MegaETH is launching USDm, a new stablecoin built with Ethena, to fund sequencer operations via reserve yield instead of fee markups — aiming to keep L2 transaction costs low and aligned with users. The testnet is live with 10ms block times and 20k+ TPS, with mainnet rollout pending.

MegaETH, an Ethereum Layer 2 focused on “real-time” performance, is introducing USDm, a native stablecoin built using Ethena’s “stablecoin-as-a-service” stack, as a core part of its economic model. USDm (also referred to as MegaUSD) is designed so that the yield on its underlying reserves is used to fund sequencer operations, allowing the network to run its sequencer at cost and keep gas fees low instead of relying on fee markups paid by users. According to the project’s technical and public materials, USDm will be deeply integrated across wallets, applications, and services on MegaETH, serving as the primary transactional and accounting unit on the network. MegaETH positions itself as a high-performance Ethereum L2 aiming for very low latency and high throughput, with a public testnet demonstrating ~10 ms block times and the ability to process over 20,000 transactions per second (TPS), targeting use cases such as trading, gaming, and other real-time applications. In the typical L2 model, sequencer revenue comes from adding a margin on top of the base cost of posting data and proofs to Ethereum, but MegaETH’s design instead routes value from USDm’s financial yield to cover sequencer OPEX, seeking to align incentives among users, applications, and the network and keep transaction costs more predictable. Ethena’s role is to provide the infrastructure for issuing USDm, with reserves primarily in tokenized U.S. Treasury-backed assets via USDtb/BUIDL, while MegaETH plans to direct a portion of USDm-related rewards back into its ecosystem, including MEGA token buybacks. This stablecoin-centric model matters in the broader L2 landscape because it represents an alternative approach to monetizing sequencer operations and funding network security and development. By substituting fee markups with reserve yield, MegaETH is effectively tying the economics of its L2 to the adoption and on-chain circulation of its native stablecoin, creating both an incentive to grow USDm usage and a potential source of systemic risk if stablecoin demand or yields fall. It also further connects L2 infrastructure to real-world yield-bearing assets via Ethena’s stack, reflecting a broader industry trend of using tokenized cash and Treasury products as collateral for on-chain money and as a funding base for blockchain operations. " , "entities": ["MegaETH","USDm","MegaUSD","Ethena","Ethena Labs","USDtb","BlackRock BUIDL","MEGA"]}`

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