MANTRA Unveils $108M Fund to Boost Blockchain Projects

MANTRA Chain has launched the a $108.8 million investment fund to support high-potential blockchain projects focused on real-world asset tokenization.

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MANTRA Chain has announced the launch of the MANTRA Ecosystem Fund (MEF), a $108.8 million investment initiative designed to accelerate the growth and adoption of projects within the MANTRA ecosystem.

According to a statement, the fund is backed by partners and investors, including Laser Digital, Shorooq, Brevan Howard Digital, Valor Capital, Three Point Capital, Amber Group, Manifold, UoB Venture, DAMAC, Fuse, LVNA Capital, Forte, and others. It is expected to deploy up to $108,888,888 over the next four years to support high-potential blockchain projects around the world.

“We are opening doors for visionary founders and teams to join us in building and creating a thriving ecosystem and bringing more of the world on-chain,” said John Patrick Mullin, CEO and founder of MANTRA. “In an era where blockchain technology is revolutionizing finance, the MEF will serve as a catalyst for groundbreaking projects that drive real-world adoption through a focus upon the tokenization of real-world assets.”

Gideon Daitz, partner at Three Point Capital, who will lead the MEF, said the fund’s primary mission is to support the development of real-world assets (RWA) tokenization globally as well as empowering teams with capital, network, and advice. He added:

We are primarily focused on building out the MANTRA ecosystem, but we genuinely believe in playing a non-zero-sum game, where collaboration and a broad open-arms policy will serve our community and industry best.

The MEF aims to attract and support the best teams in the world innovating with RWA tokenization, welcoming projects at any developmental stage, and even those that are chain agnostic. By fostering collaboration between blockchain pioneers and leading investment firms, MEF is set to become a major force in the evolution of DeFi and RWA adoption.

“We are seeking to make high conviction, resource-heavy developments into fewer more focused teams, ultimately fostering stronger and more ingrained ties through our diverse network of resources,” Daitz said.

The launch of the MEF comes after MANTRA became one of the first decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms to secure a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).The approval allows it to operate as a cryptocurrency exchange as well as provide broker-dealer and management and investment services.

Ray Dalio Warns of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Global Meltdown Masked by Tariff Distraction

Ray Dalio warns global markets are sleepwalking into a once-in-a-generation collapse driven by debt, division, and power shifts far deeper than tariff headlines suggest.

Ray Dalio Warns of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Global Meltdown Masked by Tariff Distraction

Markets Obsess Over Tariffs—But Dalio Says the Real Collapse Runs Far Deeper

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio cautioned Monday on social media platform X that the public’s fixation on tariff headlines misses the true scale of global upheaval. Dalio opened his remarks with a sharp reminder: “Don’t Make the Mistake of Thinking That What’s Now Happening is Mostly About Tariffs.” While acknowledging the market impact of trade actions, he emphasized that the underlying forces creating these conditions are far more consequential:

The biggest disruptions that are likely still ahead.

Dalio made clear that President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are not the root cause but rather symptoms of broader systemic issues already unfolding.

At the center of Dalio’s message was an urgent call to recognize a transformative shift in the world’s foundational structures. He argued that the current moment reflects a rare historical phenomenon: “The far bigger, far more important thing to keep in mind is that we are seeing a classic breakdown of the major monetary, political, and geopolitical orders.” He continued:

This sort of breakdown occurs only about once in a lifetime, but they have happened many times in history when similar unsustainable conditions were in place.

He tied this to excessive debt loads, widening domestic inequalities, and the unraveling of U.S.-led international cooperation. Dalio identified the erosion of middle-class jobs in the U.S., China’s rising influence, and growing distrust between global powers as evidence that the existing order is no longer tenable.

In addition to economic fragility, Dalio warned of a fraying domestic political system and the breakdown of democratic norms. He pointed to “huge gaps in people’s education levels, opportunity levels, productivity levels, income and wealth levels, and values” as driving polarization and empowering extreme factions. On the global front, he explained how the U.S. has shifted from a multilateral leadership model to a more unilateral, power-centric approach. Dalio urged observers not to get distracted by surface-level events, but instead to examine how these five major forces—debt, politics, international power, nature, and technology—interact and push the world toward a new era.