Catenaa, Saturday, February 07, 2026- Mantle concluded its 2025 Global Hackathon, recording 519 project submissions from over 2,044 registered developers, the company announced Monday.
The four-month initiative, launched October 22, 2025, achieved a 25.4% submission rate, well above the industry average of 10–15%, highlighting Mantle’s influence and its developer community’s execution capacity.
The hackathon focused on bridging traditional finance, real-world assets (RWA), and on-chain liquidity, attracting global participation from regions including India, Indonesia, Africa, and South America.
High-density online workshops and in-person meetups in hubs like Shenzhen and Shanghai supported builders, while the Mantle Mentor Clinic Livestream showcased past winners to elevate project exposure.
Analysis of participants showed a multi-chain developer base: 550 from Ethereum, 274 from Solana, 229 from Base, and 172 from Polygon.
Skills were distributed across JavaScript (62%), TypeScript (57%), and Solidity (32%), with submissions primarily in RWA/RealFi (22%) and DeFi (22%), followed by AI, Infrastructure, and GameFi projects.
Strategic partnerships strengthened the ecosystem. OpenBuild contributed 124 registrations and 45 high-quality projects, while the DevCard initiative with Web3insight.
AI enabled 196 developers to activate on-chain identities, with 47 teams receiving direct collaboration invitations.
From the 519 submissions, 30 finalists will advance to Demo Day on February 3–4, 2026, with winners announced February 10 at Consensus Hong Kong. The $150,000 prize pool includes a $30,000 Grand Prize and track-specific awards, alongside access to Mantle EcoFund grants and long-term incubation.
Mantle operates as a distribution layer linking institutions and TradFi with on-chain liquidity and real-world assets.
The ecosystem, anchored by $MNT and community-owned assets exceeding $4 billion, is built on projects including mETH, fBTC, and MI4, with partnerships across leading issuers and protocols.
