MANTRA launches RWA savings vault powered by Ondo’s USDY

Dubai, UAE, May 31st, 2024, Chainwire

MANTRA, one of the world’s leading projects in the real world asset (RWA) tokenization sector of the digital assets industry, announced a major onchain product. This landmark event will feature two of the biggest players in the RWA space building deep liquidity support for RWA tokenization, an area of decentralized finance (DeFi) that has seen significant institutional interest this year.

MANTRA will feature Ondo’s flagship interest-bearing tokenized note, USDY, as a genesis asset when its blockchain debuts, expected later this year. USDY provides holders with exposure to short-term US Treasury yield while maintaining the utility of stablecoins. (NOTE: USDY is not, and may not be, offered, sold or otherwise made available in the US or to US persons. USDY also has not been registered under the US Securities Act.)

To celebrate this liquidity landmark, both the Ondo Foundation and MANTRA will incentivize a multi-chain vault, providing users who contribute USDC to the vault with immediate access to high-quality yield. Users who remain in the vault until MANTRA Chain’s mainnet launch will receive ONDO tokens and mainnet OM coins in addition to the underlying yield. The duo expect the vault to open to the public in June on Ethereum and Base.

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To prevent the dilution of returns as participation grows, MANTRA and the Ondo Foundation have structured a ratcheting schedule of increasing rewards to be paid out as community participation milestones are met.

MANTRA aims to bring DeFi composability and institutional-grade finance together onchain. USDY’s robust features include overcollateralization, third-party oversight and institutional-grade investor protections, making USDY a keystone asset for the burgeoning RWA ecosystem.

Nathan Allman, CEO of Ondo Finance, remarked, “We are excited to see the USDY vault launching on MANTRA, furthering our mission to bring institutional-grade assets to the world. This yield-bearing vault is an exciting step in our journey to bridge traditional finance and decentralized finance at scale.”

John Patrick Mullin, co-founder and CEO of MANTRA, noted, “Enabling Ondo USDY, the market-leading tokenized US treasury product, marks a significant expansion of our ecosystem. Having a fungible interest-bearing base layer of liquidity via USDY is critical to enhancing our onchain liquidity profile. This cutting edge product launch is part of MANTRA Chain’s broader strategy to work closely with all leading RWA projects to create the most liquid Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for RWAs.”

About Ondo Foundation

Ondo Foundation is a Cayman Islands Foundation Company whose mission is to usher in a new era of financial inclusivity and market efficiency through onchain institutional-grade financial products and services. Ondo Foundation is a nonprofit with no beneficial owners.

About Ondo Finance

Ondo Finance provides institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services. Ondo has an asset management arm that creates and manages tokenized financial products as well as a technology arm that develops decentralized finance protocols and other blockchain solutions.

Ondo USDY is supported by both the Ondo Foundation and Ondo Finance.

About MANTRA

MANTRA is a security-first RWA Layer 1 Blockchain capable of adherence and enforcement of real world regulatory requirements. As a permissionless chain, MANTRA empowers developers and institutions to seamlessly participate in the evolving RWA tokenization space by offering advanced tech modules, compliance mechanisms, and cross-chain interoperability.