John Nguyen I Intro to Mantle I ETHGlobal Cannes 2025

Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

Discover how to build on Mantle Network, the Ethereum L2 focused on banking and financial applications, in this ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 workshop with John Nguyen. Learn about Mantle's ecosystem, including METH Protocol (liquid staking), Function BTC (Bitcoin yield), and Mantle X (AI integration). Explore hackathon tracks for DeFi/payments and killer apps, with resources for deploying on Mantle testnet/mainnet. Includes guides for Foundry/Hardhat, faucet access, and post-hackathon opportunities like Cookathon and Lightning Grants. 00:00 - Introduction to Mantle: Banking-Focused Blockchain 00:55 - Mantle Ecosystem Overview (Network, METH, Function BTC) 02:13 - Mantle UR (Web3 NeoBank) & Mantle X (AI Initiatives) 02:54 - Hackathon Tracks: DeFi/Payments vs. Killer Apps 03:30 - Qualifications: Ecosystem Alignment & On-Chain Deployment 04:38 - Killer App Track: UX Innovation & Experimentation 05:13 - Resources: Developer Docs, Contracts, Faucet 05:52 - Deployment Guides (Remix, Hardhat, Foundry, Thirdweb) 06:29 - Contract Verification Methods 07:05 - Tooling: APIs, SDKs, Account Abstraction 07:42 - Testnet Faucet & Getting Started 08:25 - Post-Hackathon: Cookathon (Monthly $10K Bounties) 09:02 - Lightning Grants Program (Fast-Track Funding) 10:09 - Accelerators (TON, HackQuest, Odisaya) 11:35 - Closing Remarks & AI Agents Workshop Teaser _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *ETHGlobal Cannes* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes, a 3-day hackathon held July 4-6, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5N2DCwhcEshNW9C8knZ1T-&si=dKBKDV46e5wLx0Q5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Mantle* X: https://x.com/Mantle_Official ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _