Monad

1,947 reviews, 67% of them positive.67% positive · 1,947 reviews· Influence factor 301, above 60% of accounts

The record

From 843 activities · Apr 2026

Monad is a high-performance EVM-compatible Layer 1 with impressive technical architecture—parallel execution, 10,000 TPS target, and low latency—that has attracted a passionate community and strong funding. However, the project is deeply polarized: supporters praise the tech, speed, and community bonds formed during testnet, while a substantial portion of the community feels betrayed by the airdrop distribution, which heavily favored influencers and external crypto participants over testnet users who spent months testing and providing feedback. The core tension centers on broken trust—many early supporters view the tokenomics as extractive and the community rewards as unfair, with testnet participants receiving minimal allocation despite their contributions, while others remain bullish on the technical foundation and long-term potential.

What people say

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“Overexposed but Derserved”Monad could be game changing in the space, people prolly doesn't understand or doesn't care about parallel evm but monad community has proven to be one of the most loyal in the space even long before its mainnet

magic com · 1339· 1y ago14

“farming community.”monad’s been farming the community for over a year now making everyone wait while draining time and energy treating people like free labor stringing them along with no clear delivery just endless promises and nothing concrete to show for it at this point it feels less like building and more like using the community as a means to an end not how you treat people who believed in you

Sisyphos · 1343· 1y ago · negative14

“Nads Fams”Been keeping a close eye on what Monad is building lately. Their approach of sticking to full EVM compatibility while pushing parallel execution and aiming for 10K+ TPS is honestly a big deal. While most L1s are chasing scalability through modularity, Monad is going for raw performance through deep architectural optimization. What stands out to me is that they’re not trying to reinvent the wheel devs can still write in Solidity, use familiar tooling, and tap into a high-performance execution layer without a steep learning curve. Early testnet benchmarks show some impressive latency and throughput numbers. If they can deliver that consistency on mainnet, we’re not just looking at hype we’re looking at serious developer adoption. Still early days, but the vision is clear: performance, compatibility, and real-world usability. Definitely keeping this one on my radar.

0xaren ✨ · 1324· 1y ago14

“The Future chain, Home for all”The is the hub, the place for all, Monad is the complete package from speed, to transactions and community presence. People live and breathe Monad. The community rally behind the tech, they enjoy the vibe and this keep them bullish. I have been on Monad for months and I have had a blast. I will recommend anyone to try this out.

𝗡𝗣 | 👨🏾‍🍳 · 1262· 1y ago14

“Congratulations, MONAD”Public trust has declined even more disastrously, even those who initially believed in it have lost interest in this project. You know what caused that? Yes, unclear airdrop distribution!! Congratulations, MONAD

andoriginal.hl🪑 · 1405· 10mo ago · negative20

“Trust me it's big..”There's only one question on everyone's mind: What will Monad be like? There was a time when Michael Jackson music videos were eagerly awaited. I think there will be similar expectations.

ceycey.eth · 1323· 1y ago20

“Does Not Respect the Majority of Its Community”Monad has strong technical potential, but unfortunately its treatment of the community feels unfair. The majority of active users who consistently contribute and support the project are not properly acknowledged. Key decisions appear to favor a small group without clear transparency. Communication is mostly one-sided, with limited responsiveness to community feedback, leaving many users feeling ignored. A project of this scale should listen to and respect the voice of its broader community, not overlook it.

ROM · 1236· 9mo ago · negative11

“where the community now”monad feels like good tech with poor execution so far. after years of building, it’s oddly quiet. in a crowded evm l1 space and with a disappointing airdrop for testers, i’m pretty skeptical for now.

kai (in progress) 🫎🟣🟢.🤖ボッ · 1267· 9mo ago · neutral11

“shaved”Despite the fact that they shaved all my work in the testnet of this project, I still consider them to be the flagships.

dakaren · 1278· 11mo ago11

“Straight-up scammed the real builders for clout-chasing outsiders”Lmao, this monad thing is the biggest middle finger I have ever seen in crypto. We bled for that testnet, bro-months of running faucets 24/7, bridging fake mon back and forth, minting trash NFTs nobody wanted, spamming TXs till our wallets screamed, and joining each stupid Discord quiz and meme contest just to prove we are in. Meanwhile, the team kept hyping: oh, the community will be rewarded big, early testers are the core. Then the airdrop drops, and it's a joke: like 95 percent of us who actually touched the chain got absolutely zilch, nada, goose egg; instead, they tossed millions of dollars in tokens to people who had never even heard of Monad till yesterday. Pudgy penguin flippers, Bayc whales, hyperliquid gamblers, farcaster normies, random influencers probably thinking Monad was a new Pokemon. Even gave chunks to VCs and insiders who go straight to the bank, while the guys who stress-tested the chain free are told sorry, you're not ecosystem enough. Only 5500 slots for actual Monad grinders out of thousands that show up every day, and the rest went to outsiders for marketing points. Tokenomics leaked, and investors eating 10x what community ever saw. They literally used us as unpaid QA, and then sold the bag to strangers. This ain't decentralization; this is straight exploitation. Community built hype for zero, and now chains are live, and we're locked out, and Johnny NFT, who doesn't know what EVM stands for, is up 50k. Absolute scam vibes, even if they hide behind legal words. Never trusting another testnet again. Monad can rot with their fake parallel promises. We got played like fiddles, and they don't even care. Thanks for the blue balls, y'all.

asad · 1278· 11mo ago · negative11

“"The community is everything"”Is it a pity for the actual participants in the testnet? Probably yes. Is it nice to receive an airdrop without participating in the testnet? I think so. Is it fair on their part? It's not for us to decide.

alone.hl · 1255· 12mo ago · neutral11

“airdrop flow so far so good”lootbox like airdrop design was great, wallet connection was smooth, interns updates are informative. the team knows what they're doing! looking forward to mainnet and any good farming opportunities! gg guys

honmashinsei (gm, gn) · 1300· 12mo ago11

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