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Mantle — formerly BitDAO — is a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for Ethereum that deployed to mainnet in July 2023.
Among the best performing crypto projects in the second half of 2025, Mantle’s MNT token has surged 260% since the start of July, even though total value locked remained largely unchanged throughout the period.
Constructed using the flexible OP Stack L2 framework, Mantle mainnet transitioned from an optimistic rollup into a zero-knowledge validium powered by Succinct proofs this September.
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