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Monad is building a high-performance, Layer 1 blockchain for the next generation of decentralized applications. Monad's mission is to accelerate the disruptive force of decentralization by building a blockchain that is 100x to 1000x faster than its nearest competitors. This will alleviate severe bottlenecks in existing blockchains and enable more complex applications and wider adoption.
TownSquare Announces $10 Million Monad-Based Yield Vault in Collaboration with Native
TownSquare, an infrastructure provider for institutional yields and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has partnered with Native, a non-custodial automated trading infrastructure, to launch a $10 million yield-generating vault on the Monad L1. This vault will support assets including USD1, USDC, cbBTC, and MON, offering higher yields than conventional lending through trading-based yield generation. This marks TownSquare’s first collaboration with a trading-based yield manager. The partnership aims to bring real-world asset (RWA) and stablecoin institutional yields to a broader user base. Native is a close partner of Binance Wallet and Buidlpad, having previously launched vaults for BNB and wETH on BNB Chain and Ethereum—demonstrating its stability, scalability, and ability to generate yields for liquidity providers (LPs) managing tens of millions of dollars. This initiative also represents the first trading-yield vault on the Monad chain. Native already operates credit pools across multiple EVM chains with over $35 million in liquidity, achieving daily trading volumes of $50–100 million and cumulative trading volume exceeding $25 billion. Its Proactive Market Making (PMM) structure enables retail users to access institutional-grade trading yields. TownSquare previously launched a $100 million USD1 liquidity program and has raised over $16 million to date—including funding from this collaboration.
TownSquare Announces $100 Million USD1 Stablecoin Liquidity Program
TownSquare, an infrastructure platform focused on institutional yield and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has announced a $100 million USD1 token liquidity program—a strategic initiative designed to bring institutional-grade and cross-chain yield opportunities to a broader user base via World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin and institutional yield strategies. Previously, TownSquare collaborated with the World Liberty Financial DeFi team to integrate the USD1 token onto Monad, a high-performance EVM-compatible chain, and received official incentives from the Monad Foundation. The team stated that this new liquidity program marks TownSquare’s continued commitment to expanding DeFi’s real-world applicability and delivering institutional strategy yields to more assets. Currently, the project’s official website has launched its cross-chain lending functionality, while its yield vault product is listed as “Coming Soon.” According to official information, the project has previously completed a funding round backed by Monad, a16z, Aptos, Solana Bonk, and other U.S. and European angel investors and VCs. The founding team includes alumni from Coinbase, Meta, Accenture, and market-making firms. Details about the project’s next funding round have not yet been disclosed.
Echo Protocol confirms security incident on Monad cross-chain bridge, cross-chain transactions suspended
Odaily Echo Protocol posted on X platform, confirming a security incident on the Monad cross-chain bridge. An investigation is currently underway, and all cross-chain transaction functions have been suspended. The protocol stated that it will continue to provide updates through official channels once the investigation progresses.
Monad Co-Founder: Security Incident Involving Echo Protocol Noted, Monad Network Unaffected
Odaily Odaily News Monad co-founder Keone Hon posted on the X platform, stating that the team has noted a security incident related to eBTC on EchoProtocol. Security researchers are currently investigating the matter. The Monad network itself has not been affected and is operating normally.Additionally, a preliminary review by security researchers determined that this exploit targeting EchoProtocol's eBTC has resulted in the theft of approximately $816,000 in assets.
DeShare Collaborates with DigiFT to Launch SpaceX Pre-IPO Presale on Monad
Decentralized equity asset trading protocol DeShare announced a partnership with compliant digital asset exchange DigiFT to launch the first SpaceX Pre-IPO asset presale on the Monad network. Under the agreement, all SpaceX-related assets will be custodied in compliance by DigiFT, ensuring a 1:1 peg to the underlying real-world asset value and delivering a secure, transparent, and auditable investment experience. This collaboration marks DeShare’s establishment of a full-cycle equity trading ecosystem spanning secondary-market trading of Hong Kong and U.S. equities, IPO subscription, and Pre-IPO allocation. Starting with SpaceX, on-chain investment in high-quality global Pre-IPO equity assets is gradually becoming a reality.
