Ethereums Instant Layer-2: MegaETH Raises $50M in Minutes

MegaETH aims to bring real-time transaction speed to Ethereum. The recent presale for MegaETH was rapidly oversubscribed, indicating significant market interest. The event concluded in just five minutes.  MegaETH is the latest layer-2 solution that seeks to enable instant transaction processing on Ethereum, maintaining high performance even during periods of heavy network traffic. Base Ethereum, while faster than Bitcoin, is relatively slow compared to many of the newer blockchains such as Solana. A large number of layer-2 solutions, such as Optimism and Arbitrum, have sprung up to combat the issue. MegaETH distinguishes itself by targeting unprecedented scalability, reportedly capable of processing up to 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) — faster than Solana, Visa, or Mastercard networks. MEGA presale oversubscribed as investors pile in Specific figures illustrate the scale of the demand. While the available capital cap was set at $49.9 million, the total interest registered reached $490 million from 17,000 KYC’d participants. This imbalance resulted in the presale being heavily oversubscribed.  😳Crazy numbers on @megaeth_labs sale👥Total users – 17K💰Total interest – $490M🪙Available cap – $49.9M🤯1289 users Max bid $186282💵That’s $240M🪙Minimum allocation is $2650🤔So maximum 18867 users can be eligible😁As minimum cap it won’t be like small allocation… pic.twitter.com/n9FaosooDY— CryptoTelugu (@CryptoTeluguO) October 28, 2025 The level of interest is further shown by the 1,289 users who placed the maximum individual bid of $186,282, accounting for $240 million in cumulative interest.  The minimum allocation was set at $2,650, theoretically allowing a maximum of 18,867 participants—a threshold exceeded by the initial wave of interest. MegaETH Presale Details MetricReported FigureMax Individual Bid~$186,282 auction capHigh-Value Bidders1,289 participantsCumulative Interest$240M – $300MMinimum Allocation$2,650KYC ParticipantsOver 100,000Preliminary Valuation~$1 billionTotal Commitments$350M – $473M Source: MegaETH X account and other X commentators A preliminary valuation of $1 billion was achieved for the MEGA token through this raise. At press time, investor commitments had reached $472.3 million, and the token’s fully diluted valuation stands at $9.4 billion. This market enthusiasm is directed at a project still in development. Backed by prominent names like Dragonfly Capital and Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, MegaETH promises a high-performance infrastructure capable of processing up to 100,000 transactions per second with 10-millisecond block times.  These technical specifications are designed to directly address Ethereum’s scalability challenges. The presale was conducted on Sonar, a fundraising platform recently acquired by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN). The project’s tokenomics appear to be a key driver of investor optimism.  According to its whitepaper, only 9.5% of the total 10 billion MEGA supply is allocated to the development team, with the majority reserved for the ecosystem, staking rewards, and venture capital backers.  Furthermore, a strategic buyback of 4.75% of the total token supply from early investors was recently executed, signaling a commitment to managing open-market supply. The presale is still ongoing despite being oversubscribed, while allocation will be decided on November 5. The project has also incentivized participation by announcing that all users who placed a bid, regardless of its success, will be eligible to join a mainnet rewards campaign.