shMON is the first truly vertically integrated liquid staking token in the Monad ecosystem.
Author: Thogard
As the countdown to the Monad mainnet enters its final three days, FastLane has finally unveiled its "launch gift package": on the first day of the mainnet, it will simultaneously launch the ecosystem's first full-stack, vertically integrated liquid staking token shMON, along with a multi-tiered mainnet points incentive system, providing users with a clear roadmap for capital deployment in the early stages of the network. As the popularity of Monad continues to rise, this combination allows users to systematically see how they can participate in staking, earn incentives, and join the liquidity ecosystem right from the first day of the mainnet, truly achieving "playable from the start."
The launch of the Monad mainnet is expected to bring highly attractive native staking yields, becoming one of the most rewarding tracks among the new generation of high-performance L1s. On this basis, FastLane's zero-fee liquid staking model and "dual-mode deposit mechanism" allow users to freely switch between "maximizing yield" and "maximizing points." The two paths complement each other, making shMON likely to become the highest-yielding, most robust, and most sustainable LST in the Monad ecosystem.
An Integrated Liquid Staking Layer Tailored for Monad's Economic Development
shMON is the first truly vertically integrated liquid staking token in the Monad ecosystem. Unlike traditional LSTs that rely on multiple service providers to obtain yields, FastLane integrates native staking rewards, MEV rewards, execution layer order flow income, revenues from other infrastructure products, and points incentives into a single revenue pipeline. As Monad accelerates the construction of its economic foundation, this integrated architecture not only makes overall yields more robust but also provides users with a more coherent and consistent interaction experience.
FastLane's choice to build this entire system on Monad is not coincidental but based on a judgment of current market trends and technological directions. As high-performance L1s continue to evolve, more and more protocols are pursuing higher capital efficiency, shorter settlement delays, and stronger execution capabilities. In the fiercely competitive LST track, whoever can fully achieve on-chain native capital allocation, yield generation, and scalability will have a better chance of establishing a true moat in the next cycle.
It is against this backdrop that FastLane decided to create shMON as a fully on-chain, integrated, and sustainable liquid staking token product. As the founder of FastLane stated:
"Our goal from the very beginning when designing shMonad was clear: to provide users with the highest yield, we must achieve the highest capital efficiency; and to do this, we must bring capital allocation back on-chain. shMonad is not only the world's first fully on-chain LST but also the one with the highest capital efficiency. And the only chain capable of supporting this technology is Monad."
With this design philosophy, FastLane provides two different deposit paths for shMON, targeting both users seeking stable yields and those pursuing higher ecological participation.
Yield-Oriented Deposit: The Standard Model for Most Users
The first path is the yield-oriented model. Users stake MON to mint shMON, thereby receiving native staking rewards, MEV rewards, execution layer income, and points incentives all at once. Additionally, the interest generated from assets staked by users participating in the Degen Depository model will also be distributed to users participating in yield-oriented storage, encouraging everyone to enjoy more staking rewards than their staked assets alone.
Degen Depository: A Special Channel for Experienced On-Chain Players
The second path is the "no-yield model." Although assets will still participate in staking, all generated yields will be redistributed to shMON holders. In return, users who choose the "no-yield model" will receive significantly higher point multipliers and will have priority access to FastLane's infrastructure resources in the future, such as independent RPC endpoints, execution tools, etc. Users can also instantly convert this position into yield-oriented shMON at any time, exiting flexibly and without burden.
This design provides high-participation users with a more strategic and ecology-contributive way to participate, allowing them to enhance their influence while improving the overall APY of the shMON user group. By transferring yields to shMON, the "Degen Pool" effectively forms a natural yield leverage, allowing ordinary shMON holders to enjoy higher yields without taking on additional risks—a true ecological win-win.
In the early LST ecosystem of Monad, this dual-mode structure allows users with different preferences to find participation methods that suit their goals: whether it is stable long-term compound yields or striving for higher multipliers and more ecological permissions in the early stages of the network, shMON provides clear and flexible paths.
Multi-Tiered Incentive Framework Covering Monad's Capital Structure
FastLane's mainnet points system adopts a "per-second scoring" format, with the core goal of rewarding continuous, genuine, and ecology-contributive behaviors. After users stake MON to mint shMON on shmonad.xyz, points will automatically start accumulating; thereafter, shMON can be deployed to more ecological destinations to earn higher multipliers, with some scenarios even offering additional rewards from partner protocols. Users can also accumulate points by depositing MON into the Degen Depository or through upcoming ecological integration platforms like Curvance and Euler.