PeckShield: EchoProtocol Hacked on Monad, ~$820,000 Drained to Tornado Cash
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), Echo Protocol was hacked on Monad. The attacker minted 1,000 $eBTC out of thin air (valued at approximately $76.7 million), then deposited 45 $eBTC (approximately $3.45 million) into Curvance and used it as collateral to borrow roughly 11.29 $WBTC (approximately $867,700). The attacker subsequently bridged the $WBTC cross-chain to Ethereum, swapped it for $ETH, and laundered 384 ETH (approximately $821,700) via Tornado Cash.
Echo Protocol attacked, attacker mints 1000 eBTC and then withdraws funds via Curvance
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Echo Protocol on Monad has been attacked. The attacker minted 1000 eBTC, worth $76.7 million, and withdrew the funds through Curvance via a previously tested attack path.As of now, the attacker has deposited 45 eBTC as collateral into Curvance and borrowed approximately 11.29 WBTC, worth $867,700; the attacker then cross-chained this portion of WBTC to Ethereum, swapped it for ETH, and transferred 385 ETH (worth approximately $818,000) to Tornado Cash. The attacker currently appears to still control a large amount of the minted eBTC.
The largest on-chain ASTER bull whale has started building a CHIP position, valued at approximately $3.43 million.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), the largest $ASTER bull whale on-chain, “0x1527”, has recently begun accumulating $CHIP. Its current holdings include: 24.93 million $ASTER (approx. $16.72 million), 36.18 million $CHIP (approx. $3.43 million), 81.55 million $MON (approx. $2.52 million), and 9,026 $TAO (approx. $2.22 million), with a total portfolio value exceeding $28 million.
An ETH OG whale holds positions in 42 altcoins, with an unrealized loss of $6.22 million
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), the whale address 0xead…E9D55—originally active in 2017—currently holds 42 altcoin positions on Hyperliquid, of which 40 are long positions and only VVV and MON are short positions. The total position value is $49.6 million, with a floating loss of $6.22 million. This address’s cumulative trading losses on Hyperliquid have reached $14.94 million.
Echo Protocol confirms security incident on Monad cross-chain bridge, cross-chain transactions suspended
Odaily Echo Protocol posted on X platform, confirming a security incident on the Monad cross-chain bridge. An investigation is currently underway, and all cross-chain transaction functions have been suspended. The protocol stated that it will continue to provide updates through official channels once the investigation progresses.
Monad Co-Founder: Security Incident Involving Echo Protocol Noted, Monad Network Unaffected
Odaily Odaily News Monad co-founder Keone Hon posted on the X platform, stating that the team has noted a security incident related to eBTC on EchoProtocol. Security researchers are currently investigating the matter. The Monad network itself has not been affected and is operating normally.Additionally, a preliminary review by security researchers determined that this exploit targeting EchoProtocol's eBTC has resulted in the theft of approximately $816,000 in assets.
PeckShield: EchoProtocol Hacked on Monad, ~$820,000 Drained to Tornado Cash
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), Echo Protocol was hacked on Monad. The attacker minted 1,000 $eBTC out of thin air (valued at approximately $76.7 million), then deposited 45 $eBTC (approximately $3.45 million) into Curvance and used it as collateral to borrow roughly 11.29 $WBTC (approximately $867,700). The attacker subsequently bridged the $WBTC cross-chain to Ethereum, swapped it for $ETH, and laundered 384 ETH (approximately $821,700) via Tornado Cash.
Echo Protocol attacked, attacker mints 1000 eBTC and then withdraws funds via Curvance
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Echo Protocol on Monad has been attacked. The attacker minted 1000 eBTC, worth $76.7 million, and withdrew the funds through Curvance via a previously tested attack path.As of now, the attacker has deposited 45 eBTC as collateral into Curvance and borrowed approximately 11.29 WBTC, worth $867,700; the attacker then cross-chained this portion of WBTC to Ethereum, swapped it for ETH, and transferred 385 ETH (worth approximately $818,000) to Tornado Cash. The attacker currently appears to still control a large amount of the minted eBTC.
