$MON Catalyst Posts
August 18, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $MON Profile · Market Rankings
💬 Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence
63 source posts analyzed· 2026-08-18T06:20:39+00:00NEW: Monad Foundation completes a $60M liquidity program offering early investors a discounted buyback of locked MON, though nearly all holders declined to participate.
AI visual analysis: The image features the Monad logo—a stylized geometric design with a white rounded diamond shape surrounding a smaller purple inner form, set against a purple background. It relates to the post as it represents the Monad Foundation, the entity that executed the $60M liquidity program and discounted buyback of locked MON tokens for early investors.
· 2026-08-18T23:35:11+00:00LATEST: The Monad Foundation says it offered to buy back locked MON from early investors at a discount via a $60M capped liquidity program, but nearly all holders declined to sell.
AI visual analysis: The image displays the Monad Foundation logo, featuring a purple diamond-shaped icon next to the text "MONAD," which represents the company referenced in the post about its $60M capped liquidity buyback program for early MON investors.
· 2026-08-18T15:53:00+00:00The social liquidity is flowing today. Top 20 coins by social mentions: 1 Bitcoin 2 Solana 3 Ethereum 4 PumpFun 5 XRP 6 The Black Bull 7 Hyperliquid 8 USDC 9 Jimothy the Raccoon 10 Dogecoin 11 Pepe 12 Cardano 13 Chainlink 14 Monad 15 CATECOIN 16 Kaspa 17 CASHCAT 18 SafePal 19
AI visual analysis: A treemap visualization displays the top 20 cryptocurrencies ranked by social mentions, with Bitcoin (BTC, 126.4K), Solana (SOL, 53.2K), Ethereum (ETH, 43.5K), Pump.fun (PUMP, 16.8K), and XRP (XRP, 16.4K) occupying the largest tiles, while meme coins like Jimothy The Raccoon, Pepe, CATECOIN, and CASHCAT fill smaller portions of the chart.
· 2026-08-18T03:00:39+00:00I can't think of any reason not to continue holding monad:native Gmonad
· 2026-08-18T02:14:18+00:00Monad just debunked the rumor, stating they've never sold coins through OTC or related methods. And this is actually a routine and fairly hidden operation for many crypto projects. Conversely, Monad recently wanted to repurchase MON tokens still under lockup from early
AI visual analysis: The image shows the Monad logo, featuring a purple rounded square icon with a white cutout design next to the bold black "MONAD" wordmark. This branding relates to the post about Monad addressing rumors regarding token sales and their recent efforts to repurchase MON tokens still under lockup from early investors.
· 2026-08-18T05:37:52+00:00Monad is doing everything it can to hold $MON within this range. The Foundation offered up to $60M to buy locked MON directly from selected early investors at a discount (same lockup). The tokens were not removed from future supply. Monad was trying to improve who holds that
AI visual analysis: The image shows a Monad Foundation blog post titled "Early Investor Liquidity Program Results" (dated August 17, 2026) alongside a Bybit MONUSDT spot chart trading around $0.02103 (down 3.49%). The post explains that the Foundation offered to buy up to $60 million in locked MON from early investors at a discount, but nearly all approached holders declined to participate. This relates to the caption by demonstrating Monad's attempt to support the $MON price by facilitating early investor exits without expanding circulating token supply, though the program failed to gain traction as shown by the bearish price action on the chart.
· 2026-08-18T09:26:07+00:00Holding at least one 10K Squad NFT can take you deeper into DeFi across the Monad ecosystem. Position here:
· 2026-08-18T18:42:27+00:00Hey @OpenSea We'd like to get @MortalsOfficial 's historical trading volume properly reflected Mortals first launched on Monad and later bridged to Ethereum Before the bridge, the collection generated 3.24M $MON in secondary trading volume on Monad. The issue is that this
AI visual analysis: An OpenSea collection page for “Mortals” shows Ethereum metrics including a 0.224 ETH floor price, 0.181 WETH top offer, 94.2K ETH total volume, and 373 unique owners. The image highlights the collection’s Ethereum trading data, while the post argues that its 3.24M MON in historical volume on Monad should also be reflected.
