, testnet is around the corner and soon we'll all meet again on-chain
Monad is here to stay💜
Introducing the Monad dedicated device subsidy program
Monad Foundation will be subsidizing the cost of dedicated signing laptops, for multisig, treasury, and other critical operations, to all protocol teams with at least $2.5M of TVL on Monad.
Your signing machine should NEVER be the same as the one you use for everyday browsing, coding, or taking calls.
Details below:
Monad is proud to join Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program.
Bringing Monad's onchain infrastructure into a trusted, global payments network.
It's time to move the global financial system onchain.
[ Update ]
Mainnet has been live for one week. Here is what we shipped thanks to your feedback.
Product:
>Resolved an active DDoS attack, Cloudflare protections overhauled
>Funding rate now shows annualised rate on hover
>Close positions now supports Market and Limit orders with % sizing
>Various UI, data formatting, and stability fixes across the platform
Community:
>Traders already competing for badges, tier breakdown dropping this week
>Whitelist expanding gradually, every new user handpicked by the team
>Minimum deposit and withdrawal limits removed
In progress:
>Leaderboard (backend in progress)
>Liquidation price and order history fixes
>Layout and chart visibility improvements
More improvements coming.
can Monad do something?
meanwhile Monad:
- $500k per team Nitro accelerator
- $200k AI hackathon
- non-stop IRL hackathons and dev events all over the world
- weekly founder sessions with DeltaV
- frequent ecosystem launches
- daily updates from ecosystem projects
- regular Monad client upgrades
I don’t think there’s any blockchain doing more than Monad right now
Introducing Nitro, a 3 month project accelerator:
- Funding from top VCs
- Mentorship from industry-leading founders
- $500k per team, distributed on Day 1
If you’re building in crypto, it’s time to compress a year into 3 months.
Applications are live: https://t.co/U62wOIfkcE
We’re proud to share that Atlas, our protocol for application specific orderflow auctions, has been acquired by @chainlink.
Atlas’s proven orderflow technology is now integrated into Chainlink SVR, enabling applications and protocols to capture and retain value more effectively.
Chainlink has securely enabled over $27 trillion in transaction value and currently secures more than 70% of the DeFi ecosystem. We’re excited to see Atlas scale further through Chainlink’s global distribution and infrastructure.
This is a strategic milestone for FastLane. FastLane will continue to operate independently and remain a strategic partner to Chainlink in the ongoing development and adoption of Atlas.
Our focus remains unchanged. We are doubling down on Monad, building elite staking infrastructure and developer tooling including Application Controlled Execution Software to strengthen network effects and continuing our mission with renewed clarity and focus.
Read more here: <https://t.co/yCYGZy6BGh>