HOW MONAD WORKS

Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

Monad is a high-performance, EVM-compatible blockchain with 500ms block times and 1-second finality. It uses MonadBFT for scalable consensus, RaptorCast for efficient data distribution, and optimistic parallel execution with MonadDb for fast state access. With low hardware costs, Monad delivers high throughput while maintaining decentralization.