Monad and Berachain demonstrate impressive early-stage blockchain performance, with Monad achieving an ultra-fast 0.51-second block time and processing 4.87M total transactions, while Berachain maintains a 2.06-second block time and reaches 509,346 total transactions. Network adoption is strong, with Monad attracting 705,081 total wallets and peaking at 31,300 hourly active wallets, compared to Berachain's 39,187 unique wallets. Transaction throughput is particularly notable, with Monad averaging 33.5 transactions per block by network launch hour 46, significantly outpacing Berachain's 7.86 transactions per block.