Mantle Hackathon surpasses 1,000 participants, with a $150,000 prize pool attracting developers from around the world

2025-12-16 13:38:12

【BitPush】Mantle Global’s hackathon this year is truly hot — over 1,000 registrations, with developers from more than 50 countries and regions participating, and 17 industry judges overseeing the entire process. This scale is indeed significant.

The track setup is thoughtfully designed, with a total of six categories: RWA, RealFi, DeFi, AI, ZK privacy, infrastructure, and GameFi, covering a comprehensive range. The prize pool is $150,000, showing genuine sincerity.

Interestingly, Mantle has recently established deep collaborations with top institutions like USDT, Aave, and a leading exchange, gradually strengthening its liquidity foundation and institutional-grade service capabilities. These moves are not random — all aimed at the same goal: building a bridge between traditional finance and on-chain liquidity. Data shows that the Mantle ecosystem’s asset size has already exceeded $4 billion, and the application scenarios for $MNT are gradually expanding.

The core logic behind organizing this hackathon is quite clear: to accelerate the construction of the ecosystem application layer through the creativity and technology of global developers, accumulating momentum for the next market cycle. In terms of scale and cooperation efforts, Mantle is laying out a serious plan.

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WalletDivorcer

· 12-17 13:19

A thousand-person hackathon is indeed impressive, but dividing $150,000 among so many people is just so-so. Mantle wants to build a bridge between traditional finance and on-chain? First, get your own ecosystem thriving. A $4 billion ecosystem sounds good, but no one knows how sticky the users are. Partnering with USDT and Aave is great, but that's not something crypto traders should care about. Six tracks laid out like this, aren't they just trying to ride on Ethereum's coattails? I believe over a thousand people signed up for the hackathon, but how many will actually submit projects? Will the $MNT application scenarios expand? Still the old routine—hype first, then real implementation. The partnership with such big names actually makes people a bit worried... Could it be just a big pie-in-the-sky plan? A thousand participants sounds exciting, but can good projects really come out of it? That's the key.

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SudoRm-RfWallet/

· 12-16 14:08

A thousand people breaking a thousand is indeed tough, but how many truly valuable projects can emerge? It still depends on whether the subsequent incubation and financing can keep up. Mantle's recent collaboration with USDT and Aave is interesting; it feels like they're paving the way for traditional finance, but can the ecosystem really come to life? $4 billion sounds like a lot, but in reality... I'm somewhat interested in the RWA track, but with $150,000 divided into six lines, averaging out to just that, it can't attract top developers. How did it get mixed with GameFi? These two directions don't seem to fit well together. How exactly is the $MNT application scenario being developed? I haven't heard any buzz about it.

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RugResistant

· 12-16 14:08

The scale of over a thousand people has been broken, and Mantle is really getting serious this time. However, a $150,000 prize pool... compared to other major hackathons, it's not that much. Linking with USDT and Aave, this combo definitely shows some ideas. But the key still depends on the follow-up project implementation. A 4 billion ecosystem scale sounds impressive, but it's unclear how much of it is actual usage.

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DogeBachelor

· 12-16 14:06

The 1,000-person hackathon is indeed impressive, but honestly, splitting $150,000 among so many people feels a bit sparse. I'm curious to see what innovative projects will come out this time. RWA is really competitive right now. Mantle's collaboration with USDT and Aave is definitely interesting, but a $4 billion ecosystem scale is just average for an L2.

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gas_fee_therapist

· 12-16 14:06

A thousand-person hackathon, huh? Mantle is really trying to make a move this time. $150,000 isn't a small amount of money for a small-scale event. The RWA track seems the most interesting. As for the other tracks... they feel a bit like a mixed bag. Speaking of USDT, Aave, and these collaborations, you can really see the ambition, but I've heard the "traditional financial bridge" rhetoric too many times. A $4 billion ecosystem sounds impressive, but when will the real application scenarios for $MNT actually unfold? Over a thousand participants from more than 50 countries. The data looks good... but how many are genuinely serious about building projects? Haha.

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LiquidatorFlash

· 12-16 14:04

Thousands of people signing up... sounds lively, but how many projects can actually run smoothly? With $150,000 distributed, the average per team isn't much. The key is whether the $4 billion asset scale can hold up, whether the liquidity foundation is stable. Tied deeply to USDT, Aave, and others, once a problem occurs in any link, the liquidation risk will instantly amplify. I have a clear sense of this threshold.

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