# John Nguyen I Intro to Mantle I ETHGlobal Cannes 2025

- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2025-10-09
- Duration: 12:03
- Topics: Mantle Network, Ethereum L2, DeFi, banking, METH Protocol, liquid staking, Function BTC, Bitcoin yield, Mantle X, AI, hackathon, Foundry, Hardhat, testnet, mainnet, smart contracts, Cookathon, Lightning Grants, accelerator, account abstraction, API, SDK, ETHGlobal Cannes 2025, John Nguyen, financial applications, killer app, UX, remix, thirdweb, faucet
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-tYT87tusOt8
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYT87tusOt8

## Description

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

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🇫🇷 *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

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