At this point, when you talk about mantle, you can’t just casually call it “just another L2.” why? Because you’ve missed the whole point, lol. I see @Mantle_Official as a project focused on building deep foundations rather than being flashy. This approach is crucial for a project aiming for longevity, much like the “Earth's mantle supports everything above” :D $MNT currently holds a treasury exceeding $4 billion, the largest in DeFi and approximately $1.8 billion in bridged TVL. It also reports a daily DEX volume of about $63 million, according to @DefiLlama. That’s the firepower most chains don’t have. it means they can fund growth, support apps and keep liquidity glued for years. ..and mantle isn’t alone in this “infra as power” story, a few others worth looking at: ➤ @lidofinance: the staking backbone, holds approximately $41B TVL, basically controls liquid ETH. If you’re in DeFi, you’re touching lido’s yield somewhere. ➤ @aave: the lending giant with over $30B locked, that’s about 48% of all lending in DeFi. moves the credit markets. ➤ @eigenlayer: the restaking primitive, securing rollups & AVSs on top of ETH. Now at $20B+ TVL and with points farming meta driving huge inflows, it’s shaping up like the next “lido moment”. ➤ @brevis_zk: zk coprocessor infra, powering onchain data proofs and dynamic reward systems (seeded w/ $7.5M, active in campaigns on @Berachain & @LineaBuild). My smol take The idea is straightforward, Mantle demonstrates that deep liquidity and a large treasury ensure staying power. Meanwhile, Lido, Aave, Eigenlayer and Brevis show that projects that become "infrastructure" do more than just survive, they define the cycle. My tools / @DefiLlama / @TheBlock__ / @DefiantNews

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