MegaETH is one of the largest Layer-2 providers on the Ethereum network and is looking to make history. The company’s mainnet is set to open to the public on January 22, 2026, along with a week-long global stress test.
The idea is to push the network hard and see where its weakness lies before letting it go public, and they aim to hit 11 billion transactions in just seven days and keep things moving at 15,000 to 35,000 transactions per second.
Most other Ethereum Layer-2s and competing networks just can’t keep up with those numbers in the real world, no matter what their marketing says.
Real-World Interaction Under Load
What sets this stress test apart is simple, real people get to jump in and use latency-sensitive Web3 apps while the network is pushed to its limits. That means actual users will be playing blockchain games like Stomp.gg, Smasher.fun, and Crossy Fluffle.
These games are all about fast reactions and instant feedback, which makes them perfect for seeing how the network handles real pressure.
“Stress tests only matter if they’re uncomfortable…” That’s how the MegaETH team put it. They want problems to show up now, while they can fix them, not after the whole thing goes public. The plan is to shake out any hidden issues during this intense week so engineers can get ahead of them.
Meanwhile, the team isn’t just watching games. They’re also mixing in regular ETH transfers and decentralized exchange activity, including automated market maker (AMM) swaps.
All of this creates a load that’s not just heavy, but realistic, more like what the network will face out in the wild. The transactions keep rolling until they hit their goal of 11 billion.
Technical Ambitions and Context
MegaETH calls itself a high-performance Layer-2 for Ethereum, built to handle apps that need to be fast and responsive.
The team has already shared some eye-catching numbers, nearly 47,000 transactions per second in their internal tests, at least according to outside analytics.
Sure, that’s peak speed in controlled conditions, so it’s not quite the same as real-world performance under heavy use. Still, those numbers got people in the crypto world talking.
The whole network is set up for speed and low lag. While a lot of other Layer-2 projects chase maximum decentralization, MegaETH is all about instant confirmations, stable fees, and keeping things snappy for apps that need it, such as DeFi tools, games, micropayments, or anything that can’t afford to wait.
On top of all that, MegaETH plans to use its own stablecoin, USDm, during and after its big stress test. The idea is to keep sequencer fees steady and give both users and developers a little more price certainty.
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