January 2026: Kicking Off the Year with Perps in Motion

Kicking off the first month of the year with brand new updates, unstoppable growth, and key metrics

January was over in a flash.

From New Year celebrations to setting goals, learning the ins and outs of Claude’s Cowork for optimal productivity, and Grok AI taking strides, it’s safe to say the year got off to an intriguing start.

Last year, the focus was on launching the first perps DEX on Monad.

This year, the focus shifts to building the future of perps on Monad. Growth mode is officially activated, with relentless shipping, the Monday Trade 2026 roadmap, and January already delivering new updates, product sneak peeks, and more ways to earn as you trade.

Here’s everything that you might have missed.

Monday Trade Mainnet: January Snapshot

Did we mention it’s been 2 months since Monad Mainnet and Monday Trade went live?

Time truly flies.

January highlighted organic growth and activity across the ecosystem. From an influx of new users discovering perps on Monad to trading spot and perps on Monday Trade, this month was all about consistency.

Here’s a quick performance and metric snapshot for January:

(January 1st, 00:00 → January 31st, 00:00 UTC)

Total spot trading volume: ~$8.29M
Total perp trading volume: ~$28.67M
Total TVL: ~$2.06M
Total connected wallets: 804
Total connected wallets since mainnet launch: ~2.5k

2026 Roadmap: What We’re Building Next

This year, we’re staying heads down and focused on shipping. From capital efficiency to one-click trading and deeper ecosystem expansion, our 2026 roadmap is centered on performance, usability, and long-term growth.

Perps season on Monad is only just starting.

Check out the video highlight reel to see what’s cooking:

Subscribe to the Monday Trade YouTube channel to get the latest product highlights, AMAs, recaps, and lots more!

Expanding into RWAs

Starting with tokenized stocks, we’re bringing onchain RWA markets directly to the platform, giving traders access to traditional assets through crypto-native infrastructure.

With 24/5 trading, tokenized stocks unlock a new layer of flexibility and utility. This marks an important step from our roadmap in bridging traditional finance and onchain markets.

You won’t want to miss this.

Voyage Point Program

If you’re already trading on Monday Trade, LPing, or referring friends, all of your activity counts for stacking points (and we mean Voyage Points).

The Voyage Point Program is live, and you’re still early. But not for long.

Your Voyage Points will play a role in future benefits, access to new features, deeper reward layers, and long-term ecosystem recognition.

Join the Point Program → https://app.monday.trade/#/competition

Points Distributed so far:

20,000,000 Points

Note: Each week, a pool of around 2,000,000 Voyage Points is distributed to users based on their relative activity.

To see your points and the current leaderboard:

Go to https://app.monday.trade/#/competition
Make sure to connect your wallet
Click “Your Points” to see a breakdown of the points you’ve earned across each epoch
Click “leaderboard” to see the current leaderboard of the top 100 traders

Last but not least, you can now also earn points on Resting Orders, no trade execution required, and with 12% of the Total Voyage Points allocated to this campaign.

More info on the new program → https://monday.trade/post/resting-order-point-program

From the Community

As Monday Trade continues to evolve, traders across CT have been sharing feedback, shoutouts, and real reactions to what we’re building.

We wouldn’t be where we are today without our loyal community and fans trading on Monday Trade.

You guys are the real MVPs.

Whether you’re creating content about us, sharing trading insights and knowledge, tuning into AMA spaces, replying to posts, and supporting us on socials, we see you. 🫵

We ship, we listen, and you guys notice.

Also Brewing… ☕

Here’s everything that went live in January:

TVL AUSD/earnAUSD Campaign on Monday Trade. Read more here.
Binance Wallet is live on Monday Trade. Connect & trade. Read more here.
Monday Trade’s New Bug Bounty Program with HackenProof. Read more here.
Roadmap, Recap & Community Call. Our first X Spaces of 2026! Catch up here.
Perp DEXs are set as the hottest crypto narrative of 2026. Learn more here.
Monday Trade AMA with Lily from the team and KOL, AirdropKorea. Listen here.
Attending Consensus in Hong Kong? Catch us there.

Phase 1: Loading

As we head into the year, Phase 1 is all about tightening the fundamentals: faster trades, smoother execution, and smarter tools designed to keep traders in control.