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The move comes alongside increased speculation of MNT integrations on ByBit.<\/p>\n
Ethereum Layer 2 network Mantle completed its upgrade<\/a> to OP Succinct today, making the ByBit-backed blockchain the largest zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup by total value locked (TVL).<\/p>\n Mantle has transitioned to a custom version of the Optimism (OP) stack in an effort to become what it calls \u201cthe Liquidity Chain\u201d in order to scale its DeFi ecosystem. The ecosystem\u2019s TVL surged this summer, driven primarily by ETH\u2019s price appreciation, and currently sits at $2.24 billion<\/a>, just shy of its December 2024 all-time high of $2.36 billion.<\/p>\n Comparatively, ZkSync is now the second-largest ZK rollup with $1.2 billion, according to L2Beat<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to the network upgrade, ByBit teased a new integration with Mantle that it refers to as the ByBit MNT Pass<\/a>. There are no public details at this time regarding this pass or its benefits for either Mantle or ByBit users.<\/p>\n Mantle\u2019s token has rallied sharply leading up to these announcements, with MNT up 45% since the beginning of September to $1.66, or a $5 billion market capitalization, from $1.14 at the beginning of the month.<\/p>\n