Here’s what dropped at Monad Open event: 1. @category_xyz revealed Monad Private Settlement. Institutions get confidential execution domains on the L1: encrypted transactions, state, and code, atomic settlement, and access to public Monad liquidity. No separate chain. Built for banks, funds, and treasuries. category.xyz/monad-private-s… 2. @valgui announced @xStocksFi is deploying natively on Monad, with 1,100+ tokenized US stocks and ETFs. They mint and settle on Monad, so DEXs, lending markets, and wallets can route equity exposure without a bridge. 3. @_jhunsaker demoed Cadence, Category Labs’ multiple-concurrent-proposers consensus. It targets 100ms blocks and ~300ms finality, and paired with BTX encrypted mempools is meant to cut MEV at the protocol level. 4. @StraitsX, Open’s title sponsor, is bringing XSGD and XUSD natively to Monad in early 2027. 5. DeltaV Demo Day ran in the builder room. Selected founders pitched products on Monad to 50+ investors. 6. Main stage put institutions next to the chain: Joe Lubin with Keone Hon on the future of the EVM, plus Visa, Tether, StraitsX, Aquanow, Sygnum, Banking Circle, zerohash, Fireblocks, and OpenReserve.