Some really exciting things happening at @Mantle_Official: Mantle brought on Bybit’s co-CEO Helen and Head of Spot/Web3 Emily as senior advisors/core contributors, and laid out what they’re calling Mantle 2.0. The vibe: less “just another L2,” more “institution-grade liquidity chain” with a clear push into real-world assets. Here’s what stood out: —> Positioning. Mantle keeps “liquidity chain” as its core identity, leaning on a modular stack to maximize capital efficiency. The near-term narrative anchor is RWA: tokenize more things, bring them on-chain, and make the rails good enough for institutions and builders to actually use. —> Bybit integration. Expect deeper surface area across Bybit products: additional MNT trading pairs and options, OTC MNT already live, structured products like Smart Leverage, and practical utility like paying for CCCC conference tickets in MNT. They also said they’re exploring MNT in the fee/VIP tier structure, plus broader integrations with Bybit Card/Pay and even Mantle-branded lending. Translation: more places where holding/using MNT actually does something. —> Token and incentives. On the inevitable burn question: this is a DAO call. Proposals can be raised, and they reminded folks a big chunk was already burned during the BitDAO→Mantle conversion. They’re also exploring steadier, long-term supply-reduction mechanics. —> Builders. Grants stay open, now with a spotlight on RWA. The distribution angle is real: Mantle wants to be the bridge for tokenized TradFi assets into both DeFi and CeFi, with Bybit’s user base as a tailwind. They were explicit this isn’t “Bybit+Mantle vs everyone”; they’ll collaborate cross-ecosystem (including with Solana via ByReal) while owning the EVM lane on Mantle. —> Roadmap. Target by year-end: become one of the largest ZK-secured chains to tighten finality/security for institutional flows. Exciting news across the board and we are seeing the market react positively as well with MNT going up 20%+ against ETH following the announcement. With @eigen_da V2 at 100 MB/s, supporting 1M+ stablecoin transfers per second, we are ready to support the next chapter of Mantle and look forward to bringing the entire EigenCloud offering to Mantle and powering insane AI applications in the near future!