Ankr and Mantle Partner to Empower Developers with Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs)

Enhances the building experience by enabling the creation of scalable and secure dApps.
Developers no longer need to set up their own Mantle nodes, thanks to the partnership.
Contributes to a more extensive and decentralized node infrastructure.

Ankr, a leading node infrastructure provider and Web3 development hub, has partnered with Mantle, a modular and high-performance Ethereum layer-2 network, in preparation for its Q2 2023 mainnet launch. As the newest partner of the Mantle ecosystem, Ankr will serve as the initial remote procedure call (RPC) connection and gateway deployed on the network, bolstering developers’ efficiency and performance while building on the network.

Built and governed by the $BIT community at BitDAO, Mantle is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) modular L2 network renowned for its high-performance capabilities. Its modular rollup architecture separates transaction execution, data availability, and transaction finality, providing increased flexibility and efficiency. EigenLayer, a restaking protocol, has recently partnered with Mantle as its first L2 network partner, allowing the network to inherit security from Ethereum while simultaneously delivering low fees and high performance.

Ankr is a comprehensive Web3 developer hub that offers a complete range of tools to build Web3 applications and empower them with high-performance connectivity to more than 30 blockchains. With its advanced capabilities, Ankr facilitates over two trillion transactions annually across Web3, serving as the primary infrastructure provider for the BSC, Fantom, and Polygon chains. Ankr strives to be at the forefront of the upcoming wave of Web3 innovation by providing affordable, secure, and decentralized blockchain infrastructure.

Empowering Builders of Web3’s Future

Ankr’s Mantle RPCs serve as a gateway for developers to connect directly with Mantle. As a blockchain router that relays on-chain information between Mantle nodes, decentralized applications (dApps), and end-users, RPCs facilitate essential tasks such as executing transactions, updating wallet balances, and retrieving ownership data. With Ankr’s addition to the Mantle ecosystem, developers can create scalable and secure dApps more easily while enjoying streamlined access to the Mantle blockchain.

Chandler Song, co-founder & CEO at Ankr said: “We are excited to be an early supporter of Mantle with our RPC service that makes it even easier for developers to start building on the ecosystem. Ahead of Mantle’s highly anticipated mainnet launch, the addition of Ankr’s products for the blockchain will further empower builders of Web3’s future with end-to-end developer resources and comprehensive toolkits for any use-case.”

Ankr is essential in enabling numerous applications to interact with the multitude of supported blockchains by offering geo-distributed Mantle RPCs that consist of blockchain nodes operating worldwide, providing low latency and reliable connections. With unrestricted access to advanced developer tools, developers on Mantle can now connect to a cluster of high-performance nodes that contain critical information required to create and operate dApps using Mantle’s highly scalable layer-2 network capabilities. This network infrastructure also benefits from enhanced security from Ethereum through Mantle’s decentralized data availability layer, enabling significantly lower fees.

Growth and Innovation Across the Web3 Ecosystem

Mantle, the world’s first DAO-led L2 network, is at the forefront of demonstrating the potential of tokenized governance in promoting a more collaborative decentralized economy. To support the next wave of innovators, builders, and developers, Mantle is expanding its ecosystem through its EcoFund, which manages a catalyzed capital pool of $200M. Additionally, Mantle offers a Grants Program that provides milestone-based funding to promising projects that contribute to the expansion, security, and decentralization of the Mantle Network.

In line with Mantle’s vision of a more collaborative and decentralized economy that demonstrates the potential of tokenized governance, Ankr’s delivery of a global node system and a comprehensive developer toolkit empowers dApp developers to build with confidence on Mantle. This creates a strong and efficient blockchain infrastructure, which simplifies the process of building, operating, and maintaining decentralized applications of the new web. Ultimately, this powers the next wave of growth and innovation across the broader Web3 ecosystem.

Arjun Kalsy, head of ecosystem at Mantle said: “Our partnership with Ankr is a significant milestone in our progress towards collaborative optimization of modular architecture. While simultaneously hyperscaling layer-2 network design, we’re working with partners who can help us achieve a broader, decentralized node infrastructure. Together with the Ankr team, we’re making things easier for builders, developing the infrastructural building blocks that will help us realize a decentralized, open-source, and interoperable blockchain ecosystem.”

Mantle adopts an orthogonal approach to ecosystem building, which emphasizes partnerships and collaboration in developing technology and the ecosystem to achieve a shared decentralized future. The goal is to achieve capital efficiency through a collective effort that leverages shared resources and expertise. In collaboration with Ankr, Mantle is simplifying the process for builders by developing the necessary infrastructure building blocks.