- MegaETH mainnet goes live Jan 22 with a high-load global stress test.
- Project targets near-instant Ethereum transactions at massive scale.
MegaETH, a high-performance blockchain, has announced that its mainnet will launch on January 22, 2026, starting with a global stress test designed to evaluate the network’s performance under heavy transaction loads. The initial launch will be limited in access, allowing only selected users and applications to participate rather than opening the network to the public immediately.
Early access will mainly be given to applications that require high transaction speed, such as trading platforms, gaming applications, and payment services. Once the stress testing phase is completed and network stability is confirmed, MegaETH plans to gradually open access to the wider public.
MegaETH Stress Test Aims to Prove Ethereum-Scale Speed at Low Cost
According to the project team, MegaETH aims to process up to 11 billion transactions in 7 days by keeping very low transaction fees and delivering near instant transaction confirmations. The team will monitor network stability, confirmation times, and actual fees under heavy load during the test.
MegaETH is designed to make the Ethereum ecosystem faster and cheaper. While Ethereum prioritizes strong security and decentralization, this makes transactions slow and costly. MegaETH tries to solve this by handling the transaction faster and more efficiently while remaining compatible with existing Ethereum tools.
According to the team, the network is built to support real-time applications, including on-chain trading, gaming, real-time payments, and fast DeFi applications. Unlike many scaling solutions that mainly focus on reducing the fees, MegaETH focuses on reducing the delay in transaction processing.
Industry observers say that the launch will be closely watched to see whether MegaETH can remain stable under pressure, how fees behave during peak usage, and whether developers will adopt the platform. The January 22 test will help to determine how quickly the network opens to more users and how important it could become for the ethereum based applications.
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