Why the World Needs Perps on Monad

Faster blocks. Deeper liquidity. Real DeFi composability. Finally in one place.

TL;DR

• Monad mainnet drops November 24, and Monday Trade’s perp DEX goes live day 1. You’re welcome. You’re welcome.
• Monad’s parallel execution finally brings the speed DeFi’s been begging for.
• Lower latency. Deeper liquidity. Real onchain derivatives, done right.

Perpetual futures, or perps, are where onchain traders go when they want leverage, flexibility, and speed.

They’re the backbone of crypto trading. Spot markets may move coins, but perps move the meta.

Perps let traders long, short, hedge, and ape into narratives across blue chips and memes alike.

So far, most of that action still happened on CEXs (we’re talking of more than 75% of global crypto volume flowing through perpetual contracts on centralized exchanges). And while DeFi’s been trying to catch up, until now, chains just weren’t fast enough to handle perps at scale.

That’s where Monad and Monday Trade come in and flip the script.

Why Monad changes everything

Monad isn’t just another chain. It’s an EVM-compatible monster built for raw performance.Think single-second blocks, parallel execution, and instant finality.

For perps, that’s basically cheat codes:

• Speed: Millisecond-level execution kills lag and slippage.
• Liquidity: More throughput = deeper books = tighter spreads.
• Composability: Because Monad is EVM-compatible, everything you already know just works.

This means traders get the CEX experience, fully onchain with a fiery community. With transparency, custody, and DeFi-native incentives intact.

Built different: Monday Trade x Monad

Monday Trade’s been live on Monad testnet since May 2025, quietly grinding. In that time, we’ve onboarded 84K+ wallets, processed $137M+ in trading volume, and listed 424+ spot pairs.

Not bad for “just testnet.”

So when Monad mainnet launches, we’re not showing up — we’re showing out.

Monday Trade will be one of the first perp DEXs on Monad, built for pros, memecoins, and everyone in between.

What to expect from Monday Trade perps

• Ultra-low latency: Trades hit near-CEX speed.
• Multi-asset playground: From majors to memes — new pairs dropping weekly.
• Permissionless listing: Because Monday Trade is fully decentralized, new markets can be listed trustlessly — no approvals, no gatekeepers, no BD deal required.

Perps access varies by region. If you’re in a geo-blocked area, Private Beta won’t be available — we hope to open access more broadly over time.

Test perps on Monad: Private Beta starts on mainnet day 1

We’re launching Perps Private Beta on November 24, and invite codes start rolling out tomorrow!

If you haven’t yet, join the waitlist and secure your spot. We’ll send you an invite code ahead of launch.

Join the waitlist here →

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