- Monad surged over 76% in 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.045.
- The layer‑1 blockchain mainnet launched this week and outlines an ambitious DeFi roadmap.
- MON is listed on major exchanges, including Coinbase and Upbit.
The price of Monad spiked dramatically, gaining 76% in the past 24 hours as momentum continued following the long‑anticipated mainnet launch on November 24, 2025.
MON’s sharp gains placed the token among the day’s top performers, with trading volume exploding to $1.2 billion and reflecting heightened speculative interest.
The layer‑1 mainnet launch brings immediate DeFi potential, including lending protocols, yield products, and liquid staking solutions. Memecoin activity is another area investors are watching closely.
Monad rises 76% on $1.2 billion volume
Monad flipped the switch on its public mainnet on Monday, enabling a wave of decentralized applications and liquidity pools to go live.
After the launch, the token traded in an intraday range from a low of $0.025 to an intraday high of $0.045. MON has climbed over 106% from its prior low of $0.020.
According to CoinMarketCap data, daily volume surged more than 600%, pushing total volume above $1.2 billion.
That level of activity made MON one of the most actively traded tokens that day. The rally even pushed Monad above several well‑known tokens by market activity, including Kaspa, Sui, and Ethena.
What drove Monad’s price surge?
The primary catalyst appears to be the mainnet launch and the prospective DeFi ecosystem that accompanies it.
In a post on X, the L1 team outlined a roadmap aimed at smooth integrations to grow DeFi activity on the network.
Lending protocols such as Curvance and TownSquare will let users leverage MON, liquid staking tokens (LSTs), and stablecoins with high loan‑to‑value ratios and automated looping strategies.
Yield products like MON Vault and Upshift’s earnAUSD Vault are designed to offer composable, hands‑off returns on stablecoin deposits.
Liquid staking options further expand utility by allowing stakers to earn rewards while using LSTs across DeFi.
Market watchers also point to major exchange listings as a significant factor in the volume surge, with speculative fervor and early ecosystem incentives driving interest.
Among the early centralized exchanges listing MON are Coinbase, Upbit, Bithumb, Kraken, KuCoin, and Bybit.
MON is listed on these exchanges, more coming soon: pic.twitter.com/1nkoSyxMJA
— Monad (mainnet arc) (@monad) November 24, 2025
MON price outlook
Despite the strong run, the token still has upside potential, though risks remain.
Beyond exchange listings, additional growth drivers could include ecosystem grants and partnerships. If Monad follows the expansion path seen in other layer‑1 ecosystems, token price gains could be significant in the short term.
However, bearish risks include profit‑taking and regulatory pressures that could dampen momentum.
On the bullish side, a sustained break above $0.10 could rekindle hopes of a move toward $1. Conversely, a pullback to $0.025 would likely prompt increased selling pressure.