{"id":409635,"date":"2025-10-30T12:35:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/megaeth-ico-crosses-1-billion-in-commitments-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:10:07","slug":"megaeth-ico-crosses-1-billion-in-commitments-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/megaeth-ico-crosses-1-billion-in-commitments-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MegaETH ICO Crosses $1 Billion in Commitments &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>The public token sale conducted via Sonar is oversubscribed by 20x, with just over nine hours until it closes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MegaETH, a highly anticipated \u2018real-time\u2019 Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, is set to wrap up its initial coin offering (ICO) at 9 am EST on Oct. 30, and despite the raise\u2019s $50 million cap, more than $1 billion is competing for a MEGA token allocation.<\/p>\n<p>According to a community-run <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/megaeth-stats.swishi.xyz\/\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">dashboard<\/a>, nearly 38,000 users have contributed to the sale with an average bid of around $25,000.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">MEGA Sale Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ICO is being conducted via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/blockchains\/megaeth-opens-registration-for-potential-ico-on-cobie-s-sonar-platform\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Sonar<\/a> and is MegaETH\u2019s third community-led raise, following an Echo round in 2024 and a soulbound NFT collection, dubbed the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/blockchains\/megaeth-raises-over-usd13-million-from-fluffle-nft-mint\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Fluffles<\/a>, that dropped in February.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can bid up to $186,282 at a valuation of their choice, up to a maximum fully diluted valuation (FDV) of $999 million. While the average valuation of each bid is unknown, it is safe to assume that the full $50 million will be sold at the maximum valuation, considering the demand.<\/p>\n<p>The strong demand is partially catalyzed by the MEGA token\u2019s strong pre-market performance. The token\u2019s pre-market perpetuals on Hyperliquid are trading at $0.43, or a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/app.hyperliquid.xyz\/trade\/MEGA\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">$4.3 billion FDV<\/a>, which would give ICO contributors an instant 300% return.<\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"MEGA Pre-Perp chart\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1019\" height=\"580\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1019 580'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/jpeg;base64,\/9j\/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj\/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj\/wAARCAAGAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB\/8QAFgABAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAII\/8QAGBABAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQACERL\/xAAUAQEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD\/8QAFREBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH\/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA\/AM8611VXtXkklHH\/2Q=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\")\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761793804649-png-3319df46-c866-42dc-b4f2-707abcb5a53e.png&#038;w=1080&#038;q=100 1x, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761793804649-png-3319df46-c866-42dc-b4f2-707abcb5a53e.png&#038;w=2048&#038;q=100 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761793804649-png-3319df46-c866-42dc-b4f2-707abcb5a53e.png&#038;w=2048&#038;q=100\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">MEGA Pre-Perp &#8211; Hyperliquid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Depositors can lock their ICO tokens for one year to receive a 10% discount, and all U.S.-based participants must opt for the lock-in.<\/p>\n<p>Token allocations will be based on each participant\u2019s onchain history and their perceived alignment with the MegaETH ecosystem, as reflected in activity and onchain holdings. Some users speculate that those who choose to lock their tokens are likely to receive a more generous allocation, but there is no evidence to confirm the rumor. <\/p>\n<p>While ICO participants are lining up to bid on MEGA, Polymarket bettors are trying to predict the total amount contributed to the sale.<\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"Total Commitments - Polymarket\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"955\" height=\"761\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto h-full max-h-[242px] w-full max-w-[628px] object-contain\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 955 761'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/jpeg;base64,\/9j\/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj\/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj\/wAARCAAIAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB\/8QAFQABAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAf\/xAAcEAEAAQQDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAIDERITIUH\/xAAVAQEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADBP\/EABgRAAIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAgMR\/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwCKcjVdd3bL7CGXoiJTIGtaz\/\/Z'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\")\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761793806726-png-5e5dda47-7660-492f-b334-ad789065b418.png&#038;w=1080&#038;q=100 1x, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761793806726-png-5e5dda47-7660-492f-b334-ad789065b418.png&#038;w=1920&#038;q=100 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.thedefiant.io%2Fpasted-1761793806726-png-5e5dda47-7660-492f-b334-ad789065b418.png&#038;w=1920&#038;q=100\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">Total Commitments &#8211; Polymarket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/event\/over-1pt8b-committed-to-the-megaeth-public-sale?tid=1761791723512\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">$33 million<\/a> has been bet on the market so far, and it is currently in Polymarket\u2019s top 20 active markets by total volume.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The public token sale conducted via Sonar is oversubscribed by 20x, with just over nine hours until it closes. MegaETH, a highly anticipated \u2018real-time\u2019 Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, is set to wrap up its initial coin offering (ICO) at 9 am EST on Oct. 30, and despite the raise\u2019s $50 million cap, more than $1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,273,272,244,266,271,268,270,269,267],"class_list":["post-409635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-de-fi","tag-crypto-finance","tag-decentralized-finance","tag-liquidity","tag-metamask","tag-pancake","tag-slippage","tag-sushiswap","tag-tronlink","tag-trust-wallet","tag-uniswap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409637,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409635\/revisions\/409637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}