SINGAPORE, April 25 2024 – Mantle, a burgeoning DAO-led web3 ecosystem built around Ethereum layer 2 (L2) Mantle Network and Ether liquid staking protocol Mantle LSP, today welcomed the open beta of Catizen, an innovative game network developed by Pluto Studio. The strategic alliance between Mantle and Catizen aims to revolutionize in-game transactions and asset management through the seamless integration of Mantle’s native token $MNT and its modular L2 infrastructure. This is in addition to Mantle’s existing investment and support alongside its venture partner Mirana Ventures in Pluto Studio, a web3 gaming solution provider. 

Revolutionizing the Gaming Experience With Mantle Network

Catizen envisions a sprawling "Meow Universe” set to be the epicenter of web3 gaming, combining entertainment and social elements for the best of accessible, engaging gameplay and seamless user experience. Catizen introduces a play-to-airdrop model within the GameFi economy, promising players abundant airdrops and rewards through the $vKitty rankings. With Catizen already reaching 3 million players in its open beta, they have solidified their position as the premier traffic hub for on-chain games. This diverse and highly interactive metaverse hypercasual game network will also serve as a gateway to other games available on Mantle Network.

Leveraging its massive player base, Catizen plans to unveil its mini game platform, launchpool and open quest system soon. In efforts to build a robust Catizen ecosystem, circulation and consumption scenarios are built in exclusively for token holders. For example, only users who possess Catizen tokens will have the privilege to participate in the quest system and earn airdrops, as well as participate in Launchpool to mine other game tokens, thereby enhancing the token's value and utility flywheel.

Beyond Cat Collecting: A Portal to Immersive Gameplay

Catizen has embarked on a new chapter as a web3 gaming experience. Just one month after its open beta test launch, Catizen garnered an impressive total of 2.3 million users with over 220k+ on-chain users and over 520k+ daily active users. In terms of transactions, Catizen has achieved remarkable success, with users completing over 2.6 million on-chain transactions within a month of their open beta test, generating over $3 million USD in revenue. Through the strategic alliance, Mantle will provide Catizen robust technical support and resources needed to scale their project to further enhance its economic model and user experience. The partnership further enables Catizen to leverage Mantle’s stellar industry reputation as a leading L2 ecosystem, expanding Catizen’s user base to foster a thriving community. 

Particularly popular amongst cat lovers, the first module of Catizen’s open beta test is easy for players to get started: it integrates NFT cat raising and virtual cat cafe management where players can participate in the mission center, form a team, catch random mascots, fish, synthesize cats, and participate in $vKitty rankings. Catizen’s unique play-to-airdrop design will allow users to obtain $vKitty through various activities and receive future token airdrops. Players are also entitled to receive a cumulative perks of 230,000 $MNT through avenues such as fishing, top ups and claiming of $MNT gas subsidies.

David, CEO of Pluto Studio and Catizen, said: “We’re extremely excited to collaborate with Mantle. Our strategic alliance allows us to leverage Mantle’s cutting-edge modular L2 technology, harnessing a wide array of resources to build a more powerful, secure, and reliable gaming platform. With Mantle’s strong technical support, optimized costs, and stellar ecosystem of partners and developers, we have no doubt that this will further propel the growth of GameFi in the thriving Mantle Ecosystem.” 

Geezee, Head of Gaming at Mantle, said: “We’re thrilled to have Catizen join the Mantle Games Ecosystem, as their innovative, seamless, and accessible mini-game platform has demonstrated the rare ability in web3 to acquire real gamers and paying users. With a laser focus on user experience, Catizen’s innovative gameplay aligns with our vision to provide gamers with an ecosystem of truly enjoyable experiences elevated with blockchain technology. As one of Pluto’s investors, we also look forward to working closely with Catizen to foster unparalleled user engagement and scalability. The strategic alliance testifies our commitment to empowering promising gaming projects and developers, and to create mass adoption through web3 games.” 

Catizen is now available on Mantle. For more information, follow the official Twitter/X of Catizen: https://twitter.com/CatizenAI

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About Mantle

Mantle Ecosystem comprises an Ethereum layer 2 (L2) — Mantle Network, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) — Mantle Governance, one of the largest on-chain treasuries — Mantle Treasury, and an Ether (ETH) liquid staking protocol — Mantle LSP: all built on Ethereum. Mantle token ($MNT) is the unified product and governance token of the ecosystem. 

Mantle’s first core product is Mantle Network, an Ethereum L2. Mantle Network strives to be compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Mantle Network’s modular architecture separates transaction execution, data availability, and transaction finality into modules — which can be individually upgraded and adopt the latest innovations. Mantle Network is the first L2 to partner with ETH restaking protocol EigenLayer for the data availability module. By adopting a rollup architecture, Mantle Network is secured by Ethereum. As the world’s first DAO-spawned L2, Mantle Network is pioneering a vision for the mass adoption of token-governed technologies. The current mainnet version, Mantle Network Mainnet v2 Tectonic (Mantle v2 Tectonic), went live on March 15, 2024.

Mantle Network’s infrastructure is meticulously designed to handle the demands of the web3 gaming stack, enabling the creation of a connected and expansive gaming universe where assets have real value beyond a single game's ecosystem. Closely intertwined with Mantle initiatives such as Hyperplay, Mantle Network’s ecosystem of expertise and resources facilitates a streamlined process for developers to build and deploy their gaming projects.

To support the next-generation of innovators, builders, and developers, Mantle is growing its ecosystem via Mantle Grants Program and Mantle EcoFund, a catalyzed capital pool of $200M. Mantle’s Showcase Apps program lends additional support and publicity to ecosystem projects in categories such as real world assets (RWA). 

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