· 2026-08-18T18:52:31+00:00long term is not for the feint of heart
· 2026-08-18T10:47:36+00:00Monad offered early investors a $60M exit and they mostly rejected it. The Monad Foundation set aside up to $60 million to buy locked MON tokens from selected early investors at a discount. But almost all of them turned down the offer. -The program came roughly 3 months before
AI visual analysis: An infographic titled "Monad Foundation: Investor Sentiment & The $60M Exit Offer" detailing that the Monad Foundation set aside up to $60 million to buy locked MON tokens from early investors at a discount, but most rejected the offer—highlighting that MON is trading around $0.021 (below the $0.025 public sale price) while Monad's DeFi TVL surged from $360M to $895M in just six weeks, signaling strong investor confidence despite price pressure.
· 2026-08-18T16:16:27+00:00Monad is looking good.
· 2026-08-18T01:23:47+00:00Nearly all early MON holders declined to sell into the Foundation’s liquidity program. $60M cap. Same lock-up. Program now concluded. That’s a pretty strong signal of conviction from early holders.
AI visual analysis: A tweet from Monad (@monad) announcing the completion of their Early Investor Liquidity Program Results, capped at $60 million in aggregate purchase consideration, where nearly all holders approached declined to participate.
· 2026-08-18T05:00:00+00:00Top chain rankings by 24h dexs volume @solana @Binance @ethereum @base @RobinhoodApp @HyperliquidX @0xPolygon @arbitrum @monad @spark
AI visual analysis: An infographic titled "TOP CHAIN RANKINGS BY 24H DEXS VOLUME" from Solana Hub, ranking Solana ($1.42B), BSC ($991.7M), Ethereum, Base, Robinbinhood, Hyperliquid, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad, and Spark.
· 2026-08-18T01:47:17+00:00Gmonad “Nearly all holders approached declined to participate, and the program has now concluded.” This is the new normal, The majority of investors aren’t interested in selling a single penny. MF and Category Labs are like solid rocks, continuing to build and work toward a
AI visual analysis: The image displays a text statement from Monad Foundation clarifying that nearly all holders approached declined to participate in a program, which has now concluded, and that the Foundation has not sold or offered to sell any MON tokens via OTC or otherwise. The accompanying post emphasizes investor confidence and long-term commitment to the project, aligning with the text's assertion that holders refused to sell.
· 2026-08-18T08:00:00+00:00$MON at $0.10… Crazy target or just the beginning? Monad’s ecosystem is growing fast, and if adoption + liquidity keep accelerating, the next few months could get very interesting. Would you buy $MON before $0.10? #Monad #MON #Crypto #Web3
AI visual analysis: A promotional graphic featuring a large purple cloud with the word 'MONAD' and a hexagonal logo over a cityscape background. Various cryptocurrency logos appear in the bottom right corner.
· 2026-08-18T13:41:17+00:00Going live for FOMO HOUR in 20 minutes! We are talking: - Bonds at multi-decade highs - VVV returns - Monad buys back - Ansem debuts a curated launchpad + a lot more Live at 10 am ET!
AI visual analysis: A promotional graphic for "FOMO HOUR" featuring two pixel-art characters (a wizard penguin and a figure with sunglasses) against a green background, advertising the live show airing at 10:00 AM ET weekdays covering markets, crypto, and trading. The post teases topics like bonds at multi-decade highs, VVV, Monad, and Ansem's new launchpad, matching the show's market and crypto discussion format.
· 2026-08-18T07:40:42+00:00just did my 1st tx on Monad via Defillama, feeling so good
· 2026-08-18T08:12:32+00:00I think it’s implied that the full $60M was used to buy back locked tokens. But even if investors didn’t take the deal, it’s still bullish. It shows MF has the warchest and appetite to protect the MON price.
