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ToggleLast year, Mantle Network announced plans to integrate OP Succinct and transition to zk rollup. With today's mainnet upgrade, that journey is complete as Mantle is now the world's largest zk rollup by TVL, with over $2 billion secured by Succinct's technology.
From the beginning, the Succinct team believed that every Rollup would eventually become a zk rollup. To realize that vision, Succinct created OP Succinct, which gives every rollup on the OP Stack the potential to become a zk rollup.
Mantle is one of the first projects to adopt OP Succinct. In their quest to build Liquidity Chain – an ecosystem where DeFi, RWA, and institutional participation can thrive – they recognized that ZK was a must. With today’s protocol upgrade, Mantle has laid the groundwork for the next chapter. OP Succinct is now live on Mantle’s mainnet, bringing:
- Institutional-grade finality: With Succinct’s technology, Mantle has implemented a secure 1-hour confirmation mechanism and a 6-hour withdrawal, a significant improvement over other L2s that take up to 7 days to withdraw. This is a key factor attracting large organizations that want to move their operations on-chain.
- Cost-Effective Proving: Thanks to the Succinct Prover Network, proving costs can be as low as $0.002 per transaction (and decrease over time). End users will benefit from the power of ZK without the disruptive high fees.
These capabilities are making Liquidity Chain a reality. With fast payments secured by Cryptology, a new generation of applications will be possible. Capital will flow seamlessly between the digital and real economies.
OP Succinct Works For Every Rollup
The integration of Mantle highlights the power and versatility of OP Succinct
Mantle runs on a customized version of the OP Stack and requires support for custom gas Token and EigenDA. While initially looking for a ZK provider, Mantle evaluated zkEVMs but found them to be limited. Customization requires hand-writing ZK circuits, which are difficult to build and maintain. Furthermore, many zkEVMs are not fully Ethereum-equivalent, creating friction for application developers.
OP Succinct has solved all of those problems.
By building on SP1 – the market-leading Rust zkVM – Mantle was able to write a custom state transition function that met both product needs and launch timelines. Furthermore, since OP Succinct is a type-1 zkEVM, application developers and end users can transition seamlessly without any friction.
Every Rollup Should Follow in Mantle 's Footsteps
This milestone is not just the story of Succinct or Mantle.
Succinct's overall vision has become a compelling case study for the entire Ethereum ecosystem that even the largest Rollups can safely transition to ZK. Leaders like Vitalik have made it clear that ZK is a top priority for L2s. ZK is no longer an option, but a must for any serious Rollup.
Furthermore, Succinct has once again proven that it is the only production-ready ZK solution on the OP Stack. With Mantle, Succinct now secures an additional $2 billion in TVL.
Conclude
Mantle official mainnet upgrade with OP Succinct is not only a milestone for the project itself, but also opens a new chapter for the entire Ethereum ecosystem. This combination proves that top rollups can completely migrate to ZK safely, quickly, and efficiently. With breakthroughs in speed finality, optimal proving cost, flexible customization, and absolute compatibility with Ethereum, OP Succinct is setting a new standard for Layer 2 infrastructure.
Mantle, together with Succinct, has laid the foundation for Liquidity Chain – an ecosystem where Capital flows seamlessly between digital and real assets, driving DeFi, RWA, and institutional participation. This success not only solidifies Mantle ’s position as a leading zk rollup with over $2 billion TVL, but also establishes OP Succinct as the only production-ready ZK solution that can become the de facto standard for rollups in the future.
ZK is no longer optional, it is the inevitable path to building sustainable, secure, and user-friendly rollups, bringing Ethereum closer to its vision of a global decentralized infrastructure.
