Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 20th, 2026, Chainwire

Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for real-world assets, today announced it has crossed an impressive $1.34 billion in total lending and borrowing on Aave, officially becoming the third-largest market on Aave globally. This milestone was reached in slightly over a month since its deployment, representing a massive shift in the DeFi landscape and establishing Mantle as one of the fastest-growing markets in Aave’s history. 

The “Mantle x Aave Effect”

The speed and scale of this milestone serves as a powerful proof of concept for the “Mantle x Aave effect” which is a synergy and compounding result that combines Mantle’s high-throughput distribution layer with Aave’s industry-standard lending protocol. 

Mantle’s unique positioning at the intersection of CeFi and DeFi, anchored by its strategic alignment with Bybit and its 80M+ user base, created immediate and sustained capital inflows from day one. The recent expansion of Mantle Vault on Bybit’s Onchain Earn platform that is now running on Mantle Network directly, powered by CIAN Protocol and Aave, serves as a direct CeFi-to-DeFi gateway, channeling liquidity from Bybit users directly into Aave’s Mantle market to generate yield. As the premier distribution layer, this is Mantle’s thesis in action, connecting the world’s largest pools of CeFi liquidity directly to on-chain yield opportunities, with Aave as one of the core primary venues where that capital is deployed.

By achieving a top-three ranking so rapidly, Mantle has demonstrated an unrivaled ability to move DeFi into the mainstream, attracting both institutional-grade capital and retail activity.

“Reaching $1.34 billion in total market size in slightly over a month is a direct reflection of the structural advantage Mantle has built. This isn’t organic growth from a standing start but the result of years of deliberate ecosystem building, the alignment between Mantle and Bybit, and the trust that institutional and retail capital allocators are placing in this infrastructure.” said Emily Bao, Head of Spot at Bybit and Key Advisor at Mantle. “The Mantle x Aave effect is real, and this milestone is only the beginning of what becomes possible when the distribution layer is truly connected.” 

A Growing Ecosystem of Access Points

Beyond that, Mantle has been systematically expanding the number of access points through which capital can flow into its Aave market. Most recently, Mantle announced a partnership with Everclear, an intent solver network that enables users to deposit stablecoins from any supported chain which includes Ethereum, Base and Arbitrum directly into the Mantle Aave market in a single transaction, with no manual bridging required.

While still early, the Everclear integration represents Mantle’s broader strategy of removing every point of friction between global capital and on-chain yield, making it progressively easier for users from any chain or platform to participate in Mantle’s DeFi ecosystem.

Mantle’s Mission: Anchoring the Future of Unified Finance through CeDeFi and RWAs

Mantle remains disciplined and focused on core infrastructure. This achievement reinforces Mantle’s commitment to its long-term roadmap:

Scaling DeFi: Solidifying its position as the premier destination for lending and borrowing.
Bridging Sectors: Continuing the strategic convergence of DeFi with RWAs and CeFi to create a more resilient, unified financial layer.

This will continue to reinforce Mantle’s role as the connective distribution layer between all of the key builders and players, creating an ecosystem that is uniquely positioned to capture the next major wave of institutional and retail capital moving on-chain.

About Mantle

Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.

With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network’s partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, and OP-Succinct.

For more information about Mantle, please visit: mantle.xyz

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About Aave Labs

Aave is the world’s largest and most trusted decentralized finance (DeFi) network, with $46 billion in net deposits and more than $17 billion in active loans. It operates as a global lending, borrowing, and savings network where users can deposit crypto or stablecoins to earn, and borrow instantly using their assets as collateral. Powered by transparent blockchain smart contracts – without banks or paperwork, and available 24/7 – Aave brings open, onchain finance to a global audience. For more information, visit aave.com.

Contact

PR
MK Chin
Mantle
contact@mantle.xyz

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