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# Monad Testnet Overview

> Monad Testnet data on Dune

## What is Monad?

Monad is a high-performance Ethereum-compatible L1 that materially advances the efficient frontier in the balance between decentralization and scalability. Monad introduces optimizations in five major areas, resulting in an Ethereum-compatible Layer-1 blockchain with 10,000 tps of throughput, 400ms block frequency, and 800ms finality.

## Key Features

* **MonadBFT**: Performant, tail-fork-resistant BFT consensus
* **RaptorCast**: Efficient block transmission
* **Asynchronous Execution**: Pipelining consensus and execution to raise the time budget for execution
* **Parallel Execution**: Efficient transaction execution
* **MonadDb**: Efficient state access
* **Full EVM Compatibility**: Complete bytecode equivalence for seamless application deployment
* **Ethereum RPC API Compatibility**: Familiar interface for users and developers

## Performance Characteristics

* **10,000 TPS**: High throughput for scalable applications
* **400ms Block Frequency**: Fast block production
* **800ms Finality**: Quick transaction finalization
* **Commodity Hardware**: Designed to run on standard hardware

## Architecture

Monad is designed with a focus on performance and scalability. The first Monad client is built by Category Labs and is written from scratch in C++ and Rust. The monad-bft consensus client implementation is open-source under GPL-3.0.

## Testnet

Monad's public testnet provides developers with a sandbox environment to test and deploy applications before mainnet launch. The testnet supports many leading Ethereum developer tools and infrastructure providers.

## Data on Dune

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  <Card title="Raw Data" icon="database" href="/data-catalog/evm/monad-testnet/raw/blocks">
    Access to raw blockchain data including blocks, transactions, logs, and traces
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  <Card title="Decoded Data" icon="code" href="/data-catalog/evm/monad-testnet/decoded/overview">
    Human-readable contract interactions and events
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## Resources

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  <Card title="Monad Documentation" icon="link" href="https://docs.monad.xyz/">
    Official documentation for developers building on Monad
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