Why High-Performance EVM Matters: Unlocking the Monad Ecosystem with Fireblocks
High-performance blockchains are quickly becoming critical infrastructure for institutions and fintechs building the next generation of payment rails, DeFi, and low-latency applications. As demand grows for faster and more scalable environments (with full EVM compatibility), new entrants are building innovative solutions tailored to institutional needs.
This is what Monad aims to deliver: a next-gen blockchain designed for high throughput, low latency, and seamless developer experience. Fireblocks is excited to offer Day 1 support for Monad, giving customers secure, institutional-grade access to this emerging ecosystem.
What is Monad and Why It Matters
Monad is a Layer 1, 100 % EVM-compatible blockchain, engineered for 10,000 TPS, 0.5 second block intervals, and single-slot finality. Core innovations unlock:
- 10,000 TPS: Optimistic parallel execution enables transactions to be executed concurrently, while preserving serial order and matching EVM behavior.
- 1 Second Finality: MonadBFT consensus is a lightweight, two-phase BFT protocol that achieves 1 second finality.
- Scalable Decentralization: MonadDB is a custom storage engine optimized for SSD, reducing RAM load and lowering node costs. This efficiency lowers barriers to decentralization.
Monad + Fireblocks: Enabling a New Level of Secure Access
With this integration, Fireblocks customers gain access to Monad-native dapps – from swaps to lending to perps – secured by Fireblocks’ institutional-grade infrastructure.
What’s enabled:
- Custody & DeFi: Custody and transfers for tokens on Monad, and connectivity to the wide ecosystem of dapps. Institutions can trade, borrow, lend, and more.
- On-Chain Security: Fireblocks customers can leverage transaction decoding, smart contract allowlisting, and the Fireblocks policy engine to control signing permissions.
- Development: Tools to manage smart contracts, tokenize assets, and build scalable payment infrastructure on a high-speed chain.
- Fireblocks Network: Monad projects can connect to over 2,000 institutional users on the Fireblocks Network.
At Paradigm, we back teams building critical infrastructure for the future of finance. Monad’s high-performance architecture combined with Fireblocks’ battle-tested security unlocks institutional adoption, meeting the demands of real-world financial use cases.
Real-World Use Cases
Fast, Cheap Payments – Monad’s 10k TPS, 1s finality, and near-zero fees offer a strong alternative to legacy rails. Use cases like stablecoin transfers and crypto payment flows benefit from the combined speed and security of Fireblocks + Monad.
DeFi & Perps – Parallel execution and low latency bring efficiencies to decentralized trading. Users can interact with perps DEXs like Perpl for speculation, hedging, or arbitrage, executed quickly and cost-effectively.
The Bigger Picture: Future‑Proof Infrastructure
Monad isn’t just about speed – it’s engineered for long-term scalability, composability, and decentralization. With its lightweight node requirements and custom DB, Monad is built to scale with demand.
Institutional partners choosing Monad via Fireblocks are aligning with next-gen blockchain infrastructure, optimized for performance, security, and growth.
Let’s build the future — fast, secure, and ready for scale.
