The Manta Pacific Roadmap
Manta Pacific officially launched its Mainnet Alpha on September 12, 2023. Alpha represents the MVP of Manta Pacific–a functional EVM-based L2 with the first-generation of Universal Circuits. At the same time, Alpha represents only the first of many milestones to bring the Manta Pacific vision fully operational. Alongside Celestia and Polygon Labs, we are excited to unveil the next chapters for the Manta Pacific journey, one that will result in Manta Pacific as a modular zkEVM using the Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK).
Manta Pacific has experienced explosive growth since its Mainnet Alpha launch less than one month ago. User traction continues to increase with TVL growth up to 1150% on a weekly basis. Manta Pacific has already achieved Top 20 status on L2Beat based on TVL, and is the third largest OP Stack L2, just shy of Optimism and Base. Once fully transitioned to zkEVM, Manta Pacific becomes one of the largest Polygon zkEVM-based L2 networks. The Manta Pacific ecosystem continues to flourish as well, with over 80 applications and partners, and new applications launching on a daily basis.
Manta Pacific’s rollout will be split into four different chapters, each with a new integration that brings better and better user experience. These chapters will culminate in the release of the final Manta Pacific Mainnet, which leverages zkEVM using the Polygon CDK and Celestia’s Data Availability (DA) for maximum performance, scalability, and security for users. The first chapter is already launched and available today.
Manta Pacific’s transition will result in a unique solution for existing problems in the blockchain industry. It will be the first zkEVM L2 converted from an Optimistic Rollup to a Validium using the Polygon CDK to drastically reduce gas fees through Celestia DA and increase security through Ethereum consensus and cryptographic proofs of on-chain activity.
