Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)
Recently, due to the "volatile" price of Bitcoin, the market has not shown the anticipated "one-sided upward" trend, leading to poor performance of mainstream altcoins, and even on-chain "profit opportunities" have become increasingly rare. According to Dune data, the trading volume of Pump.fun has significantly declined in the first two months of 2025. The trading volume in February dropped by 63% compared to January, plummeting from $119 billion to $44 billion, indicating a clear retreat in market enthusiasm.
In this lukewarm market, the term "airdrop hunting" has been frequently mentioned in the community. At the end of last month, with the launch of the top-tier project Monad's testnet (Click here to view the article: A step-by-step guide to interacting with the Monad testnet), Monad quickly became the focus. According to on-chain data, as of today, there are nearly 5.5 million active users on the Monad testnet, showcasing its high popularity.
Monad testnet data
However, as the number of projects in the Monad ecosystem continues to grow, many community members generally feel confused: Which projects are worth interacting with? What specific functions should be interacted with? How should the frequency of interactions be managed?
Therefore, Odaily Planet Daily will summarize the projects worth interacting with in the Monad ecosystem, the specific interaction content, and the overall interaction strategy for the Monad ecosystem.
Overview of Popular Monad Projects
The official has not provided clear interaction tasks, so the core point for selecting Monad ecosystem projects is "one fish, multiple meals"—that is, there is an opportunity to receive Monad token airdrops, as well as a chance to obtain airdrops from the ecosystem projects themselves. Based on this logic, the priority for interaction should first consider projects that have secured funding, especially those backed by well-known venture capital firms investing in Monad ecosystem native projects. Next are projects that, while not disclosing funding amounts, are supported by leading projects. Finally, projects that have not yet announced funding status but are highly discussed in the community should be considered. Based on this, the following Monad ecosystem projects are worth paying attention to.
aPriori
Project Introduction: A liquid staking platform based on the Monad blockchain.
Funding Situation: In July 2024, aPriori announced the completion of an $8 million seed round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Consensys, OKX Ventures, CMS Holdings, ABCDE, Gumi Cryptos Capital, Flow Traders, Laser Digital, Chorus One, Everstake Capital, and Staking Facilities. To date, its total funding has reached $10 million. Additionally, Yzi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) announced an investment in the Monad ecosystem liquid staking platform aPriori, with the specific amount yet to be disclosed.
Interaction Content (link: https://www.apr.io/): Click "Stake Now," enter a small amount of test tokens, and click "Stake." Additionally, you can click "Withdrawals" to withdraw some staked tokens, increasing interaction data.
Kintsu
Project Introduction: A liquid staking protocol based on the Monad blockchain.
Funding Situation: In July 2024, Kintsu announced the completion of a $4 million seed round, led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, CMT Digital, Spartan Group, Breed VC, CMS Holdings, and Animoca Ventures.
Interaction Content (link: https://kintsu.xyz/staking): Enter the amount of test tokens and then click "Stake" below. You can also perform the "Unstake" operation to increase transaction records.
Magma
Project Introduction: A liquid staking protocol based on the Monad blockchain.
Funding Situation: In October 2024, Magma announced the completion of a $3.9 million seed round, with participation from Bloccelerate, Animoca Ventures, CMS Holdings, Maelstrom, Veil VC, Builder Capital, Infinity Ventures, RockTree Capital, Wise3 Ventures, Stake Capital, and Relayer Capital.
Interaction Content (link: https://www.magmastaking.xyz/): Click "Stake," enter the amount of test tokens, and then click "Stake" below. You can also perform the "Unstake" operation to increase transaction records.
Kuru
Project Introduction: An on-chain order book DEX based on the Monad blockchain.
Funding Situation: In July 2024, Kuru announced the completion of a $2 million seed round, led by Electric Capital, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, CMS Holdings, Pivot Global, Breed, and Velocity Capital, as well as angel investors Keone Hon, Jarry Xiao, and Eugene Chen.
Interaction Content (link: https://www.kuru.io/markets): First, transfer test tokens to your personal Kuru Wallet on the platform to interact with buying and selling tokens. Additionally, in the Lite version, you can also perform Swap interactions to exchange MON test tokens for USDT, USDC, and other tokens.
Narwhal Finance
Project Introduction: A decentralized perpetual trading platform based on the Monad blockchain.
Funding Situation: In May 2023, Narwhal Finance announced the completion of strategic financing at a valuation of $25 million (specific funding amount not disclosed), with participation from Animoca Ventures, Hailstone Ventures, and angel investors.
Interaction Content (link: https://testnet.narwhal.finance/): After receiving "1M USDT," engage in contract operations for an interactive experience.
Bean Exchange
Project Introduction: A hybrid order book-oracle Perp DEX based on the Monad blockchain, supported by Pyth Network, aimed at integrating SocialFi and gamification elements into the trading world.
Interaction Content (link: https://perp.bean.exchange/#/trade): Engage in contract operations for an interactive experience. You can also perform Swap operations to increase interaction records.
Monorail
Project Introduction: A liquid staking protocol based on the Monad blockchain.
Interaction Content (link: https://testnet-preview.monorail.xyz/): Exchange MON test tokens for WMON.
Nostra
Project Introduction: A lending platform, but not a native Monad project.
Interaction Content (link: https://monad.nostra.finance/lend-borrow): Deposit WMON (which can be exchanged on the Monorail platform) to borrow other cryptocurrencies.
Nad.fun
Project Introduction: A social MEME launch platform based on the Monad blockchain.
Interaction Content (link: https://testnet.nad.fun/): Choose any internal project to participate in token trading. You can also create tokens to increase interaction records.
Overall Interaction Strategy
First, consistently claim test tokens every day. "A clever woman cannot cook without rice." When interacting with the Monad ecosystem, the most common community feedback is that there are simply not enough test tokens. When the testnet first opened, there were even instances of "buying test tokens off-market" for profit. The three effective channels are:
Channel One: Official Claim (link: https://testnet.monad.xyz/). Enter your wallet address and complete the CAPTCHA, then click "Get Testnet MON" to claim. The claiming frequency is once every 12 hours.
Channel Two: Cross-chain from the Sepolia testnet to Monad (link: https://testnet.orbiter.finance/en?srcchain=11155111&tgtchain=10143&src_token=ETH). This method requires having ETH assets on the Sepolia testnet. Select Sepolia and Monad Sepolia, then click "Bridge."
Channel Three: Purchase with mainnet assets (link: https://www.memebridge.xyz/gas), select the ARB chain (OP chain), target chain select Monad, and click Transfer.
Although there are various ways to claim test tokens in different communities, the above three methods are sufficient for daily interactions. Additionally, based on previous airdrop project interaction experiences, ensure that your interaction wallet retains a small amount of ETH on the mainnet (recommended to exceed 0.005 ETH, which is worth at least $10), and has transaction records on the mainnet.
Second, focus on consistency; select 1 to 2 Monad ecosystem projects daily for interaction. The above has already listed the more popular projects in the Monad ecosystem, so you can choose based on your preferences, focusing on maintaining daily, weekly, and monthly active data.
Third, pay attention to and participate in the sections highlighted by Monad's official Twitter. This week, Monad mentioned that it is NFT interaction week, so on one hand, participate early in NFT projects with high popularity and low or even free minting costs; on the other hand, engage in buying and selling NFTs in the secondary market to increase interaction records.
Monad mentioned that this week is NFT interaction week
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