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Mantle Network: The Treasury-Backed Layer 2
Explore Mantle — a BitDAO-backed L2 with one of the largest DAO treasuries and unique economic design.
What Is Mantle?
Mantle Network is an Optimistic Rollup Layer 2 backed by the former BitDAO treasury (now Mantle Treasury), one of the largest DAO treasuries with billions in assets.
Treasury Advantage
Mantle ~$3B treasury provides:
- Ecosystem funding: Grants for developers and protocols
- Liquidity bootstrapping: Deep liquidity for DeFi on Mantle
- mETH yield: Mantle liquid staking token backed by treasury operations
- Long-term sustainability: No reliance on short-term incentive spending
Technical Architecture
- OP Stack based: Optimistic Rollup using OP Stack (like Base, Optimism)
- Custom DA: Uses Mantle DA (EigenDA-based) for reduced costs
- MNT token: Native gas token (unlike ETH on most L2s)
Key Features
mETH (Mantle Staked ETH)
Mantle liquid staking token. Deposit ETH, receive mETH, earn staking yield while using it in DeFi. Backed by Mantle institutional staking infrastructure.FBTC
Mantle wrapped Bitcoin initiative providing BTC exposure in the Mantle ecosystem.Ecosystem
- Merchant Moe: Leading DEX on Mantle (Trader Joe fork)
- Lendle: Lending protocol (Aave-style)
- Agni Finance: Concentrated liquidity DEX
- Pendle: Yield trading deployed on Mantle
Using Mantle via Alkizen
Bridge from any chain to Mantle through Alkizen. Access Mantle treasury-backed ecosystem and unique yield opportunities with one-click cross-chain swaps.