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MegaETH Token Auction Closes at Cap After More Than $1.3B in Bids

MegaETH has begun bid review with refunds promised for offers below the $0.0999 clearing price.

Overview

  • The three-day sale hit its $50 million cap within minutes and settled at a $0.0999 clearing price, with coverage citing more than $1.3 billion in total commitments.
  • The team says bids below the clearing price will be refunded, with final allocation details expected by November 5 before refund processing begins.
  • MegaETH used a capped English-style auction with a bimodal allocation model that guarantees baseline allocations to at least 5,000 participants and favors proven contributors.
  • Participation data vary across reports, with CoinDesk citing Arkham figures of 14,491 investors and 819 wallets committing the maximum per-address amount of about $186,000.
  • Backed via MegaLabs by Ethereum co-founders Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin, the project plans an ERC‑20 MEGA token with trading targeted for January 2026.