Ep. 743 Why Monad Is Taking Ethereum’s Biggest Bottleneck Head-On with Keone Hon

In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Keone Hon, co-founder of Monad, joins from the Out East Summit to explain how his background at Jump Trading helped shape Monad’s high-throughput, low-latency blockchain design. He breaks down how Monad uses pipelining, parallel execution, faster block times, and faster finality to create a more efficient EVM-compatible Layer 1. Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Check out Scribe and use my code scribe.how/CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://scribe.com Check out Quince: https://quince.com/CRYPTO101 Check out Shopify: https://shopify.com/crypto101 Check out ShipStation and use my code crypto for a great deal: https://www.shipstation.com Get my #1 altcoin pick for this month. Get immediate access to my entire crypto portfolio for just $1.00 today! Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution" and start making big profits from buying, selling, Get immediate access to my entire crypto portfolio.. just $1.00 today! Go here to get access: https://www.crypto101insider.com/cryptnation-directm6pypcy1?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_content=Podcast&utm_term=20250916 Get your FREE copy of "Crypto Revolution: Your Guide To The Future of Money". In this book, I reveal how to make (and keep) a fortune during this crypto bull run! http://www.cryptorevolution.com/free?utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_content=Podcast&utm_term=20250916 Chapters 00:00 - Keone Hon joins from the Out East Summit 01:00 - From Jump Trading to building Monad 02:35 - Why Keone left trading to start a blockchain 05:15 - Pipelining and high-performance blockchain architecture 08:35 - Monad vs Ethereum block times and throughput 10:55 - Why faster finality improves liquidity and DeFi 13:40 - Purple, Kuru, prop AMMs, and apps on Monad 16:10 - Why Monad is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 18:55 - Encrypted mempools, MEV, and pre-trade privacy 21:30 - Running a Monad validator on a Costco MacBook 25:10 - Coinbase token sale and Monad’s open access vision Subscribe to YouTube for Exclusive Content: https://www.youtube.com/@crypto101podcast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on social media for leading-edge crypto updates and trade alerts: https://twitter.com/Crypto101Pod https://instagram.com/crypto_101 Guest Links https://x.com/keoneHD *This is NOT financial, tax, or legal advice* Boardwalk Flock LLC. All Rights Reserved ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Fog by DIZARO https://soundcloud.com/dizarofr Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/Fog-DIZARO Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/lAfbjt_rmE8 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Our Sponsors: * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Scribe and use my code scribe.how/CRYPTO101 for a great deal: https://scribe.com * Check out ShipStation and use my code crypto for a great deal: https://www.shipstation.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/crypto101 for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy