Monad has crossed 1 million gasless transactions through MetaMask’s gas sponsorship feature, a milestone reached roughly five months after the integration went live on March 10, 2026. That makes Monad the first blockchain network to support the feature.
The premise is straightforward: instead of requiring users to hold and spend the native gas token every time they want to do something on-chain, MetaMask automatically covers the network fees for eligible transactions.
How the gas sponsorship actually works
To qualify for sponsored transactions, users need to hold at least 10 MON tokens in their wallet. They also need to maintain that 10 MON minimum after the transaction completes.
The feature covers token swaps, sends, and interactions with decentralized applications. Sponsored transactions are capped at activities consuming fewer than 5 million gas units, and hardware wallets are currently unsupported, meaning the feature is restricted to MetaMask’s software wallet for now.
Monad’s broader play
Monad’s mainnet launched in late November 2025 as an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain, meaning developers can port over Ethereum-native tools, contracts, and applications without rewriting their code from scratch. The network claims throughput exceeding 10,000 transactions per second.
Why gasless transactions matter beyond convenience
Gas fees have been one of crypto’s most persistent UX problems since Ethereum made smart contracts mainstream. Gasless transactions don’t eliminate the cost — MetaMask absorbs the fee through its sponsorship mechanism. The 10 MON minimum requirement creates a baseline of token holding across the user base, which functions as a soft lock on circulating supply.