MANTRA has announced the launch of its latest mainnet upgrade, positioning itself as the first blockchain to natively support both EVM and CosmWasm smart contracts. With this development, the platform becomes the first true MultiVM Layer 1 chain designed specifically for real-world assets (RWAs). The milestone, combined with the company’s Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), strengthens MANTRA’s ability to deliver compliant solutions for the rapidly expanding tokenization sector.
The company framed the development as not just a technical achievement but also a strategic shift. By enabling MultiVM capabilities, the network allows developers and institutions to continue using familiar tools while leveraging MANTRA’s scalability and security. The upgrade also paves the way for future enhancements, including permissioned liquidity pools, institutional-grade compliance frameworks, and deeper interoperability with other blockchains. These advancements are expected to ease the process of bringing traditional assets on-chain while ensuring global investors can access them securely and transparently.
Meeting Market Demand with EVM Compatibility
With the tokenization market, valued at an estimated $16 trillion, increasingly leaning on EVM-based infrastructure, MANTRA has fully embraced this framework to align with industry adoption. Company executives highlighted that the upgrade not only improves performance but also embeds compliance into the protocol itself, setting the stage for greater accessibility, trust, and regulatory clarity in RWA tokenization. They further emphasized that MANTRA’s VASP license and compliance-driven infrastructure differentiate it from competitors, offering both regulatory assurance and technical interoperability.
Unlike most blockchains that add compliance measures at the smart contract layer, MANTRA integrates regulatory requirements at the protocol level. This structural approach provides a stronger foundation of confidence for institutional users. For developers, the network offers full access to EVM opcodes and precompiles with low transaction fees, specifically optimized for RWA applications.
— MANTRA | Tokenizing RWAs (@MANTRA_Chain) September 18, 2025
Immediate Benefits for Developers and Institutions
The mainnet upgrade unlocks a series of practical benefits. Developers can now deploy Solidity-based decentralized applications directly onto MANTRA Chain without modifications and fork DeFi protocols for RWA use cases. Plans are also in place to enable seamless bridging of funds from other EVM-compatible chains.
Institutions gain the advantage of engaging with a chain that is both EVM compatible and self-sovereign, enhanced by MANTRA Finance’s regulatory license in Dubai. This coverage extends across exchange, broker-dealer, and investment services, providing a comprehensive framework for compliant operations.
Strategic Partnerships and Growing Ecosystem
The upgrade follows a period of rapid progress for MANTRA. The company recently announced a strategic collaboration with Inveniam to develop a global institutional RWA ecosystem anchored in both the UAE and the United States. It also completed a buyback of its $OM token to support long-term ecosystem stability.
Governance improvements have been another focal point, with MANTRA onboarding major partners such as Binance, Nansen, and Inveniam as validators while phasing out internal nodes to reinforce decentralization.
Looking ahead, the company plans to host Agentic., a two-day summit in Abu Dhabi on October 21–22. Marketed as the “capital of capital,” the event will bring together leaders in markets, tokenization, trading, and financial innovation to explore the next stage of digital finance.
Next Phase of Adoption
With these upgrades, MANTRA enters a new stage focused on scaling adoption, onboarding additional asset issuers, and showcasing how tokenized finance can operate in a transparent, secure, and regulation-friendly environment. The initiative reflects the company’s ambition to play a central role in shaping the infrastructure for institutional engagement in tokenized assets.