Monad Co-Founder: Recommends Implementing Dynamic Caps on Collateral Deposits for Lending Protocols to Restrict Hacker Exit Vectors
Keone Hon, co-founder of Monad, stated that if a pooled lending protocol allows an asset to be deposited as collateral, it should impose rate limits on the increase in supply rather than opening up to the maximum supply cap all at once. For example, if the current supply is $100 million and the cap is $300 million, the supply should only be allowed to increase to $110 million within the next 10 minutes. He noted that this approach would limit the scale of possible withdrawals in the event of a hack targeting heterogeneous assets—particularly those exploiting infinite minting vulnerabilities—thereby constraining the impact of such attacks. Keone Hon believes lending protocols are typically the largest exit channel for associated assets. Implementing a “smart cap”—initially set slightly above the current supply and gradually adjusted over several hours to the true cap—would significantly improve risk control and could have prevented today’s ~$200 million loss for rsETH depositors.
OKX Flash Earn Lite Launches MON (Monad) in Its First Edition, with a Total Prize Pool of 9,500,000 MON
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official sources, the first edition of the OKX Flash Earn Lite event will be launched for MON (Monad) from June 16, 2026, 15:00 to June 20, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, OKB, or MON will share a reward pool of 9,500,000 MON.It is reported that Flash Earn Lite is a lightweight version of the OKX Flash Earn product, featuring a more streamlined prize pool and subscription pool design. By participating in the subscription, users can not only earn yields on the base assets but also receive additional token airdrop rewards.
HelloTrade Announces Migration to Monad to Jointly Advance the Vision of Inclusive Global Capital Markets
According to an official tweet from HelloTrade, HelloTrade has announced its migration to the Monad ecosystem, aligning closely with Monad’s vision of “making global capital markets more accessible.” HelloTrade stated it will continue advancing its alpha testing and pledged to release further updates on progress.
Pingu Exchange: will permanently shut down on July 31, 2026
the decentralized contract trading platform Pingu Exchange has announced its permanent closure, with the platform set to go offline on July 31, 2026. Launched on Arbitrum in January 2024, Pingu started with approximately $270,000 in seed capital, achieving a cumulative trading volume of around $2.4 billion and distributing about $650,000 in ETH and USDC to stakers. The team subsequently migrated to the Monad mainnet, but over the roughly six months following the migration, the platform's trading volume reached only about $80 million. The team has not taken salaries since February to avoid depleting the treasury.
TownSquare Announces $10 Million Monad-Based Yield Vault in Collaboration with Native
TownSquare, an infrastructure provider for institutional yields and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has partnered with Native, a non-custodial automated trading infrastructure, to launch a $10 million yield-generating vault on the Monad L1. This vault will support assets including USD1, USDC, cbBTC, and MON, offering higher yields than conventional lending through trading-based yield generation. This marks TownSquare’s first collaboration with a trading-based yield manager. The partnership aims to bring real-world asset (RWA) and stablecoin institutional yields to a broader user base. Native is a close partner of Binance Wallet and Buidlpad, having previously launched vaults for BNB and wETH on BNB Chain and Ethereum—demonstrating its stability, scalability, and ability to generate yields for liquidity providers (LPs) managing tens of millions of dollars. This initiative also represents the first trading-yield vault on the Monad chain. Native already operates credit pools across multiple EVM chains with over $35 million in liquidity, achieving daily trading volumes of $50–100 million and cumulative trading volume exceeding $25 billion. Its Proactive Market Making (PMM) structure enables retail users to access institutional-grade trading yields. TownSquare previously launched a $100 million USD1 liquidity program and has raised over $16 million to date—including funding from this collaboration.
Echo Protocol confirms security incident on Monad cross-chain bridge, cross-chain transactions suspended
Odaily Echo Protocol posted on X platform, confirming a security incident on the Monad cross-chain bridge. An investigation is currently underway, and all cross-chain transaction functions have been suspended. The protocol stated that it will continue to provide updates through official channels once the investigation progresses.
