MegaETH ICO: Первые сутки собрали $473 млн, преодолев лимиты почти в 10 раз Translation: Headline: MegaETH ICO: First day raised $473 million, exceeding limits by almost 10 times

Participants in the second-level ICO project MegaETH have exceeded the fundraising limit by nearly tenfold. In just one day, the rollup managed to raise $473 million, according to data from the token sale page.

The team allocated 5% of the total MEGA supply, which amounts to 10 billion coins, for the initial offering. The maximum investment size is set at $186,282, while the minimum threshold stands at $2,650.

Investors from the USA will be unable to sell their tokens for a year after launch, while others can opt out of this restriction. A 10% discount is offered for agreeing to lock the tokens.

The project team noted that over 100,000 users completed the KYC verification process before the ICO commenced.

Once the primary offering concludes on October 30, developers will activate a special mechanism for distributing shares due to the exceeded fundraising limit. According to the project’s website, community engagement in MegaETH and Ethereum will be crucial in this process.

The MEGA launch is scheduled for January 2026, as detailed in the rollup’s white paper.

According to Santiment analyst Brian Q, the participation in the MegaETH ICO is linked to the project’s ambitious promises. Developers have claimed that after implementing parallelization, they aim for a throughput of 100,000 transactions per second (TPS).

«Should everything go as planned, this project could become one of the most valuable extensions of the Ethereum ecosystem,» the expert noted.

The creators of MegaETH, MegaLabs, have also managed to secure significant investments and support from co-founders of the second-largest cryptocurrency platform, Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin.

However, Q described this level of activity as a «red flag.» He emphasized that the involvement of such a large number of investors may create speculative pressure and increase the likelihood of a correction after the token launch.

«It’s likely more of a social impulse rather than an objective assessment of fundamental metrics,» the analyst stated.

According to Arkham, the volume of applications exceeded the limit within the first two hours, with at least 819 wallets contributing the maximum possible investment amount.

Users on Polymarket are betting on the outcome of the ICO, with the majority (83%) believing that the total raised funds will surpass $1 billion. Meanwhile, 24% are confident that the figure will reach $1.8 billion.

It should be noted that in March, the developers of MegaETH launched a public testnet, claiming a throughput of 20,000 TPS.