Mantle Unveils MNT Buildathon Offering $150,000 in Prizes

The Layer 2 scaling solution built on Ethereum, Mantle Network has officially announced its MNT Buildathon, encouraging developers to bring their ideas to life on the network while vying for a cut of $150,000 in awarded funds.

Currently, applications for the buildathon are open until November 12th. During this timeframe, participants can leverage one-on-one office hours and access to Mantle’s resources starting October 16th. The demo day is expected to take place between November 12th and 15th.

Throughout the MNT Buildathon, attendees will receive developer tooling credits from Thirdweb, including three months of access to the Thirdweb Growth Plan (a $300 value) and the Thirdweb Standard Engine, also valued at $300. Furthermore, participants will benefit from customized workshops and mentorship from notable industry figures such as Nader Dabit, the Director of Developer Relations, Eigen Labs Jordi Alexander, who founded Selini Capital, 0xVEER, Head of Business Development at Mantle, and Ivan Li, Founding Partner of Comma3 Ventures.

The MNT Buildathon is structured around two distinct tracks, which allow developers to focus on creating either infrastructure for consumers or applications aimed at users.

In the first track, developers are invited to construct the foundational infrastructure or middleware that fuels consumer applications. This could range from social infrastructure protocols to AI-generated content (AIGC), large language models (LLMs), or AI verification tools. social graphs The second track is tailored for those looking to develop user-facing applications, which may include social platforms, gaming experiences, or health and accountability tools, all while prioritizing ease of use for effective onboarding.

Interested participants should fill out a form detailing their team and project ideas. Upon submission, they will receive an invitation to join the MNT Buildathon Discord group, where they can share their project details for Mantle’s evaluation.

Mantle Successfully Completes Hard Fork Update For Its V2 Sepolia Testnet v1.0.1

Mantle is dedicated to advancing decentralized technologies with community-driven governance to foster broader adoption. Its offerings encompass the Mantle Network, an Ethereum roll-up solution, Mantle Treasury, and a roadmap governed by its token holders, aimed at guiding products and initiatives. The focus lies on developing decentralized applications (dApps) that not only enhance user experience but also optimize transaction costs and processing speed using roll-up technology and decentralized data availability layers while improving ETH's capital efficiency through decentralized staking services.

Recently, a hard fork upgrade has been executed for the Mantle Network's v2 Sepolia testnet v1.0.1, bringing with it numerous functional enhancements. Key changes include transitioning the data availability layer from MantleDA to EigenDA for the Mantle Sepolia testnet. Additional upgrades have improved Meta Transaction capabilities, featuring better gas fee estimates, refined charging logic, enhanced security measures for Meta Transactions, and advancements in gas estimation.

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