MANTRA launches EVM L1 for RWA tokenization with 2 smart contract engines

MANTRA Chain's compliance-first Layer 1 went live in October 2024 and is now being acquired by Inveniam in a deal that could reshape how institutions tokenize real-world assets.

MANTRA Chain went live as a compliance-focused EVM Layer 1 on Oct. 23, 2024, designed specifically for real-world asset tokenization, and is now being acquired by Inveniam for an undisclosed sum.

"AI is only as trustworthy as the data it relies on," Richard Walker, CEO of Inveniam IO, said. "TRUF.NETWORK has built an impressive infrastructure for trusted public-market data, while Inveniam has focused on solving the challenge of trusted private-market data."

The chain's architecture sets it apart from general-purpose blockchains. A Sept. 17, 2025 upgrade made MANTRA the first native MultiVM Layer 1 supporting both Ethereum Virtual Machine and CosmWasm smart contracts simultaneously, according to the project's documentation. This allows compliance contracts written in CosmWasm to interact directly with tokenized asset contracts in Solidity without cross-chain bridging. MANTRA also holds a Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority license from Dubai, placing it under a recognized regulatory framework.

The acquisition by Inveniam, announced June 16 with a target closing date of June 30, 2026, ties MANTRA's compliance infrastructure to a platform designed to bring institutional pricing and liquidity tooling to private markets. The deal could accelerate institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets but may also subordinate MANTRA's independent development trajectory to Inveniam's strategic priorities.

Inveniam's broader push into verifiable data infrastructure extends beyond the MANTRA acquisition. On June 23, the company announced a strategic partnership with TRUF.NETWORK to create verifiable data infrastructure for agentic finance, combining TRUF.NETWORK's public-market data, Inveniam's private-market data platform, and NVNM Chain's blockchain-based accountability layer.

MANTRA had already been building institutional credibility before the acquisition. The chain collaborated with Google Cloud on an accelerator focused on real-world asset initiatives and has been involved in multi-hundred-million-dollar real estate tokenization deals, according to project announcements.

For the real-world asset tokenization sector, which has attracted interest from major financial institutions including BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, MANTRA's integration into Inveniam represents a consolidation trend worth watching. The combined entity could offer a vertically integrated stack spanning data verification, compliance, and tokenization — potentially pressuring competing RWA-focused chains to accelerate their own institutional roadmaps.

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