What Is Mantle (MNT)?

Mantle is a pioneering on-chain ecosystem dedicated to revolutionizing the future of finance and blockchain scalability, seamlessly bridging traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). Through innovative products like Mantle Network, mETH Protocol, Function (FBTC), and Mantle Index Four (MI4), Mantle empowers users and institutions with a unified financial services platform, redefining how the world spends, saves, and invests in the Web 3.0 era.

MNT is the native token used for:

• $MNT powers Mantle’s ecosystem, serving as the cornerstone for governance, staking, and driving innovation across the decentralized economy.

Who Are the Founders of Mantle (MNT)?

There is no single founder. Mantle is a DAO-governed and accelerated, where key decisions are made via governance by $MNT holders. jacobc.eth and Ben Zhou were early key contributors to the initial proposal that introduced Mantle.

What Makes Mantle Unique?

Mantle Ecosystem is backed by a multi-billion-dollar Treasury, and features a network of established partners and collaborators to support projects from conceptualization to infrastructure support and go-to-market strategies, including Ethena, Securitize and Bybit. Moreover, to support the next-generation of innovators, builders, and developers, Mantle is growing its ecosystem via Mantle Grants Program and Mantle EcoFund, a catalyzed capital pool of $200M.

How Many Mantle (MNT) Coins Are There In Circulation?

Mantle token (MNT) powers Mantle as its native gas token and ecosystem growth token, and serves as the governance token of Mantle Governance. All future Mantle products will likewise be initiated by the Mantle token holder community through vote and powered by Mantle token.

The total supply of MNT is 3,172,988,154 tokens and the current distribution of MNT is split with 51% in circulation and 49% allocated to Mantle Treasury.

How Is Mantle Network Secured?

Mantle Network is the first L2 to partner with ETH restaking protocol EigenLayer for the data availability module. By adopting a rollup architecture, Mantle Network is secured by Ethereum.

Where Can You Buy Mantle (MNT)?

MNT is available on the following exchanges: Bybit, MEXC, BingX, Huobi, Gate, Coinone and Korbit.

Modular Architecture: Mantle is built with a [modular] (https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/modular-vs-monolithic-blockchains-what-s-the-difference) design, meaning it can adapt to the changing needs and preferences of the users and developers, as well as to integrate with various blockchains and protocols.

EigenLayer Element: Mantle uses a novel data availability layer called Mantle DA, which is powered by [EigenLayer’s] (https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/a-deep-dive-into-eigenlayer) EigenDA technology, a decentralized network of nodes that store and verify the data from the layer-two chains. EigenLayer Element ensures that the data is always available and consistent, even if the L2 chain goes offline or becomes corrupted.

mETH Protocol: Mantle [liquid staking derivative] (https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/the-ultimate-guide-to-ethereum-liquid-staking) mETH Protocol aims to leverage product synergies with Mantle Network, including the adoption of mETH on Mantle Network (an Ethereum L2) and partnerships with node operators and DeFi applications. It aims to be the preferred solution for the liquid staking of ETH from the Mantle Treasury and Mantle Ecosystem supporters, reducing deposit acquisition costs. Strategic synergies can be implemented through the Mantle Governance process.