The final accumulation speed of points will be determined by the location where assets are deployed, the duration of storage, and the user's historical participation in FastLane (including testnet contributions). As more protocols integrate shMON after the mainnet launch, more point multiplier routes will emerge, including more lending scenarios, more liquidity channels, and potential stablecoin-related products, allowing users to participate in Monad's capital construction in a more diverse and in-depth manner.
In the weeks following the mainnet launch, FastLane will successively announce leaderboards, points system details, and more partner and integration progress. Users looking to maximize their incentives are advised to closely follow FastLane's official X account @0xFastLane and Discord.
Prioritizing Rewards for Early Contributors to Promote Long-Term Ecological Alignment
FastLane adheres to one principle: those who truly invest long-term should receive genuine long-term rewards. Early users who supported FastLane during the testnet phase will receive significantly higher multipliers in the mainnet points system, with point accumulation speeds far exceeding those of ordinary new users. Even if two users perform the same actions on the mainnet, the points they ultimately receive will differ greatly due to their historical participation levels—this reflects the ecological logic that "the earlier you participate, the more valuable it is; the more sustained your investment, the more recognized you are."
It is worth emphasizing that for FastLane, whether it is the launch of the Monad mainnet or the official rollout of its products, it is merely the beginning of a new phase. As the mainnet opens, FastLane will gradually unlock more reward mechanisms, providing current participants with ample development space and growth dividends. Especially users who choose to support and stake shMON in the early stages of the mainnet will be the core group that FastLane focuses on and continuously rewards in the upcoming incentive system.
In the coming months, this incentive system will continue to expand. The upcoming global ambassador program will provide researchers, content creators, community organizers, and cross-ecological collaborators with more in-depth participation channels, allowing more individuals who genuinely wish to build Monad to contribute their efforts. As the liquidity environment of Monad continues to enrich and more protocols connect to shMON, FastLane will also continuously open new point multiplier paths, allowing users to maintain influence throughout the ecological evolution process.
This gradual design allows the entire incentive system to reward the earliest supporters from the start while gradually attracting more willing participants and co-builders as the Monad ecosystem grows—truly achieving "the earlier you contribute, the more you benefit; the deeper you participate, the more you are rewarded."
Community Plans and Ecological Expansion After the Mainnet Launch
FastLane is also simultaneously preparing a global ambassador program covering Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Participants in this program will receive priority access to new products, more direct ecological collaboration channels, digital rewards, and invitations to participate in offline community events.
As FastLane enters a new phase after the mainnet launch, community power will play an increasingly critical role in the incentive system. Whether it is research analysis, educational promotion, content creation, or cross-protocol collaboration, these will become important sources of multipliers in the shMON incentive system, allowing more builders to contribute value to the ecosystem in various ways.
As the Monad mainnet continues to advance, FastLane will successively announce more partner integrations and incentive channels, enabling users to continuously discover new participation spaces and growth opportunities throughout the entire process after the mainnet launch.
The Economic Structure of High-Performance L1 Takes Shape
Monad is one of the most closely watched high-performance L1s recently, with its parallel execution architecture and complete EVM equivalence attracting a continuous influx of builders, liquidity providers, and infrastructure teams. Historically, L1s that align validator incentives, MEV routes, staking yields, and liquidity structures in the early stages often exhibit stronger ecological coordination capabilities and demonstrate better resilience in the long term.
The launch of FastLane lays an important foundation for Monad's economic engine—not only bringing a liquid staking token but also providing a unified staking layer, a vertically integrated revenue system, a transparent incentive model, and an ecological framework aimed at long-term participation. As more participants join, the behaviors in the first few weeks of the mainnet will profoundly influence the early trajectory of Monad's economy. FastLane will also become an important force in shaping this economic structure, guiding Monad from the mainnet launch towards long-term growth.
How to Participate in FastLane on the Mainnet
Participation is very simple. shMON will officially open for staking on the first day of the mainnet. Visit shmonad.xyz, where you can choose to Stake to mint shMON, starting to earn both yields and points simultaneously; or you can deposit MON into the Degen Depository, converting staking yields into higher multiplier points, allowing your points to accumulate rapidly from the very first second of the launch.
More product updates, ecological integrations, and point routes will be continuously released on FastLane's official X account @0xFastLane and the personal account of founder Thogard @ThogardPvP. Feel free to follow for the latest developments.
If you are interested in joining the FastLane global ambassador program or wish to collaborate ecologically, please contact the market manager @iivycai on Twitter for more information.
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