{"id":47311,"date":"2026-02-02T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=47311"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:44:00","slug":"mantle-global-hackathon-2025-over-2000-web3-builders-worldwide-innovate-in-the-next-wave-of-rwa-and-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=47311","title":{"rendered":"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874618\/f3525c6e_6775_4379_9d8e_d8537e856c9c_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">DUBAI, UAE<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">Feb. 2, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer bridging traditional finance (TradFi), real-world assets (RWAs) and on-chain liquidity, has officially concluded the submission phase of its 2025 Global Hackathon, recording <b>519<\/b> project submissions from over <b>2,044 <\/b>registered developers. Launched on October 22, 2025, the four-month initiative achieved a <b>25.4% <\/b>conversion rate, significantly outperforming the industry average of 10\u201315%. This milestone underscores Mantle&#8217;s growing influence and the high execution capability of its developer community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874653\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874653\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" alt=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Ecosystem Growth and Global Integration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The success of Mantle Global Hackathon 2025 was driven by a solid collaboration between Mantle, OpenBuild, HackQuest, and a worldwide network of ecosystem partners. Strategic initiatives include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Targeted Support:<\/b>\u00a0High-density online workshops and offline meetups in major tech hubs like Shenzhen and Shanghai.<\/li>\n<li><b>Global Reach:<\/b>\u00a0Builder interviews and engagement sessions across India, Indonesia, Africa, and South America (Devconnect Argentina) uncovered localized innovation in DeFi, RWA, and consumer payments.\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>India:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/2002908011699044565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/2002908011699044565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/2002908011699044565<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Indonesia:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1996064735499043042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1996064735499043042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1996064735499043042<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Africa:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1994370362587611543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1994370362587611543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1994370362587611543<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Devconnect Argentina: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OpenBuildxyz\/status\/1999416953086063078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/OpenBuildxyz\/status\/1999416953086063078<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Technical\u00a0Enablement:<\/b>\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mantle_Official\/status\/2013204496717848747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mantle Mentor Clinic Livestream<\/a><\/u>\u00a0featured past winners from ETHGlobal and Mantle APAC to elevate project exposure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Data-Driven Insights: A Diverse Builder Base<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Analysis of the 2,000+ participants reveals a sophisticated, multi-chain talent pool:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Cross-Chain Inflow:<\/b>\u00a0While 550 participants were Ethereum-native, significant builder segments joined from Solana (274), Base (229), and Polygon (172).<\/li>\n<li><b>Skill Distribution:<\/b>\u00a0A versatile developer base utilized JavaScript (62.05%), TypeScript (56.89%), and Solidity (32.34%).<\/li>\n<li><b>Sector Innovation:<\/b>\u00a0Submissions were led by RWA\/RealFi (22.21%) and DeFi (21.79%), followed by AI, Infrastructure, and GameFi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874654\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874654\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide_1.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" alt=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Strategic Partnerships and Digital Identity<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Core partner <b>OpenBuild<\/b> contributed <b>124 <\/b>registrations and 45 high-quality projects, focusing on Mantle&#8217;s priority verticals like AI and RWA. Furthermore, the <b>DevCard<\/b> initiative\u2014launched with <u><a href=\"http:\/\/web3insight.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Web3insight.AI<\/a><\/u>\u2014saw <b>196 <\/b>developers activate on-chain identities, resulting in <b>47<\/b> teams receiving direct collaboration invitations.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Road to Demo Day: $150,000 Prize Pool<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From the 519 submissions, 30 finalists will advance to <b>Demo Day<\/b> on February 3 and 4, 2026. Projects will be evaluated on technical innovation, commercial viability, and ecosystem alignment.<\/p>\n<p>Final winners will be officially revealed on <b>February 10 at Consensus Hong Kong<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>$150,000 <\/b>prize pool includes a $30,000 Grand Prize and track-specific awards. Beyond the financial rewards, winners will receive fast-track access to <b>Mantle EcoFund<\/b> grants and long-term incubation support.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Mantle<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.<\/p>\n<p>With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network&#8217;s partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, and OP-Succinct.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mantle, please visit: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mantle.