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MegaETH Token Auction Draws Record Interest with $450M in Bids


by Shubham sahu
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MegaETH Token Auction Draws Record Interest with $450M in Bids

  • MegaETH’s token sale attracted over $450 million, oversubscribed 8.9 times its goal.
  • Only 5% of the 10B supply allocated, with investments capped at $186,282 per contributor.

The Ethereum layer-2 project MegaETH has received enormous interest from crypto investors during its active token sale. The auction, which opened Monday, received committed funds totalling over $450 million within hours of opening, far exceeding its original fundraising goal of $50 million. The rush for commitments represents an oversubscription of 8.9 times and is a clear indication of the market’s excitement for this high-performance blockchain network.

Token Distribution and Market Dynamics

The initial coin offering sets aside 5% of MegaETH’s total token supply of 10 billion tokens for early contributors. Individuals can invest anywhere from a minimum of $2,650 to a maximum of $186,282. There is also an optional one-year lockup that provides a 10% discount on the token price.

According to a report from Arkham, a blockchain analytics firm, 819 addresses initiated maximum bids in the first two hours of the auction being live. A dedicated allocation process will determine the final token distribution upon completion of the sale, based on factors such as engagement history in the community and lockup options they select.

Santiment’s analyst Brian Q cautioned about the concentrated buying and whether the level of demand reflects authentic conviction in the technology or is the by-product of fear-based speculation. He noted that synchronized buying trends rarely represent an assessment of fundamental value and can lead to higher reversal risk.

Though observers in the market have said that the project has some serious technical specifications that may justify investors’ enthusiasm. MegaETH claims it can handle 100,000 transactions per second with sub-millisecond response time after a testnet launch in March. The project has received support from major Ethereum players such as co-founders Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin through its parent company, MegaLabs.

Brian Q recognized that MegaETH meets a significant industry demand, providing application-like performance on an Ethereum network connection. He encouraged interested investors to be cautiously inquisitive about this emerging technology as it continues to develop, rather than to fall in love with MegaETH technology foolishly.

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MegaETH Token Auction Draws Record Interest with $450M in Bids


by Shubham sahu
for TheNewsCrypto

Share:

MegaETH Token Auction Draws Record Interest with $450M in Bids

  • MegaETH’s token sale attracted over $450 million, oversubscribed 8.9 times its goal.
  • Only 5% of the 10B supply allocated, with investments capped at $186,282 per contributor.

The Ethereum layer-2 project MegaETH has received enormous interest from crypto investors during its active token sale. The auction, which opened Monday, received committed funds totalling over $450 million within hours of opening, far exceeding its original fundraising goal of $50 million. The rush for commitments represents an oversubscription of 8.9 times and is a clear indication of the market’s excitement for this high-performance blockchain network.

Token Distribution and Market Dynamics

The initial coin offering sets aside 5% of MegaETH’s total token supply of 10 billion tokens for early contributors. Individuals can invest anywhere from a minimum of $2,650 to a maximum of $186,282. There is also an optional one-year lockup that provides a 10% discount on the token price.

According to a report from Arkham, a blockchain analytics firm, 819 addresses initiated maximum bids in the first two hours of the auction being live. A dedicated allocation process will determine the final token distribution upon completion of the sale, based on factors such as engagement history in the community and lockup options they select.

Santiment’s analyst Brian Q cautioned about the concentrated buying and whether the level of demand reflects authentic conviction in the technology or is the by-product of fear-based speculation. He noted that synchronized buying trends rarely represent an assessment of fundamental value and can lead to higher reversal risk.

Though observers in the market have said that the project has some serious technical specifications that may justify investors’ enthusiasm. MegaETH claims it can handle 100,000 transactions per second with sub-millisecond response time after a testnet launch in March. The project has received support from major Ethereum players such as co-founders Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin through its parent company, MegaLabs.

Brian Q recognized that MegaETH meets a significant industry demand, providing application-like performance on an Ethereum network connection. He encouraged interested investors to be cautiously inquisitive about this emerging technology as it continues to develop, rather than to fall in love with MegaETH technology foolishly.

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Coins

$ 0.0924

+6.73%

$ 2.35K

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$ 0.0129

+8.99%

$ 0.00...361


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Coins

$ 0.0924

+6.73%

$ 2.35K

-1.32%

$ 0.0129

+8.99%

$ 0.00...361


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