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Mantle Network is a layer-2 blockchain incubated by the BitDAO team. Like Optimism and Arbitrum, it is built using Optimistic Rollup technology. It enhances network throughput and scalability through modularity, its own data availability layer (DA), decentralized sequencers, and other advantages.
The benefit of this layer-2 is that it can share security with the Ethereum mainnet, reduce transaction fees via modular "compressed blocks," and increase the total throughput of on-chain transactions.
What sets Mantle apart from other L2 solutions includes:
Modular data availability: By leveraging EigenLayer, Mantle achieves higher transaction throughput than traditional L2s. Accessible data availability also means Mantle can boost throughput without compromising security or increasing the burden on validating nodes, thereby reducing processing demands and promoting decentralization.
Multiparty computation (MPC): Mantle uses MPC to minimize trust risks in L2 execution outcomes. By employing threshold signature scheme (TSS) technology, dedicated nodes contribute multiparty signatures to improve the correctness of off-chain transactions. This enables shorter challenge periods for withdrawals.
Decentralized sequencer: Mantle will decentralize its sequencer to provide secure and trustless block production. By rotating among a permissionless set of sequencers, Mantle reduces the risk of single points of failure or censorship on the network.
Mantle aims to increase transaction throughput and lower costs by adopting multiple approaches, including Optimistic Rollup, EigenLayer-based modular data availability, multiparty computation, and a more decentralized sequencer. However, the effectiveness of these solutions in practice remains to be seen. In terms of ecosystem, most dApps on Mantle currently focus on gaming, with fewer DeFi or infrastructure products. Major Ethereum protocols have not yet integrated with Mantle.
Mantle's success will hinge on its ability to deliver on its technological promises and capitalize on the growing demand for LSDFi solutions.
