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Author | Asher ( @Asher_0210 )
Monad: A high-performance L1 compatible with Ethereum
Project Introduction
Monad was developed by the Pyth and Solana teams over a period of more than two years and is a high-performance L1 public chain compatible with Ethereum. According to the official documentation, Monad defines itself as a high-performance L1 compatible with EVM using the PoS mechanism, aiming to create a new paradigm of public chain possibilities through pipeline execution of Ethereum transactions.
On April 9, 2024, Monad Labs announced the completion of a $225 million financing led by Paradigm , with participation from Electric Capital and Greenoaks. As the most anticipated project in the Layer 1 track, Monad, which focuses on the concept of Parallel EVM, hopes to introduce a parallel processing execution layer expansion solution to significantly improve network execution efficiency while being 100% compatible with all EVM byte symbols.
On February 19, Monad announced on the X platform that the Monad Testnet is now officially online.
Hot topics of the project
Monad testnet interaction is the most popular project at the moment. According to on-chain data, the Monad testnet has been open for less than three weeks and has nearly 5.5 million active users on the chain.
Project hair-pulling strategy
First, insist on getting test coins every day; second, insist on it, Monad Ecosystem projects randomly select 1 to 2 projects to interact with every day; finally, pay attention to and participate in the section mentioned by Monad official Twitter. ( For a detailed tutorial on getting test coins and a list of Monad Ecosystem projects worth interacting with, please refer to: One article to help you play with Monad Ecosystem projects (with interaction strategies) )
Lens Chain: A social network graph protocol
Project Introduction
Lens Chain positions itself as an L2 Rollup based on ZK Stack and adopts Avail as a data availability (DA) solution. After its mainnet is launched, it will uniquely adopt the GHO stablecoin as the Gas Token, becoming the first L2 network to pay Gas fees with stablecoins. GHO is a stablecoin within the Aave ecosystem and is generated on the Aave platform by over-collateralizing assets such as ETH and WBTC. Lens Chains choice of GHO as the Gas Token not only demonstrates its deep linkage with the Aave DeFi ecosystem, but also further enhances the application scenarios of GHO. Behind this decision, it also reflects the strategic layout of Lens and Aave founder Stani for the integrated development of the two ecosystems.
According to ROOTDATA data , Lens Chain has completed two rounds of financing with a total amount of US$46 million, including:
In June 2023, Lens Chain announced the completion of a $15 million financing round led by IDEO CoLab Ventures;
In December 2024, Lens Chain announced the completion of a US$31 million financing round, led by Lightspeed Faction.
Recently, the Lens Chain test network was launched.
Hot topics of the project
To get test coins, you need to play a maze game, which is very time-consuming.
Project hair-pulling strategy
First, play the maze every day to get test coins (although it’s troublesome, but still... keep doing it), link: https://testnet.lenscan.io/faucet .
Second, mint a Lens NFT (costs 8 POL tokens), link: https://onboarding.lens.xyz/mint .
Third, you can get SBT points after minting a Reputation (you need an existing Lens NFT to do this), link: https://lensreputation.xyz/ .
Fourth, deploy the contract and create NFT, link: https://lens-agora.vercel.app/create .
Fifth, complete the Guild role tasks, link: https://guild.xyz/lens/smart-posts-open-actions
MegaETH: A real-time blockchain that improves Ethereum performance
Project Introduction
MegaETH is a Layer 2 scaling solution designed for Ethereum. The biggest highlight of MegaETH is that it focuses on real-time blockchain performance, enabling ultra-low latency and scalability for applications that require instant response.
According to ROOTDATA data , MegaETH has completed two rounds of financing with a total amount of US$46 million, including:
In June 2023, MegaETH announced the completion of a $20 million seed round of financing, led by Dragonfly;
In December 2024, MegaETH announced that it had completed a $10 million financing through the Echo platform.
On the evening of March 6, MegaETH announced on the X platform that the public testnet has been officially launched.
Hot topics of the project
Yesterday, MegaETH posted on the X platform that it would not provide airdrop rewards for public testnet interactions. The purpose of the testnet is to conduct actual combat tests, allow developers to explore technology, and allow users to experience applications. (Airdropping to the testnet) is not in line with our style.
No airdrop rewards will be provided for public testnet interactions
Project hair-pulling strategy
Since MegaETH has clearly stated that there is no token incentive for testnet interaction, it is recommended to only use a high-quality old wallet to participate in the testnet experience.
How to get test coins: Enter the official Discord (link: https://discord.gg/megaeth ), click wallet registration
0G: Modular AI Chain Data Availability Protocol
Project Introduction
0G is a modular AI chain with a scalable, programmable DA layer for AI dapps. Its modular technology will enable frictionless interoperability between chains while ensuring security, eliminating fragmentation, and maximizing connectivity to create an open metaverse world.
According to ROOTDATA data , 0G has completed three rounds of financing with a total amount of US$105 million, the most recent of which are:
In March 2024, 0G announced the completion of a $35 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Hack VC;
In November 2024, 0G announced the completion of a US$40 million financing round, with Hack VC and others participating in the investment.
Hot topics of the project
In February of this year, the 0G Foundation announced the launch of an $88.88 million ecosystem fund to accelerate the creation of AI-driven decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and DeFAI agent projects. It is reported that the fund has received strategic support from Web3 investment companies, including Hack VC, Delphi Ventures, Bankless Ventures and OKX Ventures.
Project hair-pulling strategy
STEP 1. Get test coins (link: https://hub.0g.ai/faucet ).
STEP 2. Upload any picture (link: https://storagescan-newton.0g.ai/tool ).
