Mantle announces strategy to target the global RWA market… World Liberty launches USD1 on the Mantle blockchain

Mantle (MNT) announced on the 2nd (local time) that it will introduce tokenization-as-a-service (TaaS), hold a global RWA hackathon series, and introduce a scholarship program to train developers in order to target the global real-world assets (RWA) market.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), led by the family of U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the "Mantle Mixer" event held during Token2049 week in Singapore that it will launch its flagship stablecoin USD1 on the Mantle blockchain. WLFI co-founders, including Donald Trump Jr., were present at the event to deliver the announcement. Industry sees this as a sign that Mantle has established itself as a blockchain for large-scale asset tokenization within a regulatory-compliant environment.

Mantle aims to establish itself as a financial platform usable by institutions and corporations. Mantle's TaaS provides a comprehensive tokenization framework that includes licensing, customer identity verification (KYC), legal structure design, smart contract deployment, security audits, and a regulatory-compliance user interface to enable companies and institutions to easily put assets on the blockchain. Mantle's decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure also supports traditional financial firms to pursue asset tokenization more safely and efficiently.

In addition, Mantle will hold an RWA hackathon series at major developer hubs around the world and has launched a scholarship program aimed at training global talent for regulatory-compliant tokenization technology development. To expand liquidity and market access, it will provide DEX liquidity through Hyperliquid and offer derivatives trading opportunities via Coinbase International Exchange. It also plans to prepare a listing on Revolut targeting European retail and fintech users to build layered entry routes that encompass both retail and institutional investors.

Emily Bao, a key adviser to Mantle, said at the 2025 Myken Asia Summit, "The RWA market is now mainstream, not niche. Currently worth $26 billion, this market is expected to grow to trillions of dollars by 2030," and "Mantle will lead this demand through regulatory-compliant infrastructure, liquidity, and a developer ecosystem."

Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, also emphasized, "Mantle is at the core of the Bybit ecosystem and is building a complete institution-grade bridge that connects traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi. RWA stands at its center."