· 2026-08-18T13:08:35+00:00thank you for choosing monad
· 2026-08-18T14:50:11+00:00Mayan's top chains by volume moved this year: 1. @Ethereum : $2B+ 2. @Solana : $1.5B+ 3. @Arbitrum : $1B+ 4. @Monad : $750M+ 5. @Base : $600M+
AI visual analysis: A bar chart titled "Top chains by volume" showing Ethereum ($2B+), Solana ($1.5B+), Arbitrum ($1B+), Monad ($750M+), and Base ($600M+).
· 2026-08-18T06:43:39+00:00JUST IN: Monad Foundation completed $60M liquidity program; nearly all early investors declined discounted MON token buyback.
AI visual analysis: A purple square featuring a white rounded diamond shape in the center, with the text 'MSB INTEL.' in the bottom left corner.
· 2026-08-18T08:05:16+00:00POE's automated liquidity vault is delivering 168% APR for depositors in fees generated + rewards on @monad . The power of Public Prop AMM.
AI visual analysis: A purple graphic displays "POE VAULT" in bold black lettering above a dashboard showing the MON/USDC rewards pool, featuring a $123,802 TVL, $125,325 24H volume, and 168.59% APR with a balance of 4,038,852 WMON and 37,846 USDC. The image visually supports the post by highlighting POE's automated liquidity vault performance on Monad.
· 2026-08-18T11:36:21+00:00These scammers are tarnishing Monad's reputation Sounds hilarious as fuck, every chain has its dev this dev that... if you can play, play; if you can't, just cook Tarnishing my ass, the chain already has fuck all players... or maybe it's super hot out there Mon what a pile of
AI visual analysis: An 'On-Chain Multi-Wallet Fund Flow & Sybil Cluster Visualization' diagram showing a root funding source distributing to 60 intermediary wallets, which then consolidate into a single target address, with details including 2,622,414.25 MON consolidated and a timestamp of 2026/8/18 08:17:00.
· 2026-08-18T10:58:26+00:00Gm r3tards The monad trenchers are dead while monad defi is fucking popping off You ever been dead ass wrong in crypto and regretted it? If you can’t put $100 into $EMO JUST IN CASE YOU’RE WRONG, you’re playing yourself Countertrade your bearish habits Gamble
· 2026-08-18T13:00:01+00:00unpopular opinion: monad should disclose what price it offered early investors for the buyback.
AI visual analysis: An animated character with brown hair and a smug expression stands with arms crossed, surrounded by numerous sharp blades.
· 2026-08-18T06:33:08+00:00Monad Foundation just cooked a clean liquidity program Offered to buy locked MON from some early investors at a discount (reflecting the 4y lock). Any MON they bought stays locked. Cap was $60M. Goal: give orderly exits to those who needed it + keep the rest of the bag
· 2026-08-18T00:05:25+00:00Category Labs and Monad Foundation are ready to pump $MON
AI visual analysis: The image shows two posts: one from Category Labs announcing plans to expand an open-market MON purchase authorization up to $80 million through 2026, and another from Monad Foundation detailing the completion of its Early Investor Liquidity Program, which capped aggregate purchases at $60 million before concluding due to lack of holder participation. Together, they illustrate coordinated efforts by both Category Labs and Monad Foundation to support the MON token through significant market purchases.
· 2026-08-18T01:12:56+00:00This morning while chatting with the group Saw $MON picking up again, the foundation is getting things done Is sis yang still grinding those swings? Missing you missing you @jinnv0802 And the US stocks storage, flying dragon in the sky, surging so hard it's making my head
· 2026-08-18T06:00:01+00:00Is $MON the ultimate hold this cycle? At ~$0.02, I’m watching one question: How high can MON go from here? My targets: $0.04 - +100% $0.05 - +150% $0.10 - +400% in a full-blown bull case If Monad keeps growing and the market turns bullish, MON could surprise
AI visual analysis: An anime-style illustration depicts a young woman with glasses at a trading setup, with her monitor displaying 'MON/USD' at '100,000 MON' and a portfolio value of '$XX,XXX', branded with 'Monad Media' watermarks.
