Is MegaETH MEGA The Next 100X Crypto To Buy? Layer-2 Perfect For AI Agents And x402?

It is true that every crypto project Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, endorses turns to gold. ETH crypto is already a huge success and may underpin the future of finance. At the moment, all eyes are on the MegaETH layer-2.

MegaETH crypto is not your ordinary project. Already, not only is the MegaETH presale going viral, but the oversubscribed ICO makes it easy to see why it could be the next 100X crypto to buy now.

(Source: Arkham)

And MegaETH is not all about pomp and color. Whales are involved, and not only that, the MegaETH presale is bot-free. Those who bought MEGA crypto at the start of the presale are all verified humans.

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The MegaETH Presale: Over $275M Raised In Hours

Ahead of the MegaETH presale, it was clear that the community was eager to get in.

Barely two hours after the MegaETH presale started, it raised over $285M. And not just that, according to Arkham Intelligence, the ICO was oversubscribed by more than 5X.

$285 MILLION COMMITTED TO MEGAETH IN ONLY 2 HOURS

The MegaETH public sale has been open for 2 hours so far – it is already oversubscribed by more than 5x.

819 addresses committed the max amount, sending $186,282 USDT to MegaETH’s sale address. pic.twitter.com/4KCcRhLDtH

— Arkham (@arkham) October 27, 2025

Interestingly, onchain data shows that 819 addresses committed the maximum amount of 186,282 USDT.

As 99Bitcoin reported, the MegaETH hard cap is roughly $50M, where 5% of the total supply has been allocated to the presale.

Presale participants also had to get verified and buy MEGA tokens using only one address.

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Why is MegaETH Trending? Will MEGA 100X With AI Providing Tailwinds?

MegaETH is building an Ethereum layer-2, not just any other off-chain platform. Their goal is to design and launch what they describe as the first “real-time” blockchain that will bridge the gap between Web2 and decentralized systems.

The platform aims to deliver sub-millisecond transaction latency and high throughput exceeding 100,000 while being fully compatible with the Ethereum virtual machine. MegaETH will also embed Chainlink oracles directly on its sequencer for sub-second price feeds.

Introducing Native, Real-Time Data Streams.

Built in collaboration with @chainlink.

A first-of-its kind integration combining the security of traditional onchain oracles with the immediacy of streaming data. pic.twitter.com/FZXAb4EMXv

— MegaETH (@megaeth_labs) October 16, 2025

Their direct compatibility with the EVM means that any dapps built on the mainnet can port to MegaETH without losing Ethereum’s security or decentralization.

What’s crucial here is the speed MegaETH promises, which makes it ideal for running dapps using the x402 standard.

The blockchain-agnostic protocol allows any website, app, and, crucially, AI agents to demand and settle payments in a single HTTP call. There is no need for logins, KYC, or API keys, and there is no risk of chargebacks. Every transfer can be settled using any stablecoin, such as USDC, and processed autonomously.

I’ve been seeing x402 everywhere lately, and I’m sure you have too.

So I finally sat down to really understand what it’s all about… and damn it’s one of those things that makes you stop and go, “Oh wow, this actually changes everything.”

Let me explain in a Eli5 way.… pic.twitter.com/5e473pDCoR

— Hercules | DeFi (@Hercules_Defi) October 28, 2025

MegaETH will be the ultra-low-latency and near-zero-fee compute layer through which x402 can thrive, making stablecoin payments useful in real time. All transactions go through in milliseconds, not seconds, meaning that AI agents will act before price moves regardless of volatility.

Ahead of its launch, MegaETH has launched its native stablecoin, USDm, developed on Ethena. This coin will help reduce sequencer fees and support dapps.

Introducing MegaUSD (USDm), the native stablecoin of MegaETH.

Built in collaboration with @ethena_labs.$USDM aligns incentives across stakeholders, letting users and apps enjoy the lowest fees possible while routing scalable value back to MegaETH. pic.twitter.com/xxwRy8Skk6

— MegaETH (@megaeth_labs) September 8, 2025

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