STEP 3. Register a testnet domain name (link: https://conft.app/name-service?name=samblockchain=oglabs_testnetblockchainId=16600 ).
STEP 4. Follow the official X account @0G_labs and add this (Ø, G) to the end of your personal name, join the official Discord and enter /verify in the #sync section to complete the verification to get the OG character.
Somnia: Carrying the Creator Economy Metaverse L1
Project Introduction
Somnia is an EVM Layer 1 blockchain network. Through MultiStream technology, Somnia provides higher transaction throughput and fast block confirmation. The customized database IceDB can achieve 70-100 nanoseconds of read and write time, keeping transaction costs below one cent, which enables Somnia to serve millions of users in the fields of gaming, social networking, metaverse, finance, etc., and ensure the full chain operation of related processes, thus achieving efficient improvement of EVM network efficiency.
Somnia was developed by the Virtual Society Foundation, an independent organization launched by Improbable, a British startup. The Virtual Society Foundation received initial funding from MSquared, which raised $150 million in 2022.
Hot topics of the project
According to community feedback, it is difficult to obtain Somnia test coins through the official website recently, and errors often occur. You can try to obtain them in Discord (link: https://discord.gg/GtpQUKuA ).
Project hair-pulling strategy
Currently, Somnia has launched a testnet, where you can earn points by completing basic tasks. The points may be related to future token airdrops.
STEP 1. Enter the interactive link ( https://testnet.somnia.network/ ), connect the wallet, and add the test network.
STEP 2. Pull down the page and click “Get STT” to receive the test coins (once every 24 hours).
STEP 3. Click “Send Tokens to Friends” to transfer tokens.
STEP 4. Click “Go Quest” to enter the testnet task interface, bind your social account, and click “GM” to complete daily check-ins to earn points. In addition, you can earn points by inviting friends.
STEP 5. Complete social tasks to get more points.
Nexus: A parallelized proof-of-stake mining network
Project Introduction
Nexus is a parallelized proof-of-stake mining network with Nexus zkVM, a modular, scalable, open source, highly parallelized, validator-optimized, contributor-friendly zkVM written in Rust with a focus on performance and security.
According to ROOTDATA data , Nexus has completed two rounds of financing, with a total amount of US$27.2 million, including:
In October 2022, Nexus announced the completion of a $2.2 million seed round led by Dragonfly;
On June 11, 2024, Nexus announced the completion of a $25 million Series A financing round, led by Lightspeed and Pantera.
NEXUS Testnet II was closed on February 23, and the NEXUS developer network operating system is now online, and users can start Devnet mining activities. Including: Devnet OS, Devnet chain and Devnet explorer.
Hot topics of the project
According to official data , data during the 4.5- day second test period:
Over 2.1 million unique users;
Over 3.6 million nodes;
112 petaflops of computing power;
604,000 Hz peak throughput;
300,000+ smart contracts deployed;
56k+ new tokens released.
Project hair-pulling strategy
STEP 1. Get test coins (link: https://hub.nexus.xyz/ ). Community members have reported that they often cannot get test coins. You can go to the official website to mine test coins (link: https://app.nexus.xyz/ ).
STEP 2. Conduct cross-chain bridge interaction (link: https://bridge.nexus.xyz/ ).
STEP 3. Deploy NFT on the testnet (link: https://nexus-nft-example.vercel.app/ ).
Succinct: A decentralized prover network protocol
Project Introduction
Succinct is building a decentralized certifier network, aiming to reduce blockchain verification costs and latency by separating transaction execution and verification. Its core technology, SP 1 zkVM, uses GPU optimization and efficient recursion to improve performance by 10 times, and achieves compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), providing solutions for cross-chain bridging, instant fund withdrawal and other scenarios.
According to ROOTDATA data , Succinct announced in March 2024 that it had completed a total financing of US$55 million (including seed round and A round), led by Paradigm.
On February 11, Succinct published a post on the X platform announcing that the testnet is now online.
Hot topics of the project
Currently, many community members have reported that it is difficult to get a Succinct test network invitation code.
Project hair-pulling strategy
For specific interaction strategies, please refer to the article: Succinct, which has raised 55 million yuan: Building a decentralized prover network, how to participate in the test network and earn rewards?
Humanity Protocol: Blockchain Identity Platform
Project Introduction
As an identity recognition system based on Polygon CDK established in 2023, Humanity Protocol is jointly developed by Human Institute, Animoca Brands and Polygon Labs to provide an easily accessible and non-intrusive method for establishing human proof in Web3 applications. In terms of biometric technology, unlike Worldcoins iris scanning, Humanity Protocol uses palm print recognition.
According to ROOTDATA data , Humanity Protocol has completed two rounds of financing, with a total amount of US$50 million, including:
On May 15, 2024, Humanity Protocol announced the completion of a $30 million financing led by Kingsway Capital;
On January 27, 2025, Humanity Protocol announced the completion of a $20 million financing round, led by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto.
Last October, Humanity Protocol announced the launch of its testnet in a press release on X.
Hot topics of the project
Humanity Protocol is a blockchain network that fights against witches. It uses palm print recognition technology to build a decentralized identity authentication system, giving users data ownership and solving the problem of fake accounts.
Project hair-pulling strategy
STEP 1. Enter the interactive link ( https://testnet.humanity.org/ ), select CONNECT WALLET to log in, and the test network will be automatically added.
STEP 2. Complete the basic information (an invitation code is required), bind your email address, and fill in the verification code to complete.
STEP 3. Link your social media accounts.
STEP 4. Receive test coins: Click Faucet above and enter the address to receive the test coins.
STEP 5. Complete daily sign-in (test coins are required as gas fee).
In addition, you can earn points by inviting more friends.