· 2026-08-18T12:37:51+00:00POV: you shorted $MON
· 2026-08-18T08:33:37+00:0025 projects have raised more than $8.41 billion in total, but generated just $6,695 in revenue over the past 24 hours. Vaulta ($A): $4.21B → $0 ZKsync ($ZK): $458M → $170 Monad ($MON): $431.5M → $3.63K OG ($OG): $357.24M → <$0.01 Starknet ($STRK): $357.24M →
AI visual analysis: A comparison table of crypto projects showing funds raised versus 24-hour revenue, including EOS → Vaulta ($4.21B raised, $0 revenue), Movement ($141.40M, $0.02), Walrus ($140M, $83), and Babylon ($108.30M, $0).
· 2026-08-18T08:32:59+00:00$BUSY fair launch has ended, raised 2,500,000 $MON , and will launch after the 48-hour fair launch period at a $3M MC, making it (again) one of the busiest launches on @monad 96.46% is allocated to those participating in busy.land, investing
AI visual analysis: A dark-themed funding page for 'Busy Land' ($BUSY) showing a fully funded campaign at 2,500,000 / 2,500,000 LVMON (100% progress), with a launch market cap of 139.23M LVMON ($2.97M) and dates from 8/18/2026 to 8/20/2026.
· 2026-08-18T00:02:44+00:00gMonad, have you bought the dip yet?
AI visual analysis: A cryptocurrency price tracker showing Monad (MON) at $0.02174, up 7.29% in 24h, ranked #106, with a button asking 'Why is MON's price up today?'
· 2026-08-18T03:30:00+00:00$MON is on the move today! Monad is showing strong momentum, pushing past the $0.021 level with a massive spike in trading volume. Current Stats: Price: $0.02134 (+6.17%) 24h Volume: $23.79M (A massive +86.15% surge! ) Market Cap: $252.39M Is this just the
AI visual analysis: A CoinMarketCap page for the cryptocurrency Monad (MON) priced at $0.02134, showing a 6.17% increase, market cap of $252.39M, and a 24-hour price chart with green and red candlesticks.
· 2026-08-18T06:34:51+00:00Think there's a play for $MON too though idk anything what the chain has been up to
AI visual analysis: A TradingView candlestick chart of the MON/USDT perpetual contract on Bybit, dated August 16, 2024, showing the current price at 0.022893 USDT, supporting the poster's note that MON may present a trading opportunity alongside an unknown fundamental catalyst.
· 2026-08-18T07:16:50+00:00Gm and Gmonad New day, new opportunities. Stay locked in ( $BUSY launch ) Touch grass later
AI visual analysis: A woman sitting on a bed stretches her arms toward a sunset over a city skyline, with a purple diamond-shaped logo floating in the sky.
· 2026-08-18T17:07:00+00:00Two Monad Blitz dates. Two cities. $6,000 on the table Amsterdam: 29 August Berlin: 26 September Same format both times. Learn @monad in the morning, build all day, demo something working by 6pm. $3,000 in prizes at each. Both are approval-only and both are capped.
AI visual analysis: A promotional graphic for 'MONAD BLITZ' events in Berlin and Amsterdam, co-hosted with Encode Club and AI Builders, featuring stylized text over a purple and orange gradient background.
· 2026-08-18T16:17:40+00:00every day i collect $MON
AI visual analysis: A screenshot of a cryptocurrency transaction history showing daily fees collected in tokens like USDC and MON, routed through the Uniswap protocol.
· 2026-08-18T16:12:55+00:00Monad is very close to the important $1B TVL milestone! Let's gooo!
AI visual analysis: A dashboard showing key metrics for the Monad blockchain network, including Total Value Locked in DeFi of $918.6m (+3.12% 24h), Stablecoins Mcap of $787.31m, and various chain statistics.
