MONAD jumps on two million transactions as Alchemy Pay integration goes live

Through the new integration, users can now buy MON using Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, mobile wallets and local bank transfers in over 50 fiat currencies, routing payments via Alchemy Pay’s global on-ramp to Monad’s EVM-compatible network. The companies say the setup lowers entry barriers for both retail and institutional users who want to access Monad without managing separate crypto funding steps.

Alchemy Pay, which specializes in fiat-to-crypto gateways, highlights that its infrastructure is available in 173+ jurisdictions and operates under a range of regulatory approvals, including 10 U.S. Money Transmitter Licenses along with licenses and registrations in Southeast Asia, Europe, Korea and the U.K. According to the announcement, these controls are meant to provide a compliant channel from bank cards and local transfers into MON and the broader Monad ecosystem.

Monad, built by a team of former high-frequency trading engineers, is a Layer-1 blockchain focused on parallel execution and high throughput while keeping Ethereum compatibility. Project materials describe a design targeting around 10,000 transactions per second, sub-second finality and full EVM bytecode support, allowing developers to deploy existing Ethereum applications with minimal changes onto a faster base layer.

The timing of the integration coincides with a sharp uptick in on-chain and market activity around MONAD. BeInCrypto data show that in the 24 hours leading up to November 26, the number of MONAD holders jumped from about 2,400 to 9,200, an increase of roughly 283%, while the token’s price climbed 40% to trade near $0.042. Over the same period, Monad’s blockchain processed more than 2 million transactions per day, with 4.2 million cumulative transactions logged in 48 hours.

Analysts in that report attribute the surge to post-mainnet demand and the aftermath of an airdrop, describing MONAD as one of the stronger performers in the current market despite broader volatility. The analysis notes that traders are watching the $0.040 level as short-term support and monitoring whether continued user and transaction growth can keep price action within a higher band in the near term.

For Alchemy Pay, the Monad deal extends a strategy of connecting fiat rails to emerging Web3 infrastructure, following earlier partnerships aimed at enabling card and bank-based access to stablecoins, DeFi protocols and tokenized real-world assets. The company recently launched a fiat-to-RWA platform that lets retail users in more than 170 countries buy tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs with local currencies, and it presents the Monad integration as another example of using regulated payment channels to reach new networks.

On the Monad side, easier fiat access to MON via cards and local banking options is positioned as a way to accelerate adoption around the new mainnet. The network’s parallel EVM architecture and performance targets have made it a closely watched project since 2024, when it attracted major venture funding and was widely discussed as one of the most anticipated EVM-compatible Layer-1 launches.

Readers who want a deeper look at Monad’s design, roadmap and ecosystem projects can explore our deep-dive review for additional technical and market context.