MANTRA: Breaking Barriers to Global RWA Access

Built on the Cosmos SDK, MANTRA is a compliance-ready RWA chain designed to bridge the gap between traditional finance and decentralized systems. Now, institutions and developers alike can create products that are compliance-first.

And with ​​full integration of EVM compatibility on the MANTRA Chain Testnet, Solidity developers can deploy their dApps using the familiar Ethereum.

Built on Cosmos, A Compliance-Ready Foundation

Tokenizing assets like real estate, bonds, or stocks is complicated because they need controls such as freezing and ownership verification. Most Layer 1 SDKs do not offer the flexibility to developers to actually build these features because the tech stack they use is too limited.

MANTRA solves this problem with the aid of Cosmos’ SDK. Crucial features like token freezing, seizing, and jurisdictional rules are now possible. And this is exactly what’s needed to tokenize RWAs while meeting important legal standards in various countries across the world.

This gives institutions the tools they need that are also legal and safe to use right from the outset. And when combined with MANTRA’s infrastructure that is tailor-made for Real World Assets (RWAs), institutions specializing in tokenization are well positioned.

Thanks to Cosmos’ modular approach, the SDK ensures MANTRA can function as a permissionless chain that supports permissioned use cases.

Key elements include:

• MANTRA Compliance Module: Automates KYC, KYB and AML screening, sanctions checks, real-time transaction monitoring, risk tools, and onchain DID via soulbound NFTs.
• Token Service Module: Enables issuers to mint, freeze, seize, and govern tokenized RWAs like securities, commodities and real estate, with protocol-level jurisdictional compliance baked in from the beginning.
• Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol: Cosmos’ IBC protocol ensures RWA tokens can move securely across other Cosmos chains. Combined with EVM compatibility, MANTRA enables global compliance workflows built on modular bridges rather than monolithic stacks.

Multi‑VM Support: Cosmos + Full EVM Compatibility

MANTRA recently announced that its Dukong Testnet now supports Cosmos EVM. This multi-VM breakthrough allows both CosmWasm and Solidity smart contracts to run side by side.

And the benefits are huge:

• Native EVM compatibility: Full support for Solidity, Solidity tooling (Hardhat, Truffle, MetaMask), and ERC standards like ERC‑20, ERC‑721, and ERC‑3643.
• Seamless porting: Ethereum DeFi apps migrate effortlessly making it easier than ever for developers to build thanks to lower fees, faster throughput, and Cosmos interoperability wrapped in compliance.
• All-in-one explorer: A multi‑VM block explorer lets developers track both CosmWasm and EVM transactions in one unified dashboard. Improved UI means a better experience for new and old builders.

Institutions can now build secure, onchain asset workflows using identifiable, compliant users while also leveraging legacy EVM tools, all without sacrificing regulatory precision or Cosmos interoperability.

With this upgrade, MANTRA becomes the first Multi-VM Layer 1 blockchain tailored to RWAs, running both CosmWasm and EVM in parallel. The integration opens the door for developers to either port existing Ethereum applications or create new ones on MANTRA Chain without altering their code.

For users, whether retail or institutional, this means the ability to bridge assets from any EVM-compatible chain directly to MANTRA Chain, expanding the ecosystem’s utility and liquidity.

The MANTRA team encourages developers to explore its capabilities and provide feedback via their Discord. In addition, documentation, tools, and support resources are available through MANTRA’s developer portal.

The result is a smoother, more accessible entry point for those bringing Ethereum-native projects to MANTRA.

Institutional-Grade DeFi, Where Capital Meets Compliance

MANTRA has long stood out as a purpose-built, security‑first Layer 1. With Cosmos as its foundation and now EVM-compatibility, MANTRA is unlocking institutional-grade Decentralized Finance.

DeFi builders can deploy CosmWasm contracts alongside EVM-dApps, enabling liquidity flows that interoperate across chains and protocols. And future tools like MANTRA DEX and LEEP will further enhance these capabilities.

Cosmos SDK’s modular architecture combined with full EVM support for tooling, liquidity, and developer familiarity, put MANTRA ahead as a premium chain for institutions and developers wanting to bring real world assets onchain without compromising regulatory integrity.

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