# Monad

Monad is a high-performance Ethereum-compatible L1. Monad materially advances the efficient frontier in the balance between decentralization and scalability.

Monad introduces optimizations in five major areas, resulting in an Ethereum-compatible Layer-1 blockchain with 10,000 tps of throughput, 400ms block frequency, and 800ms finality.You can find the link to the block explorer below:

You can find the link to the block explorer below:

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* [Validator Address](#validator-address)
* [Performance](#performance)
* [Staking Mechanics](#staking-mechanics)

### Validator Address

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<table><thead><tr><th width="200.7578125">Type</th><th width="458.203125">Address</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Validator Name</td><td>Public Key</td></tr><tr><td>Luganodes</td><td>0xb6d111462b53cddf89a0621a1f81c6266171487a2a1bd4d1fa127828c6b229b3fb8e8f28eb46c7e8ce46e0695b7c27c8</td></tr></tbody></table>
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### Performance

Track Luganodes validator performance [here](https://www.gmonads.com/validators).

### Staking Mechanics

<table><thead><tr><th width="194.80859375">Metrics</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Reward Frequency</td><td>Reward produced on block production by validator</td></tr><tr><td>Auto-compounding</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Slashing</td><td>Yes for validator misbehavior</td></tr><tr><td>Stake Lockup</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Unbonding period</td><td>1-epoch</td></tr></tbody></table>