Mantle launches vision as a sustainable hub for next-generation banking, bridging traditional finance innovation with blockchain expertise.
Mantle unveiled its its vision to be the largest sustainable hub for on-chain finance, building banking for the next generation with its core pillars of its Mantle Network, mETH Protocol, and Ignition FBTC.
Each of its pillars plays the following part in building towards its goal:
Mantle Network: Liquidity Chain for Institutional Finance
Mantle Network continues to drive capital efficiency through its unique approach combining modular architecture, data availability solutions, and zero-knowledge validity proofs via Succinct’s SP1.
The network has deployed over 250 protocols on mainnet, including protocols like Pendle Finance, Ethena Labs, and CatizenAI. Mantle Treasury’s unique denomination of USD and ETH assets has allowed the disbursement of over $50 million in rewards to ecosystem adopters to-date, with decentralised finance (DeFi) activities accounting for over 50% of network transactions.
Bridging CeDeFi: New Possibilities for Institutional Capital
mETH Protocol his the 4th largest ETH liquid staking protocol with over $1.6 billion TVL, and its complementary offering, cmETH, stands as the 5th largest ETH liquid restaking token. mETH Protocol allows users to accrue Ethereum Proof of Stake (PoS) yields. Participants can leverage assets within mETH Protocol across a diverse range of DeFi applications, including liquidity pooling, yield tokenisation, and perpetuals trading.
Gabriel Foo, DeFi Growth Lead at Mantle said: “Security and reliability are the foundation of trust in DeFi. Compound’s strong track record of upholding the highest standards of safety and dependability aligns with Mantle’s vision for building an ecosystem that prioritises safety and innovation. The integration of Ethena’s USDe and Mantle’s mETH represents a significant milestone in advancing our ecosystem and is a clear reflection of our commitment to maintaining the integrity of the DeFi ecosystem.”
Mantle is also pioneering Bitcoin’s evolution in DeFi through FBTC, which maintains a 1:1 peg to BTC. With over $1.2 billion in TVL, FBTC transforms Bitcoin from a simple store of value into a dynamic, yield-generating asset.
Supporting Innovation Through Strategic Investment
The Mantle EcoFund, a US$200 million capital pool, continues to fuel ecosystem growth by backing transformative projects across DeFi, GameFi, and AI applications. The fund backed over 30 transformative projects and pioneering cross-chain development through initiatives like ‘Synergy’ — a $5M accelerator with the TON ecosystem.
Treasury-Backed Stability
Through the Mantle Treasury with over $4.3 billion in assets under management,, Mantle ensures robust liquidity and financial stability across Mantle’s suite of products and asset partners. Current asset partners include Agora AUSD, Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, and EigenLayer restaking.
“The traditional financial system wasn’t built for the digital age — it was inherited from it,” said Jordi Alexander, Chief Alchemist at Mantle. “We strongly believe the future of global finance will be on-chain. By merging institutional-grade infrastructure with blockchain’s inherent advantages, we’re expanding beyond Mantle’s established strengths to build a robust foundation for seamless institutional capital flows across traditional and decentralized markets. Our dominance across L2 networks and yield products like mETH Protocol and FBTC demonstrate Mantle’s unrivaled prowess, now extended to revolutionise the future of banking.”