· 2026-08-18T00:07:27+00:00Stockmon Top Sales this past week Also you can track stockmon.app ecosystem stats on @DefiLlama now! defillama.com/protocol/stock … NFTs: opensea.io/collection/sto … $MON : dexscreener.com/robinhood/0x03 …
AI visual analysis: A digital rendering of a fearsome armored figure with large, twisted horns and glowing blue eyes against a gray background.
· 2026-08-18T03:30:42+00:00This is why I'm continuing to hold my position in monad:native Everything is still early
AI visual analysis: The Monad logo displayed on a black background, featuring a purple geometric diamond icon next to the white text 'MONAD'.
· 2026-08-18T17:50:45+00:00should I invest just 1924 $Mon to buy 100k $James (9 months vested) on @busy_land ? Is this app the next big thing on @Monad ? Is @Monad dead?
AI visual analysis: A mobile app interface for $JAMES token sales displays vesting options, with a highlighted 9-month plan offering 80% off for a 100,000 $JAMES purchase at 1,924.0968 $MON, alongside a 6-month 60% off option.
· 2026-08-18T12:55:08+00:00Update: last week ended up being a new ATH Bots generated $39.1M in pAMM volume on @Monad , more than doubling the prior week ($15.8M). The majority came from @HanjiProtocol This looks increasingly connected to Monad reducing block times from 400ms → 300ms Lower latency
AI visual analysis: A Dune Analytics bar chart titled 'Bot Volume: Integrator Growth & Bot Volume, Weekly (All Protocols)' by @petertherock, tracking bot activity from November 2025 to July 2026 with categories including joe, manic, hanji, and clober_clob.
· 2026-08-18T10:32:07+00:00Top net flows for blockchains over the last 30 days: @Solana leads at +$254M, closely followed by @StellarOrg at +$248M, then @Monad , @Base , and @0xPolygon .
AI visual analysis: An infographic titled 'Top net flows for blockchains' showing Solana at +$254M, Stellar at +$248M, Monad at +$71M, Base at +$64M, and Polygon at +$53M, sourced from rwa.xyz and posted by RWA Foundation.
· 2026-08-18T22:18:36+00:00Everyone lost their collective shit that tokens were allowing staking of locked units therefore if you restrict it the forward for locked units is by default even in like kind terms lower 1 mon = 1.13 locked mon 1 yr out just by existence of staking
· 2026-08-18T01:32:39+00:00$MON is undervalue
· 2026-08-18T18:46:27+00:00Monad offered to buy locked MON from early investors (at a discount). Community? No buyback offer, not even at a higher price. As usual… community last
· 2026-08-18T11:14:08+00:00They really turned the pink parrot into an ancient monument because apparently showing up every damn day on Monad is historically significant. Markets up? 10K Squad. Markets down? 10K Squad. Nobody knows what’s happening? Still here. Daily attendance: undefeated.
AI visual analysis: A marble statue of a tired-looking owl wearing a headband with antennae, displayed on a pedestal inscribed with '10K SQUAD' in an ornate classical setting.
· 2026-08-18T11:13:00+00:00Gm r3tards The monad trenchers are dead while monad defi is fucking popping off You ever been dead ass wrong in crypto and regretted it? If you can’t put $100 into
· 2026-08-18T07:44:21+00:00just did my several hundredth tx on Monad via @DirolLabsX , feeling so good
· 2026-08-18T05:23:14+00:00Good Morning mutuals TheARCTERMINAL Base Polymarket Opensea Monad Robinhood Arc axisrobotics A clear shift @sleepagotchi keeps emphasizing is the move from simple tracking to agentic action. Most wellness tools stop at collecting data and showing it in a dashboard,
AI visual analysis: A 'Good Morning! web3' greeting graphic featuring a cup of coffee, flowers, and sprigs on a light green background.
· 2026-08-18T06:20:56+00:00MONAD FOUNDATION COMPLETES $60M LIQUIDITY PROGRAM WITH DISCOUNTED BUYBACK OF LOCKED MON, NEARLY ALL HOLDERS DECLINE $MON
· 2026-08-18T05:28:36+00:00If you're bullish on $MON you should be bullish on $BCHOG also! C.A: 0xFD97581D397622f6E6662917ea3DeEEfB9F57777 NFA...