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mantle.xyz<\/a><br \/><\/u>For more social updates, please follow: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mantle_Official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mantle Official X<\/a><\/u>\u00a0&amp; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mantlenetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mantle Community Channel<\/a><br \/><\/u>For media enquiries, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:contact@mantle.xyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">contact@mantle.xyz<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874618\/f3525c6e_6775_4379_9d8e_d8537e856c9c_Logo.jpg?p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">DUBAI, UAE<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">Feb. 2, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer bridging traditional finance (TradFi), real-world assets (RWAs) and on-chain liquidity, has officially concluded the submission phase of its 2025 Global Hackathon, recording <b>519<\/b> project submissions from over <b>2,044 <\/b>registered developers. Launched on October 22, 2025, the four-month initiative achieved a <b>25.4% <\/b>conversion rate, significantly outperforming the industry average of 10\u201315%. This milestone underscores Mantle&#8217;s growing influence and the high execution capability of its developer community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874653\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874653\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" alt=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Ecosystem Growth and Global Integration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The success of Mantle Global Hackathon 2025 was driven by a solid collaboration between Mantle, OpenBuild, HackQuest, and a worldwide network of ecosystem partners. Strategic initiatives include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Targeted Support:<\/b>\u00a0High-density online workshops and offline meetups in major tech hubs like Shenzhen and Shanghai.<\/li>\n<li><b>Global Reach:<\/b>\u00a0Builder interviews and engagement sessions across India, Indonesia, Africa, and South America (Devconnect Argentina) uncovered localized innovation in DeFi, RWA, and consumer payments.\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>India:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/2002908011699044565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/2002908011699044565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/2002908011699044565<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Indonesia:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1996064735499043042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1996064735499043042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1996064735499043042<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Africa:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1994370362587611543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00a0<\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1994370362587611543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/HackQuest_\/status\/1994370362587611543<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Devconnect Argentina: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OpenBuildxyz\/status\/1999416953086063078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/OpenBuildxyz\/status\/1999416953086063078<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Technical\u00a0Enablement:<\/b>\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mantle_Official\/status\/2013204496717848747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mantle Mentor Clinic Livestream<\/a><\/u>\u00a0featured past winners from ETHGlobal and Mantle APAC to elevate project exposure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Data-Driven Insights: A Diverse Builder Base<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Analysis of the 2,000+ participants reveals a sophisticated, multi-chain talent pool:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Cross-Chain Inflow:<\/b>\u00a0While 550 participants were Ethereum-native, significant builder segments joined from Solana (274), Base (229), and Polygon (172).<\/li>\n<li><b>Skill Distribution:<\/b>\u00a0A versatile developer base utilized JavaScript (62.05%), TypeScript (56.89%), and Solidity (32.34%).<\/li>\n<li><b>Sector Innovation:<\/b>\u00a0Submissions were led by RWA\/RealFi (22.21%) and DeFi (21.79%), followed by AI, Infrastructure, and GameFi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874654\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2874654\/Mantle_Global_Hackathon_2025_Over_2_000_Web3_Builders_Worldwide_1.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" alt=\"Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI\" \/><\/a><br \/><span>Mantle Global Hackathon 2025: Over 2,000 Web3 Builders Worldwide Innovate in the Next Wave of RWA and AI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Strategic Partnerships and Digital Identity<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Core partner <b>OpenBuild<\/b> contributed <b>124 <\/b>registrations and 45 high-quality projects, focusing on Mantle&#8217;s priority verticals like AI and RWA. Furthermore, the <b>DevCard<\/b> initiative\u2014launched with <u><a href=\"http:\/\/web3insight.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Web3insight.AI<\/a><\/u>\u2014saw <b>196 <\/b>developers activate on-chain identities, resulting in <b>47<\/b> teams receiving direct collaboration invitations.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Road to Demo Day: $150,000 Prize Pool<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From the 519 submissions, 30 finalists will advance to <b>Demo Day<\/b> on February 3 and 4, 2026. Projects will be evaluated on technical innovation, commercial viability, and ecosystem alignment.<\/p>\n<p>Final winners will be officially revealed on <b>February 10 at Consensus Hong Kong<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>$150,000 <\/b>prize pool includes a $30,000 Grand Prize and track-specific awards. Beyond the financial rewards, winners will receive fast-track access to <b>Mantle EcoFund<\/b> grants and long-term incubation support.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Mantle<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.<\/p>\n<p>With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network&#8217;s partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, and OP-Succinct.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Mantle, please visit: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mantle.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mantle.xyz<\/a><br \/><\/u>For more social updates, please follow: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mantle_Official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mantle Official X<\/a><\/u>\u00a0&amp; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mantlenetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mantle Community Channel<\/a><br \/><\/u>For media enquiries, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:contact@mantle.xyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">contact@mantle.xyz<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}