Mantle: The ideal Blockchain for the Metaverse?
Tags: blockchain, solidity, web3, web3dev
Published: 2023-06-08 00:13:58

The Mantle Network avails innovation on unprecedented technology to offer exceptional infrastructure for decentralized computing, digital identity as well as data privacy.

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         _Overview of the Mantle Network infrastructure_

The Mantle blockchain is an EVM compatible layer-2 chain that has a lot of unique offerings from added security, to secure distributed storage functionalities, to lower cost transactions leveraging optimistic rollups the use cases are unprecedented. Among other things, Mantle offers a virtualization layer that allows developers to build applications that are not just limited to EVM compatible chains but other non-compatible chains as far as they support smart contracts, this feature is one of the key requirements for cross-chain gaming and the Metaverse. In this article, we will explore the strengths of the mantle network in delivering a robust Metaverse experience.

If you are not very familiar with what the Metaverse is all about you can check this [carousel](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joshua-okoro-4b2992172_web3-blockchain-defi-activity-6983415903208005632-SKsYutm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) or this [article](https://www.brookings.edu/research/metaverse-economics-part-1-creating-value-in-the-metaverse/#:~:text=The%20metaverse%20is%20an%20emerging,possible%20in%20the%20physical%20world.).

**Mantle is ideal for the metaverse for the following reasons**:

**1.  SmartHashes - Digital Fingerprints Packed with Insights.**
The Mantle chain derives and compares in-depth analytics without needing access to the underlying data itself. This innovation called SmartHashes are able to capture significantly greater amounts of metadata compared to standard hashing methods. Thereby availing Metaverse and gaming protocols to share important information and business insights without exposing the valuable data beneath. 

Utilizing SmartHashing for information sharing primarily eradicates unnecessary data duplication that occurs in traditional digital information transfer. Data duplication and repeated replication of datasets are one of the most significant areas that expose protocols to cybersecurity risks. Leveraging this feature in the metaverse will revolutionize the technology by a great deal. 

**2. Cross cloud Computing**
Mantle offers one of the most robust data protection mechanisms for the metaverse. It achieves this by data sharding to fragment and store data across multiple data storage units. Mantle safely stores data across both physical on-premise data servers and secure cloud platforms in order to prevent an intruder from tampering with protocols' data stored on it as well as preventing ransom ware from corrupting the data and thereby making its utility for the Metaverse a high prospect.

Only permissioned users have the ability to derive insights or reassemble the data stored on Mantle. It is important to note that Mantle doesn't store all data on the blockchain because it will affect the scalability and cost but takes an innovative approach using insight-packed smarthashes, not compromising on security of all data.

**3 Blockchain agnostic** 
Mantle offers interoperable blockchain functionalities to its users to deploy once and use on various chains that support smart contracts. Leveraging its virtualization layer there is no need write contracts for various chains to launch your protocols. In addition mantle comes with a bridge functionality for sending transactions across chains.

**4 Modular Rollups**
Mantle utilizes the modular blockchain architecture which is the separation of one or more of the core blockchain functions - _Execution, Consensus, Data Availability, Settlement_ this provides a means for each of them to be upgraded, customised and scaled independently of the others. In simple terms what this means is that it separates the resources in order to optimize network efficiency as each layer specializes in a particular task.

Mantle integrates EigenLayer to offer even further functionalities to the modular architecture with optimistic rollups to create a unique three function modular blockchain, EigenLayer handles data availability, Ethereum handles settlement and consensus while Mantle handles execution.

**Conclusion**
There are various reasons why Mantle is the ideal chain for the Metaverse such as how it approaches the blockchain trilemma, robust data infrastructure, low cost for transactions and being community owned. With the growing community of contributors, developers and Ecosystem fund of $200 million, the future holds so much for the Mantle Ecosystem. To start building on mantle do checkout the official [website](https://mantleblockchain.com/) and read the [documentation](https://developer.mantleblockchain.com/docs).