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For years, the possibility of an open, regulated token sale in the United States has been on the horizon, but it never fully materialized.
- Coinbase hosts Monad’s first public MON token sale.
- The sale will test demand for a regulated cryptocurrency launch.
- Monad aims to rival Solana in high-speed Layer 1.
That will change starting this month. When the MON token launches on November 17th, it will not only introduce the native currency of the Monad blockchain, but also the first public sale hosted through Coinbase’s new global listing platform, significantly changing the way early-stage crypto projects are exposed to the public.
The sale will last for five days and end on November 22nd, just before Monad’s mainnet goes live. This is not just a debut, but a test of whether the cryptocurrency industry can integrate transparency, accessibility, and compliance into a single distribution model.
New model for token access
Coinbase’s new token sales hub is the answer to a decade of chaotic coin launches that often excluded U.S. investors or relied on obscure offshore platforms. The exchange has designed a one-stop system that allows vetted projects to be sold directly to users in over 80 countries, including the United States.
Monad will be the first company to test this infrastructure. Priced at $0.025 per token, MON will debut with strict participation limits of $100 minimum bid and $100,000 maximum bid, with clear disclosure of allocation and unlock schedules.
However, true experimentation does not show up in numbers. It’s in the structure. Unlike the speculative “initial coin offerings” of the 2017 era, Coinbase’s process enforces compliance and transparency, giving this launch a legitimacy that many previous projects lacked.
MON Public Sale Announcement: Coinbase’s first ever token sale
Sale starts November 17th and will be accessible in over 80 countries including the US 🇺🇸
See below for detailspic.twitter.com/lOs7fv11kF
— Monad (Mainnet Arc) (@monad) November 10, 2025
What monads are building
Behind the fanfare is a young blockchain with serious ambitions. Founded in 2022, Monad has raised $225 million to develop a high-throughput Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 network designed to achieve Solana-level performance while remaining decentralized.
Developers describe Monad as a “parallel EVM,” a system that can process thousands of smart contract transactions simultaneously, promising faster execution without developers having to abandon Ethereum’s programming tools. If it achieves that goal, Monad could bridge two worlds that have long been rivals.
How to distribute tokens
Monad Foundation says the project’s tokenomics emphasizes long-term stability over short-term speculation. Of the 100 billion MON that will exist in the future, only 7.5% (approximately 7.5 billion tokens) will be sold during the Coinbase event.
An additional 3.3% will be distributed via airdrop to early community members and testnet participants. The remaining 89% of the tokens are locked and reserved for future development, the founding team, investors, and the newly established Category Labs Treasury.
Roughly half of all tokens, approximately 50.6 billion, will be inaccessible when mainnet launches on November 24th. These tokens cannot be traded or staked until the vesting schedule begins. The foundation says this intentional constraint will ensure “multi-year alignment” between developers, investors, and the health of the ecosystem.
Why it matters to Coinbase
For Coinbase, hosting a Monad sale is more than just a listing, it’s the start of a new business model. The company recently acquired Echo and Sonar, two crowdfunding platforms founded by trader and commentator Jordan “Coby” Fish, in a deal worth about $400 million. These acquisitions paved the way for a token launch framework built on US regulatory standards.
If MON’s debut is successful, Coinbase could become the first American exchange to bring an early token offering concept back into the mainstream, with compliance and investor protection at its core.
Analyst expectations and market impact
Market analysts see the sale of MON as a barometer of retail investors’ risk appetite after a year of slow participation in new cryptocurrency launches. The selling price ($0.025) puts the total supply of MON at around $2.5 billion, but analysts caution that secondary market pricing will largely depend on how quickly Monad’s mainnet gains adoption.
While some expect short-term volatility once trading begins, others see long-term potential if Monad can live up to its performance claims. “If Monad can prove its throughput advantage and maintain developer compatibility, it could emerge as one of the top three alternative Layer 1s in transaction capacity,” one fund manager told DeCenter News.
For the future
With the mainnet set to launch just two days after the general sale ends, Monad’s team faces a tight schedule and an equally intense focus. The MON token offering is more than just a fundraising event. This is a test case for how future networks can raise capital within regulations.
Whether it becomes a template for a compliant token launch or just an ambitious experiment, the upcoming sale puts both Monad and Coinbase at the center of a turning point in the crypto industry. There, innovation and regulation may finally learn to coexist.
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