USDG launches natively on Mantle in Paxos expansion

Paxos-issued USDG has launched natively on Mantle, adding the Ethereum layer-2 network to a stablecoin coalition with more than 150 partners.

USDG brings native stablecoin issuance to Mantle

Global Dollar Network said in its announcement on Sept. 3 that USDG is now available as one of the first stablecoins issued directly on Mantle, allowing the token to enter circulation without relying on a wrapped version created through a third-party bridge.

Built as an Ethereum layer-2 network, Mantle uses Ethereum-compatible infrastructure while processing transactions away from the base chain. Developers can therefore use existing Ethereum tools while benefiting from the network’s lower transaction costs and higher capacity, according to the announcement.

USDG will provide a dollar-linked settlement and liquidity asset for Mantle’s decentralized finance applications and tokenized investment products. Mantle said intended uses range from DeFi transactions to capital allocation by institutions, though access to individual products remains subject to each issuer’s terms and local regulations.

Native issuance also changes the technical path used to place the stablecoin on the network. Instead of holding a token on another blockchain and issuing a bridged representation, Paxos can create and redeem USDG directly on Mantle. Paxos says each token is redeemable one-to-one for U.S. dollars.

USDG is already issued on Ethereum, Solana, Ink, X Layer and Robinhood Chain. In February 2025, crypto.news covered its Solana expansion, which gave institutions access through Kraken and Anchorage Digital and added payment, remittance, and treasury-management use cases.

According to DefiLlama data, USDG had approximately $3.18 billion in market capitalization and ranked as the seventh-largest stablecoin. Global Dollar Network placed circulation closer to $3.5 billion in Thursday’s announcement, a difference that may result from the timing and methods used by the two sources.

Mantle joins USDG’s 150-partner network

Alongside the native launch, Mantle has joined the Global Dollar Network, a coalition built around the distribution and use of USDG. The group has more than 150 partners, including Kraken, Robinhood, Paxos, OKX, and Worldpay.

Global Dollar Network uses a reward-sharing structure under which participating companies can receive part of the income generated by assets backing USDG. The amount available to each participant depends on its role, activity and commercial agreement with the network.

For Mantle, partner status adds an economic layer to the stablecoin integration. The network can receive rewards tied to USDG adoption while developers obtain another dollar-linked asset for trading, lending, payments and settlement.

Paxos Digital Singapore issues USDG under the supervision from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Within the European Union, Paxos Issuance Europe issues the token under the supervision of Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority and in compliance with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.

Paxos publishes monthly reserve reports covering the assets backing USDG. The company says the stablecoin is fully backed by reserves and can be redeemed at par, while the Global Dollar Network distributes part of the reserve income to eligible business partners rather than automatically paying it to every token holder.

An earlier European rollout made USDG available through exchanges and custody companies including Kraken, Gate, SwissBorg and Zodia Custody. The MiCA-compliant launch gave Paxos separate regulated issuance arrangements for Singapore and the European Economic Area.

Mantle expands its tokenized asset business

Native USDG arrives as Mantle adds tokenized equities, exchange-traded funds, commodities, U.S. Treasuries and asset-backed credit products. The Mantle team placed its RWA total value locked at about $240 million, compared with roughly $22 million a year earlier.

Separate data from RWA.xyz showed $234.2 million in distributed real-world asset value on Mantle as of Wednesday, up 19% over the previous 30 days. The difference between that figure and other estimates can stem from reporting dates and whether a provider measures distributed asset value, DeFi deposits or the full value of tokenized products.

Mantle said its ecosystem contains more than 700 tokenized assets. Recent additions include SPCXx, a product linked to privately held SpaceX, and USPXx, which tracks Franklin Templeton’s U.S. Equity Index ETF. Token terms can differ, meaning a blockchain token may provide direct ownership, an issuer-backed claim or only price exposure to the referenced asset.

More recent Blockworks Research data placed Mantle’s tokenized assets at about $330 million and its stablecoin supply near $550 million, taking the combined total to approximately $880 million. The same dataset counted 985 distinct tokenized products, including stocks, commodities, Treasury-linked assets, funds and yield-bearing stablecoins.

As previously reported in August, USDT0 accounted for about $440 million, or close to 80% of Mantle’s stablecoin supply at the time. USDe followed with $57.93 million, while USDC held $34.15 million and conventional USDT represented $12.96 million.

Adding USDG gives Mantle another regulated dollar product alongside USDT0, Ethena’s USDe, Agora’s AUSD, Circle’s USDC, Aave’s GHO and World Liberty Financial’s USD1. Mantle has said it wants stablecoin liquidity to support active onchain strategies rather than leave tokenized assets unused after issuance.

One such product opened to DeFi users in August after an earlier version distributed through Bybit passed $200 million in assets under management. The non-custodial vault accepts USDC and USDT0 through Fluxion, with CIAN designing the strategy and Grove connecting deposits to yield generated through the Sky ecosystem.

U.S. rules affect access to Mantle’s tokenized products

For U.S. users, USDG’s dollar peg does not by itself confirm that every Mantle application, reward program or tokenized asset is legally available in the country. Eligibility depends on the issuer, distributor, product structure, platform terms, and applicable federal and state rules.

The distinction matters for Mantle’s equity-linked products. In a January 2026 statement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said a tokenized security remains a security when its ownership record is maintained partly or entirely through a crypto network. Moving an instrument onto a blockchain does not remove it from U.S. securities law.

Mantle’s tokenized products linked to SpaceX and Franklin Templeton’s U.S. Equity Index ETF therefore require separate review of their ownership rights and distribution limits. A token that follows an asset’s price may not give its holder shares, voting rights, dividends or a direct claim against the referenced company or fund.

USDG also enters Mantle while U.S. agencies prepare rules under the GENIUS Act, which became law in July 2025. The framework establishes reserve, redemption, disclosure and licensing requirements for approved payment-stablecoin issuers, including a pathway for foreign issuers from jurisdictions that U.S. authorities determine have comparable oversight.

Federal agencies had not completed all implementing rules by the statutory July 2026 deadline. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was targeting November for its final rule, while the law was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 18, 2027, or 120 days after regulators completed the required rules.