Kelp to Discontinue rsETH Cross-Chain Support on 20 Networks
: Kelp posted on X platform, stating that to ensure the security standards of rsETH and optimize network integration, it will discontinue rsETH cross-chain support for multiple networks after June 15. The affected networks include Optimism, Manta, Mode, Blast, Scroll, X Layer, zkSync, Zircuit, Swellchain, Hemi, Berachain, Sonic, HyperEVM, Unichain, TAC, Avalanche, Plasma Stable, MegaETH, Monad, and Movement.Kelp reminds users holding rsETH on the aforementioned chains to bridge it back to the Ethereum mainnet before June 15. After the deadline, asset recovery can still be requested, but a fee of 100 USDC will be charged per address. Specific procedures will be announced closer to the deadline.
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OKX Flash Earn Lite Launches MON (Monad) in Its First Edition, with a Total Prize Pool of 9,500,000 MON
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official sources, the first edition of the OKX Flash Earn Lite event will be launched for MON (Monad) from June 16, 2026, 15:00 to June 20, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, OKB, or MON will share a reward pool of 9,500,000 MON.It is reported that Flash Earn Lite is a lightweight version of the OKX Flash Earn product, featuring a more streamlined prize pool and subscription pool design. By participating in the subscription, users can not only earn yields on the base assets but also receive additional token airdrop rewards.
DeShare SpaceX Pre-IPO Lists OKX and Recommends It
Recently, DeShare, a decentralized equity trading protocol in the Monad ecosystem, announced a deep collaboration with OKX Wallet to jointly expand on-chain access channels for Pre-IPO assets.
HelloTrade Announces Migration to Monad to Jointly Advance the Vision of Inclusive Global Capital Markets
According to an official tweet from HelloTrade, HelloTrade has announced its migration to the Monad ecosystem, aligning closely with Monad’s vision of “making global capital markets more accessible.” HelloTrade stated it will continue advancing its alpha testing and pledged to release further updates on progress.
Pingu Exchange: will permanently shut down on July 31, 2026
the decentralized contract trading platform Pingu Exchange has announced its permanent closure, with the platform set to go offline on July 31, 2026. Launched on Arbitrum in January 2024, Pingu started with approximately $270,000 in seed capital, achieving a cumulative trading volume of around $2.4 billion and distributing about $650,000 in ETH and USDC to stakers. The team subsequently migrated to the Monad mainnet, but over the roughly six months following the migration, the platform's trading volume reached only about $80 million. The team has not taken salaries since February to avoid depleting the treasury.
TownSquare Announces $10 Million Monad-Based Yield Vault in Collaboration with Native
TownSquare, an infrastructure provider for institutional yields and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has partnered with Native, a non-custodial automated trading infrastructure, to launch a $10 million yield-generating vault on the Monad L1. This vault will support assets including USD1, USDC, cbBTC, and MON, offering higher yields than conventional lending through trading-based yield generation. This marks TownSquare’s first collaboration with a trading-based yield manager. The partnership aims to bring real-world asset (RWA) and stablecoin institutional yields to a broader user base. Native is a close partner of Binance Wallet and Buidlpad, having previously launched vaults for BNB and wETH on BNB Chain and Ethereum—demonstrating its stability, scalability, and ability to generate yields for liquidity providers (LPs) managing tens of millions of dollars. This initiative also represents the first trading-yield vault on the Monad chain. Native already operates credit pools across multiple EVM chains with over $35 million in liquidity, achieving daily trading volumes of $50–100 million and cumulative trading volume exceeding $25 billion. Its Proactive Market Making (PMM) structure enables retail users to access institutional-grade trading yields. TownSquare previously launched a $100 million USD1 liquidity program and has raised over $16 million to date—including funding from this collaboration.
Echo Protocol confirms security incident on Monad cross-chain bridge, cross-chain transactions suspended
Odaily Echo Protocol posted on X platform, confirming a security incident on the Monad cross-chain bridge. An investigation is currently underway, and all cross-chain transaction functions have been suspended. The protocol stated that it will continue to provide updates through official channels once the investigation progresses.