AI visual analysis: A stylized digital illustration of a character with glowing purple flame-like hair, wearing a dark outfit and holding a silver coin or medallion in a forest setting, with 'BCHOG' written on their shirt.
· 2026-08-18T11:10:56+00:00List of top 10 ecosystem by DeFi TVL There's a lot of hype around the Robinhood ecosystem, but we don't even see it in the top 10. How come? Does it need a little more time? It turns out that things aren't as bad for Monad as many people think.
AI visual analysis: An infographic titled 'TOP 10 ECOSYSTEMS' ranking blockchain networks by DeFi TVL, led by Ethereum ($41.23b), followed by BSC, Solana, Tron, and Base.
· 2026-08-18T08:53:38+00:00Monad Foundation recently completed a liquidity program under which the Foundation offered to buy locked MON from certain early investors in Monad at a discount reflecting the applicable four-year lock-up. read here:
· 2026-08-18T07:22:30+00:00The Monad Foundation just sent a strong signal. Here's what happened: • Offered to buy back up to $60M worth of locked $MON from selected early investors. • Purchased tokens would remain locked under the original 4-year vesting schedule. • The goal was to provide optional
· 2026-08-18T03:19:58+00:00MON đang bật hơn 7% sau thông tin mới từ Monad. Monad Foundation vừa hoàn tất chương trình thanh khoản, trong đó đề nghị mua lại MON đang bị khóa từ một số nhà đầu tư sớm với mức chiết khấu tương ứng thời gian lock 4 năm Đáng chú ý: -Tổng giá trị chương
AI visual analysis: Vietnamese cryptocurrency trading app screenshot showing the MONUSDT perpetual futures pair at price 0.02155, up 7.05%, with 24h high of 0.02190 and 24h low of 0.01966 displayed on a candlestick chart.
· 2026-08-18T00:35:30+00:00Hodl $MON can use it before 1 dollar
AI visual analysis: A promotional graphic for 'PENDLE POOL · LIVE ON MONAD' advertising a fixed 13.0% yield on shMON × Pendle.
· 2026-08-18T08:54:39+00:00بنیاد موناد برنامه نقدینگی خرید MONهای قفلشده از برخی سرمایهگذاران اولیه را با سقف ۶۰ میلیون دلار به پایان رساند. تقریباً همه دارندگان پیشنهاد را رد کردند. MONهای خریداریشده همچنان مشمول همان قفل ۴ ساله هستند و برنامه اکنون به پایان رسیده است. متن کامل
· 2026-08-18T16:08:54+00:00gmonad
· 2026-08-18T07:07:53+00:00$60 MILLION TOKEN BUYBACK OFFER FROM MONAD REJECTED BY INVESTORS Monad offered to buy back locked $MON tokens from early investors with funds up to $60 million, but nearly all investors rejected the offer because the price details and discount were not disclosed. $MON is
AI visual analysis: A promotional graphic featuring two robotic faces facing a glowing purple diamond (Monad logo) with Indonesian text: 'MONAD TAWARKAN INVESTOR AWAL CASH OUT HINGGA US$60 JUTA NAMUN HAMPIR SEMUA MENOLAK!' by HiBT (@indonesiahibt).
· 2026-08-18T08:41:45+00:00the $JAMES meme token on @monad is up 32.3% 24h > @LeverUp_xyz launches fair launch launchpad > 1st fair launch is $BUSY @busy_land (open 48h) > $BUSY is pref priced in $JAMES (w/ no cap, still open) > 2.5m $MON sale complete (100% filled < 1h) the entire economy will run on
AI visual analysis: User Safety: safe
· 2026-08-18T16:20:29+00:00Monad offered its earliest investors up to $60 million to sell their locked tokens early, at a discount. Almost all of them said no. When insiders would rather hold the coins than take the cash, that is usually a good sign.