Mintlayer has successfully closed a dedicated $50 million ecosystem fund, led by Rollman Management Digital. This new fund is specifically designed to support ecosystem projects building on Mintlayer. Previously, Mintlayer had already received backing from over 100 venture capital firms and angel investors, further demonstrating widespread confidence in our long-term vision.

This significant milestone will propel Mintlayer forward in activating Bitcoin’s estimated $2 trillion liquidity, unlocking new opportunities in native Decentralized Finance (DeFi), secure cross-chain swaps, and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs).

Why This Matters: Unlocking Bitcoin’s True Potential

Bitcoin is far more than just digital gold—it represents a massive, yet largely untapped financial resource. Our mission at Mintlayer is clear: enable secure, native Bitcoin financial products without the custodial risks associated with wrapped tokens or centralized intermediaries. By closing this $50 million ecosystem fund, we now can empower the Bitcoin ecosystem to grow at scale, incentivizing developer innovation, and integrating more institutions into Bitcoin’s decentralized financial landscape.

Mintlayer Ecosystem Fund:

The new ecosystem fund will strategically target three key areas:

• Developer Grants & Ecosystem Expansion: Empowering innovators and startups to build cutting-edge DeFi applications directly on Bitcoin.
  
  
• Liquidity & Infrastructure Development: Enhancing Mintlayer’s ability to seamlessly tokenize real-world assets on-chain and establish native Bitcoin markets.
  
• Institutional Integration: Developing compliant, scalable financial products to attract institutional players, leveraging Bitcoin's unmatched security and decentralization.

Additionally, selected projects will receive direct support from Mintlayer’s dedicated incubation and accelerator programs, offering tailored technical assistance, legal onboarding, strategic market-entry advice, branding, and user experience optimization—from early stages through full deployment.

Rollman Management Digital’s Strategic Support

Rollman Management Digital, a respected institutional investor known for backing prominent Bitcoin ecosystem projects such as Elastos, shares our vision for a decentralized, Bitcoin-centric financial future. Their leadership in this funding round reflects strong institutional confidence in Mintlayer, particularly given our consistent track record and dedication to transparency and measurable progress.

Mintlayer has reached over 90% completion of critical roadmap milestones, including core consensus mechanisms, secure infrastructure for atomic swaps, Layer-3 scalability with our ZK Thunder Network, and robust wallet solutions for desktop and mobile platforms—all fully verifiable through our open-source repositories.

With this strategic funding, Mintlayer not only strengthens our operational foundations but also reinforces long-term sustainability, giving us the ability to deliver our vision of secure, scalable Bitcoin-native DeFi to the world.

Join Us—Apply for a Mintlayer Ecosystem Grant

We invite innovative developers, visionary startups, and passionate teams to apply for our ecosystem grants. Whether you're building DeFi protocols, tokenizing real-world assets, or creating Bitcoin-native infrastructure tools, Mintlayer’s ecosystem fund is your gateway to funding, expert mentorship, and community support.

🔗 Apply Now

Together, let’s unlock Bitcoin’s true potential.

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The Mintlayer Team

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