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Monad, an Ethereum rival, offered early investors up to $60 million to cash out. Almost all said no

CoinDeskTuesday, August 18, 2026 at 5:18 AM

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Monad, an Ethereum rival, offered early investors up to $60 million to cash out. Almost all said no
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The program came three months before investor unlocks begin, with MON trading below its public-sale price and most of the token supply still outside circulation.

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Impact
High
Category
Crypto
Market relevance
High
Why it matters
Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk. The program came three months before investor unlocks begin, with MON trading below its public-sale price and most of the token supply still outside circulation. Watch liquidity and volatility around Ethereum and Monad — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.
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What happened

The program came three months before investor unlocks begin, with MON trading below its public-sale price and most of the token supply still outside circulation.

Why it matters

Crypto moves are a live stress test of liquidity, regulation, and narrative risk.

Background

CoinDesk reported on this under crypto. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. CoinDesk published: Monad, an Ethereum rival, offered early investors up to $60 million to cash out. Almost all said no

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Watch liquidity and volatility around Ethereum and Monad — crypto markets reprice narrative risk quickly.

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